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Global payroll and employer of record · October 2026 Edition

RemoFirst vs Remote

Zero of fourteen models named RemoFirst first on the direct prompt; two named Remote. RemoFirst was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Remote by fourteen and RemoFirst carries 26 labels and Remote 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.

RemoFirst

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Remote

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

First-choice share20%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels2657A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, RemoFirst reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Deel was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Deel vs RemoFirst · Deel vs Remote · RemoFirst vs Rippling

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.
RemoFirstFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRemote
Direct02
Paraphrase02
Comparative03
Budget-constrained1105 against Remote
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against RemoFirst · 8 against Remote
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, RemoFirst and Remote were named in the same answer fifty-two times, of the 78 answers naming RemoFirst and the 225 naming Remote. In those answers Remote took the first choice six times and RemoFirst twenty.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Remote first, RemoFirst an alternative

2 of 14 modelsRemoFirst was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastDeel, Remote alternatives: Multiplier, RemoFirst, Rippling
Qwen 3.7 FlashDeel, Remote, Safeguard Global

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.
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: Deel, Papaya Global, Remote
Perplexity SonarDeel alternatives: RemoFirst, Remote, Rippling
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeel alternatives: G-P, Oyster, Remote, Rippling
Kimi K2Deel alternatives: Multiplier, Papaya Global, Remote, Rippling
GLM 4.7 FlashXDeel, Papaya Global alternatives: Omni HR, Oyster, Remote, Rippling
MiniMax M2.5Multiplier alternatives: Deel, Papaya Global, Remote
GPT-6 LunaDeel alternatives: Papaya Global, Remote, Rippling
Muse Glimmer 30BDeel alternatives: Oyster, Remote

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Deel alternatives: Multiplier, Oyster
GPT-5.4 miniDeel alternatives: G-P, Multiplier, Oyster, Rippling
Mistral SmallDeel alternatives: Acvian, Borderless AI, Boundless, Insperity, Safeguard Global
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
RemoFirst leads by eighteen points.
RemoFirst31%#2 of 9
Remote12%#3 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
RemoFirst leads by thirteen points.
RemoFirst20%#2 of 9
Remote7%#5 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Remote leads at enterprise.
Remote8%#6 of 13
RemoFirst0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about RemoFirst

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

“Bare-bones Support: You get what you pay for.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Remofirst and RemotePeople are generally considered the top Affordable Employer of Record (EOR) options in 2026.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For most companies with a limited budget, RemoFirst is the best overall choice” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For a limited budget, the strongest answer from the results is RemoFirst” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Remote

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

“pricing can be high (also around $599 per employee per month) and that support may not be as responsive for smaller businesses” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Buyers have reported pricing opacity... issues with payroll errors, difficulty in updating PTO, subpar health plans in the US” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Remote lists a standard $699 per employee/month—likely harder to justify if minimizing the provider fee is your priority” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Remote and Papaya Global are the top recommendations due to their scalability, global coverage, and strong compliance features” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“170+ countries; excels in payroll accuracy, unlimited runs, and employee support. G2 leader for EOR.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“Remote is often preferred by B2B companies where legal risk mitigation is paramount.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct 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.