Pay equity · November 2026 Edition
Figures vs Salary.com Pay Equity
Three of fourteen models named Figures first on the direct prompt; zero named Salary.com Pay Equity. Figures was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Salary.com Pay Equity by thirteen and Figures carries 22 labels and Salary.com Pay Equity 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share14%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%16%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2225A 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 modelsSalary.com Pay Equity
Direct30
Paraphrase41
Comparative01
Budget-constrained023 against Salary.com Pay Equity
Scale-constrained00
Negative101 against Figures · 1 against Salary.com Pay Equity
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 Salary.com Pay Equity 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 Salary.com Pay Equity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Figures on the left and Salary.com Pay Equity on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Figures and Salary.com Pay Equity stood in it.
Figures first, Salary.com Pay Equity not the choice
3 of 14 modelsSalary.com Pay Equity 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
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Workleap Compensation alternatives: Compport, Ravio, Salary.com Pay Equity, Syndio
Perplexity SonarPayAnalytics alternatives: Affirmity, CandorIQ, EEOPay, Figures
Kimi K2Syndio alternatives: HiBob, Parity Software, Salary.com Pay Equity, Trusaic PayParity
GLM 4.7 FlashXSyndio alternatives: Figures, PayAnalytics, Trusaic PayParity
MiniMax M2.5PayAnalytics, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity alternatives: Figures, Payscale
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
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
Salary.com Pay Equity leads by two points.
Salary.com Pay Equity2%#9 of 13Figures0%#– of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Figures leads at mid-market.
Figures14%#1 of 15Salary.com Pay Equity6%#6 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Salary.com Pay Equity leads at enterprise.
Salary.com Pay Equity6%#4 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 Salary.com Pay Equity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“some Salary.com integrations, Korn Ferry, or Mercer AI features): Often criticized for embedding biases if not customized with a strong DEI lens” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“not budget-friendly for small firms: "Annual Licenses Start at $9,000/Year For 1-10 Employees"” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“Salary.com lists its Pay Equity Suite starting at $9,000 per year—a substantial step up” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Tools like Syndio and Salary.com are often chosen when the main goal is finding, fixing, and defending pay decisions” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“CompUp (free/cheap) or Salary.com's CompAnalyst Pay Equity at $9K/year are the strongest value options” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend Salary.com as the best default choice” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
Figures vs PayscaleFigures vs SyndioFigures vs PayAnalyticsFigures vs GustoFigures vs CompUpFigures vs Trusaic PayParityPayscale vs Salary.com Pay EquitySyndio vs Salary.com Pay EquityPayAnalytics vs Salary.com Pay EquityGusto vs Salary.com Pay EquitySalary.com Pay Equity vs CompUpSalary.com Pay Equity 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.