# Horizons: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/horizons

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [PEO providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/peo-providers/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 0% | 2 |
| [Global payroll and employer of record](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/global-payroll-and-employer-of-record/index.md) | 0% | 31 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Horizons / Papaya Global / Deel (Best for International Hiring)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PEOs)
- "3. Horizons (Lowest Cost Alternative)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Global payroll)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Horizons, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- entrepreneur.com: 3
- forbes.com: 3
- leadchangegroup.com: 3
- remotepad.com: 3
- techrepublic.com: 3
- geekflare.com: 2
- hr.software: 2
- ins-globalconsulting.com: 2
- peoconsultingpartners.com: 2
- remofirst.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/the-best-professional-employer-organizations-peos-for-2024/467248: 3
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-peo-services: 3
- https://remotepad.com/best-peo-services: 3
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-peo-companies: 3
- https://geekflare.com/software/best-eor-small-business: 2
- https://hr.software/best-eor/for-small-business: 2
- https://ins-globalconsulting.com/news-post/best-14-peo-services-companies: 2
- https://leadchangegroup.com/peo-services/compare: 2

## 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.