Ten of fourteen models named Rippling first on the direct prompt; two named HiBob. Both were named by all fourteen models and Rippling carries 57 labels and HiBob 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in thirty-three categories this edition.
Named in twenty-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 HRIS and HCM platforms page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Rippling and HiBob were named in the same answer 233 times, of the 1650 answers naming Rippling and the 375 naming HiBob. In those answers HiBob took the first choice eleven times and Rippling fifty-six.
| 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. One of one in this category shown.
“Highly popular for modern tech-forward, remote/hybrid, and fast-growing teams. Outstanding IT provisioning, global HR/payroll capability, and unified data model.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale 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.
“HiBob for payroll-heavy or highly global deployments: Its payroll coverage varies by country, and missing modules such as payroll or ATS may require integrations.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“I recommend starting with demos of Rippling and HiBob—they're the most frequently recommended for mid-market B2B scaling.” Grok 4.20 · direct 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.