Deputy vs When I Work
Six of fourteen models named Deputy first on the direct prompt; six named When I Work. Both were named by all fourteen models and Deputy carries 40 labels and When I Work 43, 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 scheduling 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
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Deputy first, When I Work an alternative
4 of 14 modelsWhen I Work was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.When I Work first, Deputy an alternative
4 of 14 modelsDeputy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
When I Work17%#4 of 8Deputy6%#5 of 8Deputy29%#1 of 11When I Work24%#3 of 11Deputy17%#2 of 13When I Work2%#10 of 13What the models said about Deputy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Multiple reviewers report "zero customer service"... the platform has stagnated—features haven't kept up with competitors despite increasing prices.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“my default pick is Deputy for a mid-market company that wants scheduling without replacing its HR/payroll system” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Deputy (*Best Overall*) ... a market leader for mid-sized businesses needing robust workforce management” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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. Three of three in this category shown.
“recurring complaints include: sync delays between app and website, bugs that cause misunderstandings about payroll, and limited mass-editing capabilities” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend Deputy or When I Work - both offer the right balance of enterprise features, scalability, and ease of use” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“When I Work is consistently ranked as the best overall employee scheduling software for mid-market B2B companies.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · 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.