Deputy vs When I Work
Two of fourteen models named Deputy first on the direct prompt; zero named When I Work. Deputy was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and When I Work by twelve and Deputy carries 43 labels and When I Work 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in eight 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 workforce management suites page.
By framing
DeputyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWhen I Work
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Deputy and When I Work were named in the same answer 225 times, of the 401 answers naming Deputy and the 302 naming When I Work. In those answers When I Work took the first choice thirty-one times and Deputy thirty-three.
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 | | | |
Deputy When I Work first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deputy on the left and When I Work on the right.The direct prompt
Deputy first, When I Work an alternative
2 of 14 modelsWhen I Work was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 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
Deputy17%#2 of 12When I Work12%#4 of 12Deputy0%#– of 9When I Work0%#– of 9What the models said about Deputy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“smaller or specialized tools (e.g., Deputy, When I Work, Homebase) are better for SMBs or hourly/shift work but not full "suites."” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · soft negative
What the models said about When I Work
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“For a company on a tight budget, When I Work (from $2.50/user/month) or Homebase ... are your best bets.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget 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.