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Global payroll and employer of record · October 2026 Edition

Remote vs Multiplier

Two of fourteen models named Remote first on the direct prompt; one named Multiplier. Remote was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Multiplier by thirteen and Remote carries 57 labels and Multiplier 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Remote

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

Multiplier

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share7%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#5#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5731A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Remote 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 Remote · Deel vs Multiplier · RemoFirst vs Remote

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.
RemoteFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMultiplier
Direct21
Paraphrase20
Comparative30
Budget-constrained005 against Remote
Scale-constrained00
Negative018 against Remote · 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, Remote and Multiplier were named in the same answer fifty-six times, of the 225 answers naming Remote and the 72 naming Multiplier. In those answers Multiplier took the first choice five times and Remote five.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Remote first, Multiplier an alternative

2 of 14 modelsMultiplier 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

Multiplier first, Remote an alternative

1 of 14 modelsRemote 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

9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Deel alternatives: Multiplier, Oyster
GPT-5.4 miniDeel alternatives: G-P, Multiplier, Oyster, Rippling
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
GPT-6 LunaDeel alternatives: Papaya Global, Remote, Rippling
Muse Glimmer 30BDeel alternatives: Oyster, Remote

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
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
Remote leads by eight points.
Remote12%#3 of 9
Multiplier4%#5 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Remote leads by six points.
Remote7%#5 of 9
Multiplier2%#7 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Remote leads by six points.
Remote8%#6 of 13
Multiplier2%#10 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

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

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.