Gusto vs Deel
Zero of fourteen models named Gusto first on the direct prompt; zero named Deel. Both were named by all fourteen models and Gusto carries 26 labels and Deel 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twenty-one categories this edition.
Named in fifteen 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 HR compliance and policy management page.
By framing
GustoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeel
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Gusto and Deel were named in the same answer 168 times, of the 855 answers naming Gusto and the 534 naming Deel. In those answers Deel took the first choice seven times and Gusto forty-eight.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Gusto Deel first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Gusto on the left and Deel on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
What the models said about Gusto
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Tax deposit failures: Multiple users report Gusto making late payroll tax deposits, resulting in IRS penalties” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Gusto (Be Cautious, Especially for Payroll/Tax Compliance) ... $8,000 IRS penalty example” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Gusto and SixFifty are frequently highlighted as the best value, with Gusto being especially popular for its ease of use and all-in-one approach” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Deel
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Deel HR - Best for global HR without per-country add-ons ... specifically designed for small businesses or global workforces, making them a good fit for companies with limited budgets” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Deel HR (Best for Global & International Compliance) ... Deel has become a leader in the "Employer of Record" (EOR) space.” Qwen 3.7 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.