UKG Ready vs Deputy
Two of twelve models named UKG Ready first on the direct prompt; zero named Deputy. UKG Ready was named by ten of the twelve models and Deputy by eleven and UKG Ready carries 16 labels and Deputy 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine 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.
By framing
UKG ReadyFirst choices, of twelve modelsDeputy
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | |
UKG Ready Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, UKG Ready on the left and Deputy on the right.The direct prompt
UKG Ready first, Deputy an alternative
2 of 12 modelsDeputy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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.
By buyer segment
UKG Ready15%#2 of 16Deputy6%#5 of 16Deputy2%#– of 11UKG Ready0%#– of 11What the models said about UKG Ready
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Can feel "heavy" and expensive if you are only managing 100 people. Implementation usually requires a vendor consultant.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Mid-Market All-in-One | UKG Ready, ADP Workforce Now, Ceridian Dayforce | Robust enough for complexity, strong compliance” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Deputy
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.