Workforce planning · November 2026 Edition
4PLAN HR vs Planful
Zero of fourteen models named 4PLAN HR first on the direct prompt; zero named Planful. 4PLAN HR was named by seven of the fourteen models and Planful by thirteen and 4PLAN HR carries 15 labels and Planful 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
4PLAN HR
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share5%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 20; printed, not drawn.
Labels1531A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, 4PLAN HR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChartHop was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. ChartHop vs 4PLAN HR · ChartHop vs Planful · Pigment vs 4PLAN HR
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 planning page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
4PLAN HRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPlanful
Direct00
Paraphrase02
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained30
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where 4PLAN HR and Planful stood in it.
| Model | Direct4H | Paraphrase4H | Comparative4H | Budget-constrained4H | Scale-constrained4H | Negative4H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | |||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | 4H | 4H | |||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 4H | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | 4H | | 4H | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 4H | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | 4H | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 4H | | | 4H | 4H |
4H 4PLAN HR Planful4H first choice4H named as an alternative4H argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, 4PLAN HR on the left and Planful on the right.
Planful4H first choice4H named as an alternative4H argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, 4PLAN HR on the left and Planful on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where 4PLAN HR and Planful stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5ChartHop, Paylocity alternatives: HiBob, Planful, Rippling, Vena, Visier Workforce Planning
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop, Pigment, TeamOhana alternatives: Cube, Planful, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
Perplexity SonarChartHop alternatives: HiBob, Planful, Runn, Saviom, TeamOhana
Mistral SmallDisprz alternatives: ChartHop, Orgvue, Planful
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop alternatives: Pigment, Planful, TeamOhana, Workday Adaptive Planning
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Abacum, Deel Workforce Planning, Monday.com, Planful, Rotageek, Visier Workforce Planning, Workday Adaptive Planning
Kimi K2ChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Abacum, Dayforce, Planful, TeamOhana, UKG Pro Workforce Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Dayforce, UKG Pro Workforce Management, Visier Workforce Planning
MiniMax M2.5Disprz alternatives: ChartHop, HiBob, Orgvue, Planful, TeamOhana
GPT-6 LunaPigment alternatives: Adaptive from Workday, Planful, TeamOhana
Muse Glimmer 30BChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Centage, Disprz, Orgvue, Planful, Prophix, Vena
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Anaplan, HiBob, Rippling
Grok 4.20ChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Rippling, Visier Workforce Planning
Llama 4 MaverickChartHop alternatives: Vena
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
4PLAN HR is not named for this buyer.
4PLAN HR—not named
Planful0%#– of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
4PLAN HR0%#– of 14
Planful0%#10 of 14What the models said about 4PLAN HR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Demo 2–3 dedicated tools — ChartHop, 4PLAN HR, and either Pigment (if Finance uses it) or Planful/Prophix” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Dedicated tools: 4PLAN HR, Pigment, or similar platforms designed for mid-market” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
“If you have about 500 employees or more, demo 4PLAN HR” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Planful
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, Planful, Abacum, or ChartHop are the best starting points” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For a typical growing B2B company, Planful is usually the strongest choice.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“A strong alternative if you want workforce planning as part of a more finance-led budgeting and forecasting suite” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · alternative
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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.