# Aeqium: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 41 judge labels across 3 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/aeqium

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-management/index.md) | 23% | 2 | 0% | 32 |
| [Pay equity](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/pay-equity/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 8 |
| [Workforce planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/workforce-planning/index.md) | 0% | 77 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for mid-sized organizations (200 to 6,000 employees) replacing spreadsheet merit planning and prioritizing fast implementation" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Compensation management)
- "Aeqium, Pave, and Lattice are the top recommendations due to their balance of features, scalability, and user-friendliness" (Mistral Small, Compensation management)
- "Start with SalaryCube or Aeqium for dedicated compensation management with strong mid-market capabilities." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Compensation management)
- "Aeqium for a collaborative total rewards platform that is top-rated for mid-market consistency." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Compensation management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Aeqium, from 77 of the 77 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- leadchangegroup.com: 52
- capterra.com: 31
- g2.com: 25
- compup.io: 24
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 23
- sourceforge.net: 21
- ravio.com: 20
- techrepublic.com: 19
- darwinbox.com: 18
- aeqium.com: 17 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://leadchangegroup.com/compensation-management-software/mid-market: 21
- https://capterra.com/compensation-management-software: 20
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-compensation-management-software: 19
- https://darwinbox.com/blog/8-best-compensation-management-software-enterprises: 18
- https://deel.com/blog/10-compensation-management-systems-mid-size-companies: 16
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-compensation-management-software: 15
- https://leadchangegroup.com/compensation-management-software: 14
- https://leadchangegroup.com/compensation-management-software/enterprise: 13

## In its own words

What Aeqium's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The only AI built to execute compensation planning; fully flexible compensation planning platform; AI-powered compensation planning software that configures cycles, surfaces insights, and executes changes in plain language. (https://aeqium.com/)
- For: enterprise compensation teams (https://aeqium.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free demo environment (https://www.aeqium.com/plans)
- Certifications: GDPR, SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: dbt Labs, Crisp, WHOOP, Thoropass, NEXT Insurance, Braze, NEXT, Hopper

## What it publishes

Every page aeqium.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 147 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 75 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.