Zero of fourteen models named Salary.com Pay Equity first on the direct prompt; one named Trusaic PayParity. Salary.com Pay Equity was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Trusaic PayParity by fourteen and Salary.com Pay Equity carries 25 labels and Trusaic PayParity 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 pay equity page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Salary.com Pay Equity and Trusaic PayParity were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 63 answers naming Salary.com Pay Equity and the 131 naming Trusaic PayParity. In those answers Trusaic PayParity took the first choice six times and Salary.com Pay Equity three.
| 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. 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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid starting with enterprise platforms such as Syndio, Trusaic, or Affirmity” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Some enterprise-grade tools (Trusaic, Syndio, Deloitte, Mercer) may be overkill and overpriced but offer deep expertise.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise giants (Syndio, Trusaic) offer mid-market plans now, but their pricing/support structures can still skew heavy.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Vendors like Trusaic explicitly build attorney-client privilege workflows into their process by partnering with your counsel.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“If compliance and regulatory reporting are top priorities, Trusaic or Syndio are leading choices.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Prioritize purpose-built platforms like Syndio (PayEQ), Trusaic, or Figures” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
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.