Pay equity · November 2026 Edition
Figures vs Payscale
Three of fourteen models named Figures first on the direct prompt; two named Payscale. Figures was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Payscale by thirteen and Figures carries 22 labels and Payscale 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share14%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2233A 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 Syndio · Figures vs PayAnalytics · Figures vs Gusto
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 modelsPayscale
Direct32
Paraphrase43
Comparative00
Budget-constrained011 against Payscale
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Figures and Payscale stood in it.
| 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 | | | |
Figures Payscale first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Figures on the left and Payscale on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Figures and Payscale stood in it.
Figures first, Payscale an alternative
3 of 14 modelsPayscale 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
Payscale first, Figures not the choice
2 of 14 modelsFigures was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniPayscale alternatives: Syndio, beqom Pay Equity
DeepSeek V4 FlashPayscale alternatives: Aeqium, CompAnalyst Pay Equity Suite, Pave, PayAnalytics, Syndio
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashSyndio alternatives: PayAnalytics, Payscale, Trusaic PayParity
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
GPT-6 LunaPayAnalytics alternatives: Payscale, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity
Neither was named
4 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
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
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Figures leads at mid-market.
Figures14%#1 of 15Payscale12%#2 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Payscale leads at enterprise.
Payscale2%#5 of 7Figures0%#– of 7What 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 Payscale
No label in this category carried a quote.
Also compared
Figures vs SyndioFigures vs PayAnalyticsFigures vs GustoFigures vs Salary.com Pay EquityFigures vs CompUpFigures vs Trusaic PayParityPayscale vs SyndioPayscale vs PayAnalyticsPayscale vs GustoPayscale vs Salary.com Pay EquityPayscale vs CompUpPayscale vs Trusaic PayParityAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full pay equity standing
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.