One of fourteen models named Ravio first on the direct prompt; zero named BambooHR Compensation. Ravio was named by eleven of the fourteen models and BambooHR Compensation by ten and Ravio carries 29 labels and BambooHR Compensation 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category 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 management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Ravio and BambooHR Compensation were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 165 answers naming Ravio and the 56 naming BambooHR Compensation. In those answers BambooHR Compensation took the first choice three times and Ravio five.
| 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. Four of four in this category shown.
“better suited for companies with fewer than 1,000 employees. They may become less predictable or scalable for larger organizations.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Fine for small teams (<1,000 users), but avoid for enterprises” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“I would pick Aeqium for compensation review workflow flexibility, or Ravio if your highest priority is market benchmarking and salary banding” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Ravio and CompUp are particularly strong choices if you need advanced features for complex, multi-country compensation planning” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“add CompUp at ~$3/employee/year rather than $6/seat/month Lattice Compensate or BambooHR Elite at $25/employee” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“Basic comp tools gated behind top-tier plan” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“BambooHR is worth evaluating: its Elite plan lists compensation planning, salary benchmarking, and pay bands at $25 per employee/month” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“I would choose BambooHR for the best mix of affordability, usability, and compensation features.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Affordable comp module in core HR platform; analytics + equity tools. | Gated behind higher tiers” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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.