Three of fourteen models named Pave first on the direct prompt; zero named Glassdoor. Pave was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Glassdoor by ten and Pave carries 36 labels and Glassdoor 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in four 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 compensation benchmarking data page.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Pave's free Market Data Lite tier and Comprehensive's free salary data both give small teams real numbers at no cost” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid those relying heavily on unverified crowdsourced data (e.g., from Glassdoor or Levels.fyi), as it can be biased or inflated.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · hard negative
“you're too large for free/consumer tools (Glassdoor, BLS) — those won't have the granularity or credibility you need” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · hard negative
“start with BLS + Glassdoor combined. This combination provides accurate, defensible data for most common positions at zero cost.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“start with free tools (BLS OEWS + Glassdoor) to get a solid baseline” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Best For: Quick market checks, especially for office jobs and white-collar roles.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
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.