Sling vs When I Work
Zero of twelve models named Sling first on the direct prompt; zero named When I Work. Sling was named by twelve of the twelve models and When I Work by eleven and Sling carries 18 labels and When I Work 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in five 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 scheduling page.
By framing
SlingFirst choices, of twelve modelsWhen I Work
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Sling and When I Work were named in the same answer sixty times, of the 85 answers naming Sling and the 222 naming When I Work. In those answers When I Work took the first choice six times and Sling six.
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 | | | |
Sling When I Work first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sling on the left and When I Work on the right.The direct prompt
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
6 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
When I Work2%#– of 8Sling0%#– of 8What the models said about Sling
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Sling or Homebase (note: these cap out quickly at mid-scale)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Sling: Best for Teams of Up to 30 (On a $0 Budget) ... It is the only reliable platform offering free shift scheduling for up to 30 users.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need a schedule for under 30 employees without paying anything, Sling is widely considered the best budget choice.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Homebase and Sling are the top choices, especially for one-location or small teams” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about When I Work
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Employee Scheduling Tools (7shifts, HotSchedules, When I Work)... caution is about your own operational hygiene.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“does not appear to offer the same free-plan value as Connecteam” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“I'd suggest starting with When I Work if budget is a concern and you need something that's easy to implement” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, When I Work or Homebase are excellent starting points” Mistral Small · 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.