Zero of fourteen models named RemoFirst first on the direct prompt; one named Rippling. RemoFirst was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Rippling by fourteen and RemoFirst carries 26 labels and Rippling 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in twenty-nine 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 global payroll and employer of record page.
| 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 |
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.
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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Highest Caution: Active Legal/Ethical Controversies ... Deel & Rippling” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“list Deel, Remote, Oyster, Skuad, Globalization Partners, Pebl, Atlas, Rippling, and Multiplier as high automation, AI-driven options note they often struggle with hidden fees” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
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.