# When I Work vs Workforce.com: which do AI models recommend for workforce scheduling, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Workforce scheduling. One of fourteen models named When I Work first on the direct prompt; one named Workforce.com. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/core/workforce-scheduling/when-i-work-vs-workforce-com/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When I Work | 6% | #4 of 11 | 0% | 38 | 14 of 14 |
| Workforce.com | 2% | #7 of 11 | 0% | 15 | 10 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Kimi K2: when i work first (first choices: Deputy, When I Work) (alternatives: Homebase, ZoomShift)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: workforce.com first (first choices: Deputy, Workforce.com) (alternatives: Shiftboard, When I Work)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Rippling) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Deputy, Paychex Flex, UKG Pro, When I Work, Workforce.com)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, TimeTrex, When I Work, Workforce.com)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, When I Work)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Dayforce, Deputy, Legion WFM, UKG Pro Workforce Management) (alternatives: Connecteam, Homebase, When I Work)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Rippling, When I Work, Workforce.com)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Rippling) (alternatives: Deputy, Workforce.com)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, Planday, Workforce.com)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, Quinyx, TimeTrex, Workforce.com)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, Homebase, Rippling)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Float) (alternatives: Assembled, Connecteam, Deputy, Kantata, Runn)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: UKG Pro Workforce Management, UKG Ready, Workday Resource Scheduling)

## What the models said about When I Work

- "or When I Work if you want excellent value with solid forecasting capabilities" (Kimi K2, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Why I'd lean toward When I Work if you can afford a small monthly spend" (GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt, first choice)
- "or When I Work which tends to have better small-business support" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Workforce.com

- "Deputy and Workforce.com are the two platforms most reviewers put at the top" (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.