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Contractor payments · November 2026 Edition
Deel vs QuickBooks Contractor Payments
One of fourteen models named Deel first on the direct prompt; zero named QuickBooks Contractor Payments. Deel was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and QuickBooks Contractor Payments by thirteen and Deel carries 60 labels and QuickBooks Contractor Payments 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share20%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels6019A 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.Tipalti was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Tipalti vs Deel · Tipalti vs QuickBooks Contractor Payments · Deel vs Square Payroll
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 contractor payments 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 modelsQuickBooks Contractor Payments
Direct101 against QuickBooks Contractor Payments
Paraphrase701 against Deel
Comparative90
Budget-constrained033 against Deel
Scale-constrained20
Negative006 against Deel
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Deel and QuickBooks Contractor Payments stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| 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 QuickBooks Contractor Payments first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deel on the left and QuickBooks Contractor Payments on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Deel and QuickBooks Contractor Payments stood in it.
Deel first, QuickBooks Contractor Payments not the choice
1 of 14 modelsQuickBooks Contractor Payments was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Llama 4 MaverickDeel
Neither was the first choice, one was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniRippling alternatives: Deel, Tipalti
Gemini 3.5 FlashTipalti alternatives: Deel, Rippling, Worksuite
Perplexity SonarTipalti alternatives: BILL, Deel, Worksuite
Grok 4.20Rippling alternatives: Deel, Gusto, Tipalti
Mistral SmallRippling alternatives: Deel, Payoneer Workforce Management, QuickBooks Contractor Payments, Tipalti
DeepSeek V4 FlashTipalti alternatives: BILL, Deel, Rippling
Qwen 3.7 FlashTipalti alternatives: Deel, Gusto, QuickBooks Contractor Payments
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: BILL, Deel, Gusto, Tipalti
GLM 4.7 FlashXRippling alternatives: Deel, Gusto, Papaya Global, Remote, Tipalti, Wingspan, WorkMarket
MiniMax M2.5Rippling alternatives: Deel, Gusto, Remote, Square Payroll
GPT-6 LunaTipalti alternatives: Deel, Remote, Rippling
Muse Glimmer 30BTipalti alternatives: Deel, Gusto, Remote, Rippling
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Worksuite alternatives: BILL, Tipalti, Wingspan
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
QuickBooks Contractor Payments leads by four points.
QuickBooks Contractor Payments6%#3 of 13Deel2%#5 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Deel leads at mid-market.
Deel20%#2 of 14QuickBooks Contractor Payments6%#5 of 14Enterprise
Deel leads by nine points.
Deel9%#2 of 12QuickBooks Contractor Payments0%#– of 12What 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.
“flagged as having high fees, lacking compliance features, or being unsuitable for contractor payments” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid: Full-service platforms like Rippling, Deel, or Remote if budget is tight” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“With Deel, you can't negotiate custom payment schedules or request alternative payout methods outside Deel's supported options” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Deel and Remote dominate the "all-in-one" global contractor space, offering strong compliance, per-contractor pricing, and broad country coverage.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Deel or Remote are the default starts to price. Deel is the platform to open when a contractor needs a contract, an invoice, and a payout on one record.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Contractor management / Contractor of Record with payments like Deel, Remote, Rippling, Papaya Global for compliance heavy global use” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about QuickBooks Contractor Payments
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Avoid basic tools like QuickBooks, PayPal, or Wise alone for mid-market” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“The best contractor payments and 1099 platform for a company with a limited budget is QuickBooks, which charges $25 monthly for up to 20 contractors.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“for a limited budget, I’d usually pick QuickBooks Contractor Payments for the lowest likely cost” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“QuickBooks Contractor Payments at $25/month offers the best value” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.