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Contractor payments · November 2026 Edition

Deel vs Remote

One of fourteen models named Deel first on the direct prompt; zero named Remote. Both were named by all fourteen models and Deel carries 60 labels and Remote 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Deel

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

Remote

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share20%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels6034A 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 Remote · 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 modelsRemote
Direct10
Paraphrase711 against Deel
Comparative95
Budget-constrained003 against Deel · 2 against Remote
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Deel and Remote were named in the same answer ninety-three times, of the 188 answers naming Deel and the 94 naming Remote. In those answers Remote took the first choice two times and Deel twenty-four.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Deel first, Remote not the choice

1 of 14 modelsRemote 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
Deel leads by two points.
Deel2%#5 of 13
Remote0%#7 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Deel leads by eighteen points.
Deel20%#2 of 14
Remote2%#7 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Deel leads by seven points.
Deel9%#2 of 12
Remote2%#8 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 Remote

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

“Avoid: Full-service platforms like Rippling, Deel, or Remote if budget is tight” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“like Deel ($29–$49/contractor/month) or Remote can get expensive fast” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Remote is our top contractor payment platform: $29 per active contractor per month, with payouts in 70+ currencies across 190+ countries.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Deel and Remote dominate the "all-in-one" global contractor space” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you need full compliance + payments globally → Deel or Remote” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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.