Three of twelve models named ZayZoon first on the direct prompt; one named DailyPay. Both were named by all twelve models and ZayZoon carries 34 labels and DailyPay 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 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 earned wage access page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, ZayZoon and DailyPay were named in the same answer sixty-three times, of the 90 answers naming ZayZoon and the 138 naming DailyPay. In those answers DailyPay took the first choice eighteen times and ZayZoon twenty-eight.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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. Three of four in this category shown.
“start with ZayZoon (SMB-specific, free to offer) or Tapcheck (best overall, free to offer)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend ZayZoon or Tapcheck as top on-demand pay (earned wage access, or EWA) benefits” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the strongest fit is usually ZayZoon or Tapcheck, with ZayZoon the safer default” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“DailyPay: Sued by New York AG (Apr 2025) alongside MoneyLion for high fees ... violating usury laws. High BBB/CFPB complaints” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Sued by NY AG (April 2025) | Usurious interest rates; illegal payday lending” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Intercept models* (like DailyPay) route the employee’s entire paycheck through a designated account first... deduction models are usually much easier” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“DailyPay is considered the strongest overall pick for large enterprises already running ADP, Workday, or UKG, due to its deep payroll integration bench.” Llama 4 Maverick · comparative prompt · first choice
“DailyPay, Payactiv, and Earnin, which consistently rank as leaders by revenue, user base, and market adoption ... revenue: DailyPay tops” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you are an employer with a large workforce using ADP/UKG: DailyPay or Payactiv are the safest, most proven choices.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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.