When I Work vs Connecteam
Six of fourteen models named When I Work first on the direct prompt; zero named Connecteam. When I Work was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Connecteam by thirteen and When I Work carries 43 labels and Connecteam 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in eighteen 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
When I WorkFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConnecteam
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, When I Work and Connecteam were named in the same answer 192 times, of the 302 answers naming When I Work and the 718 naming Connecteam. In those answers Connecteam took the first choice thirty-nine times and When I Work thirty-four.
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 | | | |
When I Work Connecteam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, When I Work on the left and Connecteam on the right.The direct prompt
When I Work first, Connecteam an alternative
6 of 14 modelsConnecteam 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
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
Connecteam26%#1 of 8When I Work17%#4 of 8When I Work24%#3 of 11Connecteam2%#5 of 11Connecteam9%#4 of 13When I Work2%#10 of 13What 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
What the models said about Connecteam
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Do not use employee shift-management software for general calendar scheduling” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
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.