Payscale vs Aeqium
Two of twelve models named Payscale first on the direct prompt; one named Aeqium. Payscale was named by twelve of the twelve models and Aeqium by ten and Payscale carries 34 labels and Aeqium 17, 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 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 pay equity page.
By framing
PayscaleFirst choices, of twelve modelsAeqium
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Payscale and Aeqium were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 221 answers naming Payscale and the 75 naming Aeqium. In those answers Aeqium took the first choice four times and Payscale three.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Payscale Aeqium first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Payscale on the left and Aeqium on the right.The direct prompt
Payscale first, Aeqium an alternative
2 of 12 modelsAeqium was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Aeqium first, Payscale not the choice
1 of 12 modelsPayscale was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
What the models said about Payscale
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Repeated complaints about a clunky, outdated interface, a steep learning curve, data inaccuracy for niche roles... don't buy it purely for equity.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
What the models said about Aeqium
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“a full regression analysis suite like Aeqium or Syndio (which are powerful but typically reserved for much larger budgets)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Best overall dedicated platform: Aeqium – strong statistical rigor, traceable variance, and governance‑ready reporting.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct 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.