Sling vs When I Work
Zero of fourteen models named Sling first on the direct prompt; six named When I Work. Both were named by all fourteen models and Sling carries 36 labels and When I Work 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six 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
SlingFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWhen I Work
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Sling and When I Work were named in the same answer seventy-six times, of the 103 answers naming Sling and the 302 naming When I Work. In those answers When I Work took the first choice sixteen times and Sling seventeen.
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 | | | |
Sling When I Work first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sling on the left and When I Work on the right.The direct prompt
When I Work first, Sling an alternative
6 of 14 modelsSling was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
5 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 Work2%#10 of 13Sling0%#– of 13What the models said about Sling
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“more capable than lightweight tools such as Sling, without immediately requiring an enterprise workforce-management platform” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Good starter option (~$2–$4/user/month) but may lack depth in compliance/reporting for growing mid-sized firms.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Sling is likely your best bet—it offers the most comprehensive free plan combined with very affordable paid upgrades” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you're on a very tight budget, start with Sling or Homebase as both offer genuinely useful free plans” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“The best employee scheduling software for a company with a limited budget is Sling, which is a free option” Llama 4 Maverick · budget 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.