Two of fourteen models named Ravio first on the direct prompt; zero named Comprehensive.io. Ravio was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Comprehensive.io by ten and Ravio carries 26 labels and Comprehensive.io 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the compensation benchmarking data page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Ravio and Comprehensive.io were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 165 answers naming Ravio and the 55 naming Comprehensive.io. In those answers Comprehensive.io took the first choice twelve times and Ravio zero.
| 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 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
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. Three of three in this category shown.
“Europe/tech-leaning—less ideal for general B2B” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · soft negative
“Real-time compensation platforms (e.g., Ravio, Pave) that pull data directly from HRIS systems with human validation — more current and accurate than surveys” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“SalaryCube and Ravio are frequently recommended due to their comprehensive data, ease of use, and fit for mid-market needs.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“starting with free tools like Pave's free tier, Comprehensive.io, or the BLS is recommended” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“use Pave, Comprehensive.io, or Ravio (free tiers) for deeper, role‑specific insights” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Pave Market Data Lite (free) or Comprehensive.io (free)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget 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.