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Global payroll and employer of record · October 2026 Edition

Deel vs Multiplier

Eleven of fourteen models named Deel first on the direct prompt; one named Multiplier. Deel was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Multiplier by thirteen and Deel carries 64 labels and Multiplier 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Deel

accepted challenger

Named in seventeen categories this edition.

Multiplier

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share30%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate23%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels6431A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Deel reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Remote was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Deel vs RemoFirst · Deel vs Rippling · Deel vs Papaya Global

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 global payroll and employer of record page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DeelFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMultiplier
Direct111
Paraphrase50
Comparative80
Budget-constrained006 against Deel
Scale-constrained00
Negative019 against Deel · 1 against Multiplier
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, Deel and Multiplier were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 543 answers naming Deel and the 72 naming Multiplier. In those answers Multiplier took the first choice three times and Deel twenty-five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Deel and Multiplier 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
Deel Multiplier first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deel on the left and Multiplier on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Deel first, Multiplier an alternative

11 of 14 modelsMultiplier was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Deel alternatives: Multiplier, Oyster
GPT-5.4 miniDeel alternatives: G-P, Multiplier, Oyster, Rippling
Perplexity SonarDeel alternatives: RemoFirst, Remote, Rippling
Grok 4.1 FastDeel, Remote alternatives: Multiplier, RemoFirst, Rippling
Mistral SmallDeel alternatives: Acvian, Borderless AI, Boundless, Insperity, Safeguard Global
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeel alternatives: G-P, Oyster, Remote, Rippling
Qwen 3.7 FlashDeel, Remote, Safeguard Global
Kimi K2Deel alternatives: Multiplier, Papaya Global, Remote, Rippling
GLM 4.7 FlashXDeel, Papaya Global alternatives: Omni HR, Oyster, Remote, Rippling
GPT-6 LunaDeel alternatives: Papaya Global, Remote, Rippling
Muse Glimmer 30BDeel alternatives: Oyster, Remote

Multiplier first, Deel an alternative

1 of 14 modelsDeel was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
MiniMax M2.5Multiplier alternatives: Deel, Papaya Global, Remote

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: Deel, Papaya Global, Remote
Llama 4 MaverickSafeguard Global alternatives: Deel

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
Deel leads by twenty-nine points.
Deel33%#1 of 9
Multiplier4%#5 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Deel leads by twenty-eight points.
Deel30%#1 of 9
Multiplier2%#7 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Deel leads by eight points.
Deel9%#5 of 13
Multiplier2%#10 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Deel

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

“Highest Caution: Active Legal/Ethical Controversies ... Rippling sued Deel alleging corporate espionage” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Deel dominates the freelancer space but faces scrutiny regarding its EOR services for full-time employees... "billing shocks"...Avoid If: You need flexible, human-negotiated contract terms” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I would put Deel in the "do extra diligence" bucket\u2014not because there's established evidence here of payroll failures, but because of its unusually contentious, ongoing litigation” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“repeatedly ranked among the leading EOR providers; it is described as strong for global hiring, compliance, payroll support, and centralized workforce management” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Deel – Best Overall ... If you want the best overall solution: Deel offers the most mature platform with the widest feature set.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Covers 150+ countries; strong in scalability, contractor management, and compliance. Often top-rated for speed and global reach.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Multiplier

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

“high automation, AI-driven options note they often struggle with hidden fees” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Multiplier is the EOR that most reviewers highlight as the best fit for the mid‑market segment.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Multiplier — $400/mo, strong APAC coverage, 24/7 support, fewer complaints” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“combining flat-rate pricing well below most competitors with particular depth in Asia-Pacific markets” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
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.