Insperity vs Paychex PEO
Zero of fourteen models named Insperity first on the direct prompt; one named Paychex PEO. Both were named by all fourteen models and Insperity carries 44 labels and Paychex PEO 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in one category 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 PEO providers page.
By framing
InsperityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPaychex PEO
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Insperity and Paychex PEO were named in the same answer sixty-five times, of the 134 answers naming Insperity and the 99 naming Paychex PEO. In those answers Paychex PEO took the first choice one time and Insperity five.
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 | | | | |
Insperity Paychex PEO first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Insperity on the left and Paychex PEO on the right.The direct prompt
Paychex PEO first, Insperity an alternative
1 of 14 modelsInsperity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 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
Insperity2%#5 of 7Paychex PEO0%#6 of 7Insperity0%#6 of 8Paychex PEO0%#7 of 8What the models said about Insperity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Large enterprise-focused PEOs (like ADP TotalSource or Insperity) often require custom quotes and long contracts” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Insperity is the most frequently cited fit for 25–500 employees with hands-on support teams” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be TriNet or Insperity” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the default recommendation would be Insperity” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Paychex PEO
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Many others (e.g., TriNet, ADP TotalSource, Insperity, Paychex) require custom quotes” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“quote by % of payroll or custom pricing and typically start at 2-6% of payroll” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“Paychex: 5.2/10 ... worth extra due diligence” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“ADP TotalSource and Paychex PEO are the most commonly recommended mainstream picks” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Worth comparing if you want a customizable PEO or may need broader payroll options, though pricing generally requires a quote.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · alternative
“Customizable services, remote compliance across all 50 states, lower-cost coverage | Midsize businesses” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · alternative
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.