Payscale vs Figures
One of fourteen models named Payscale first on the direct prompt; zero named Figures. Payscale was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Figures by nine and Payscale carries 35 labels and Figures 15, 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 pay equity page.
By framing
PayscaleFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFigures
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 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Payscale Figures first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Payscale on the left and Figures on the right.The direct prompt
Payscale first, Figures not the choice
1 of 14 modelsFigures was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 of 14 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
Payscale0%#5 of 8Figures0%#6 of 8What 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.
“with a slight lean toward Payscale Ascent if you want the best mix of scalability, benchmarking, and compensation workflows” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase 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
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.