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Pay equity · November 2026 Edition

PayAnalytics vs Salary.com Pay Equity

Four of fourteen models named PayAnalytics first on the direct prompt; zero named Salary.com Pay Equity. PayAnalytics was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Salary.com Pay Equity by thirteen and PayAnalytics carries 24 labels and Salary.com Pay Equity 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.

PayAnalytics

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Salary.com Pay Equity

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share10%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%16%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2425A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, PayAnalytics 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 PayAnalytics · Figures vs Salary.com Pay Equity · Payscale 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.
PayAnalyticsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSalary.com Pay Equity
Direct40
Paraphrase01
Comparative01
Budget-constrained123 against Salary.com Pay Equity
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, PayAnalytics and Salary.com Pay Equity were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 72 answers naming PayAnalytics and the 63 naming Salary.com Pay Equity. In those answers Salary.com Pay Equity took the first choice one time and PayAnalytics four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where PayAnalytics and Salary.com Pay Equity 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
PayAnalytics Salary.com Pay Equity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, PayAnalytics on the left and Salary.com Pay Equity on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where PayAnalytics and Salary.com Pay Equity stood in it.

PayAnalytics first, Salary.com Pay Equity not the choice

4 of 14 modelsSalary.com Pay Equity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarPayAnalytics alternatives: Affirmity, CandorIQ, EEOPay, Figures
Qwen 3.7 FlashPayAnalytics alternatives: Pave, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity
MiniMax M2.5PayAnalytics, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity alternatives: Figures, Payscale
GPT-6 LunaPayAnalytics alternatives: Payscale, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 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
Gemini 3.5 FlashSyndio alternatives: PayAnalytics, Payscale, Trusaic PayParity
DeepSeek V4 FlashPayscale alternatives: Aeqium, CompAnalyst Pay Equity Suite, Pave, PayAnalytics, Syndio
Kimi K2Syndio alternatives: HiBob, Parity Software, Salary.com Pay Equity, Trusaic PayParity
GLM 4.7 FlashXSyndio alternatives: Figures, PayAnalytics, Trusaic PayParity
Muse Glimmer 30BFigures, Pave alternatives: ChartHop, CompUp, PayAnalytics, Syndio, Trusaic PayParity, beqom Pay Equity

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniPayscale alternatives: Syndio, beqom Pay Equity
Grok 4.20Figures alternatives: Aeqium, CompUp, HiBob, Pave
Mistral SmallCompport, Figures alternatives: Payscale, Syndio
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

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
PayAnalytics leads by seven points.
PayAnalytics9%#3 of 13
Salary.com Pay Equity2%#9 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
PayAnalytics leads by four points.
PayAnalytics10%#4 of 15
Salary.com Pay Equity6%#6 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
PayAnalytics leads by seven points.
PayAnalytics13%#2 of 7
Salary.com Pay Equity6%#4 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about PayAnalytics

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

“Look into PayAnalytics or OpenComp. They give you statistically defensible, audit-ready reports at a fraction of enterprise pricing.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“PayAnalytics (Best Overall Value & Accessibility) ... frequently cited as the best fit for mid-sized organizations” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, PayAnalytics by beqom is the strongest overall choice” Perplexity Sonar · direct 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

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.