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Pay equity · October 2026 Edition

PayAnalytics vs Figures

Four of fourteen models named PayAnalytics first on the direct prompt; zero named Figures. PayAnalytics was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Figures by nine and PayAnalytics carries 24 labels and Figures 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

PayAnalytics

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Figures

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share12%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels2415A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, PayAnalytics reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Payscale was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Syndio vs PayAnalytics · Syndio vs Figures · PayAnalytics vs Payscale

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 pay equity page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PayAnalyticsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFigures
Direct40
Paraphrase04
Comparative10
Budget-constrained001 against PayAnalytics
Scale-constrained30
Negative101 against Figures
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, PayAnalytics and Figures were named in the same answer fourteen times, of the 63 answers naming PayAnalytics and the 75 naming Figures. In those answers Figures took the first choice one time and PayAnalytics five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where PayAnalytics and Figures stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
PayAnalytics Figures first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, PayAnalytics on the left and Figures on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where PayAnalytics and Figures stood in it.

PayAnalytics first, Figures not the choice

4 of 14 modelsFigures was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashPayAnalytics alternatives: CandorIQ, Pequity, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity
DeepSeek V4 FlashPayAnalytics alternatives: Compport, Payscale, Syndio
Kimi K2PayAnalytics, Syndio alternatives: Payscale, Trusaic PayParity
Muse Glimmer 30BPayAnalytics, beqom Pay Equity alternatives: Syndio, Trusaic PayParity

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Workleap Compensation alternatives: Compport, OpenComp, PayAnalytics, Payscale, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity
GPT-5.4 miniSyndio alternatives: PayAnalytics, Trusaic PayParity
GLM 4.7 FlashXSyndio alternatives: Aeqium, Affirmity, Compport, Figures, HiBob, Pave, PayAnalytics, Payscale, Workday Pay Equity, beqom Pay Equity

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarAeqium alternatives: HiBob, Payscale, Salary.com Pay Equity, Workleap Compensation
Grok 4.1 FastWorkleap Compensation alternatives: Aeqium, HiBob, Payscale
Mistral SmallAeqium alternatives: Sysarb, Workleap Compensation
Llama 4 MaverickWorkleap Compensation alternatives: Affirmity, Effy
Qwen 3.7 FlashPave alternatives: Payscale, Phodata, Workleap Compensation
MiniMax M2.5HiBob alternatives: Aeqium, Pave, Payscale, Workleap Compensation
GPT-6 LunaPayscale alternatives: Syndio, Trusaic PayParity

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.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
PayAnalytics leads by two points.
PayAnalytics4%#6 of 13
Figures2%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
PayAnalytics leads by five points.
PayAnalytics12%#2 of 14
Figures7%#4 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
PayAnalytics leads by seventeen points.
PayAnalytics17%#2 of 8
Figures0%#6 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about PayAnalytics

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“usually more enterprise-oriented and demo-based, so likely less budget-friendly” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall for Mid-Market Analytics: PayAnalytics (by beqom) ... widely considered the gold standard for the mid-market” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Opt for robust platforms like Syndio, Trusaic, or PayAnalytics with regression analysis, PAG grouping, and remediation sims” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“PayAnalytics | Mid-market friendly, published pricing | Companies at your size wanting a solid regression-based tool” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Figures

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“Tools requiring heavy analyst intervention (e.g., certain configurations of Aeqium, Figures)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If EU-based or global: Figures offers the best balance of compliance features and usability for mid-market” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest starting with Figures or Syndio as they balance functionality with mid-market accessibility” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Figures HR (if EU/UK focus) or Syndio (if global/US focus)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.