Three of fourteen models named ZayZoon first on the direct prompt; zero named Chime Workplace. ZayZoon was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Chime Workplace by six and ZayZoon carries 39 labels and Chime Workplace 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two 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 earned wage access page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ZayZoon and Chime Workplace were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 133 answers naming ZayZoon and the 64 naming Chime Workplace. In those answers Chime Workplace took the first choice one time and ZayZoon eight.
| 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. Five of five in this category shown.
“Fees can be material for frequent users: one ZayZoon employer-support page lists a $5 transaction fee for a payout” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · soft negative
“More suited to SMBs (<200 employees) than mid-sized companies” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“The best earned wage access provider for a company with a limited budget is ZayZoon, which is free for employers to offer with a flat employee fee.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“the best earned wage access (EWA) provider for a company with a limited budget is typically ZayZoon” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“ZayZoon and Rain are widely considered the top choices for mid-market B2B companies” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct 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.
“some of the bigger direct-to-borrower companies are Dave, Activehours – doing business as EarnIn – and Chime” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Tapcheck and Chime Workplace stand out as completely free for both employers and employees” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget 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.