# Compensation-IQ: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/compensation-iq

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 0% | 64 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "worth a look if you need niche-role or industry-specific benchmarking" (GPT-5.4 mini, Compensation benchmarkin)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Compensation-IQ, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/compensation-planning/themes/salary-benchmarking: 1
- https://g2.com/products/compensation-iq/reviews: 1
- https://g2.com/products/salary-com-salary-com/pricing: 1

## What it publishes

Every page compensation-iq.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 39 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 25 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-14
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-27
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-03
- Recent: 2026-07-14 blog: How about energy doubled pay data confidence using compensation iq https://www.compensation-iq.com/blog/how-about-energy-doubled-pay-data-confidence-using-compensation-iq
- Recent: 2026-02-27 comparison: 9 willis towers watson alternatives for salary benchmarking in 2026 https://www.compensation-iq.com/blog/9-willis-towers-watson-alternatives-for-salary-benchmarking-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-02-27 blog: Do you really need salary benchmarking data for pay reviews https://www.compensation-iq.com/blog/do-you-really-need-salary-benchmarking-data-for-pay-reviews
- Recent: 2025-07-23 blog: How mando group ditched spreadsheets for smart salary decisions https://www.compensation-iq.com/blog/how-mando-group-ditched-spreadsheets-for-smart-salary-decisions
- Recent: 2025-07-18 blog: How to set salary bands guide for hr teams in 2025 https://www.compensation-iq.com/blog/how-to-set-salary-bands-guide-for-hr-teams-in-2025
- Recent: 2025-07-18 blog: So youve got your compensation data now what https://www.compensation-iq.com/blog/so-youve-got-your-compensation-data-now-what

## 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.