Six of twelve models named ADP Workforce Now first on the direct prompt; zero named Deputy. ADP Workforce Now was named by twelve of the twelve models and Deputy by eleven and both carry 31 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workforce management suites page.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“For most mid-market B2B firms, ADP Workforce Now is often the safest choice because it minimizes risk through deep payroll integration.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with ADP Workforce Now if you want a reliable, payroll-integrated suite—it's the most frequently cited "go-to" for mid-market” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Deputy (~$5/user/mo, strong for compliance/shifts but higher min.)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Start with Deputy for the best mix of hourly-workforce features, ease of deployment, compliance, and cost at mid-size scale” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.