Zero of fourteen models named QuickBooks Contractor Payments first on the direct prompt; zero named Remote. QuickBooks Contractor Payments was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Remote by fourteen and QuickBooks Contractor Payments carries 19 labels and Remote 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 contractor payments page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, QuickBooks Contractor Payments and Remote were named in the same answer fourteen times, of the 51 answers naming QuickBooks Contractor Payments and the 94 naming Remote. In those answers Remote took the first choice zero times and QuickBooks Contractor Payments two.
| 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 |
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.
“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
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
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.