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Pay equity · November 2026 Edition

Figures vs CompUp

Three of fourteen models named Figures first on the direct prompt; zero named CompUp. Figures was named by twelve of the fourteen models and CompUp by eleven and Figures carries 22 labels and CompUp 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Figures

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

CompUp

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share14%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2217A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Figures reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Syndio was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Figures vs Payscale · Figures vs Syndio · Figures vs PayAnalytics

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 pay equity page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
FiguresFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCompUp
Direct30
Paraphrase42
Comparative00
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained00
Negative101 against Figures
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Figures and CompUp were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 57 answers naming Figures and the 59 naming CompUp. In those answers CompUp took the first choice three times and Figures five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Figures and CompUp stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Figures CompUp first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Figures on the left and CompUp on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Figures and CompUp stood in it.

Figures first, CompUp an alternative

3 of 14 modelsCompUp was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.20Figures alternatives: Aeqium, CompUp, HiBob, Pave
Mistral SmallCompport, Figures alternatives: Payscale, Syndio
Muse Glimmer 30BFigures, Pave alternatives: ChartHop, CompUp, PayAnalytics, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity, beqom Pay Equity

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.
Perplexity SonarPayAnalytics alternatives: Affirmity, CandorIQ, EEOPay, Figures
GLM 4.7 FlashXSyndio alternatives: Figures, PayAnalytics, Trusaic PayParity
MiniMax M2.5PayAnalytics, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity alternatives: Figures, Payscale

Neither was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Workleap Compensation alternatives: Compport, Ravio, Salary.com Pay Equity, Syndio
GPT-5.4 miniPayscale alternatives: Syndio, beqom Pay Equity
Gemini 3.5 FlashSyndio alternatives: PayAnalytics, Payscale, Trusaic PayParity
DeepSeek V4 FlashPayscale alternatives: Aeqium, CompAnalyst Pay Equity Suite, Pave, PayAnalytics, Syndio
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashPayAnalytics alternatives: Pave, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity
Kimi K2Syndio alternatives: HiBob, Parity Software, Salary.com Pay Equity, Trusaic PayParity
GPT-6 LunaPayAnalytics alternatives: Payscale, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity

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
CompUp leads by six points.
CompUp6%#5 of 13
Figures0%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Figures leads at mid-market.
Figures14%#1 of 15
CompUp6%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Figures0%#– of 7
CompUp0%#– of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Figures

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“some tools are noted as not suitable for companies under 150 employees (e.g., Figures)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“That makes Figures a good fit for a mid-sized B2B company with US + EU exposure that wants market data, pay bands and reporting in one system.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Figures (from figures.hr) stands out as the best pay equity analysis software for a mid-market B2B company.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“Figures and Ravio are the most recommended due to their focus on mid-market needs” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about CompUp

No label in this category carried a quote.

Also compared

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.