Zero of twelve models named BambooHR first on the direct prompt; zero named Rippling. BambooHR was named by twelve of the twelve models and Rippling by nine and BambooHR carries 26 labels and Rippling 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twenty-four categories this edition.
Named in twenty-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 people analytics page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, BambooHR and Rippling were named in the same answer 524 times, of the 1109 answers naming BambooHR and the 1168 naming Rippling. In those answers Rippling took the first choice eighty times and BambooHR eighty-eight.
| 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.
“BambooHR (if you want an all-in-one HR + analytics system) or 15Five (for the lowest cost with no seat minimums) are the strongest choices” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Top Pick: BambooHR \u2013 Frequently recommended for budget SMBs due to affordability, ease of use, and built-in reports” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
No label in this category carried a quote.
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.