# SalaryCube: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 2 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/salarycube

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 4% | 6 | 0% | 9 |
| [Pay equity](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/pay-equity/index.md) | 2% | 15 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "The best salary benchmarking data provider for a mid-market B2B company is SalaryCube" (Llama 4 Maverick, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "SalaryCube appears to be the strongest value if you are a U.S.-based employer" (Perplexity Sonar, Pay equity)
- "recommended as best overall for real-time data and value" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "Wants daily refreshed, participation-free data and is 200-5,000 employees: SalaryCube. Strong fit for mid-market teams" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Compensation benchmarkin)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SalaryCube, from 31 of the 31 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- salarycube.com: 23 (its own site)
- salary.com: 19
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 16
- ravio.com: 16
- comprehensive.io: 12
- g2.com: 11
- figures.hr: 8
- hrtechsaas.com: 8
- leadchangegroup.com: 8
- payscale.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://comprehensive.io/content/best-compensation-benchmarking-data-sources: 12
- https://ravio.com/blog/compensation-benchmarking-companies: 11
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/services/best-compensation-benchmarking-companies: 10
- https://salarycube.com/compensation/best-compensation-benchmarking-companies-for-2026-complete-guide: 9
- https://ravio.com/blog/the-best-tools-for-salary-benchmarking: 8
- https://salary.com/: 8
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-pay-equity-software: 6
- https://ravio.com/blog/free-salary-data: 6

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The AI compensation platform for US employers. (https://salarycube.com/)
- For: US employers (https://salarycube.com/)
- Price stated: transparent, quote-based annual pricing (https://salarycube.com/)
- Starting price: 1995 (https://salarycube.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Yes. SalaryCube offers a free trial with no credit card, no sales call, and no data upload required. (https://salarycube.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type I
- Hosting: United States
- Customers named: Office Depot, O'Reilly Auto Parts, SCAD, Peregrine Health, SCADPeregrine Health

## What it publishes

Every page salarycube.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 303 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-27
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-01
- comparison: 21 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-31
- glossary or explainer: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-19
- Recent: 2026-08-26 comparison: Culpepper alternatives https://www.salarycube.com/compensation/culpepper-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-08-26 comparison: Pave alternatives https://www.salarycube.com/compensation/pave-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-08-01 report or ebook: Open benchmark contributor guide https://www.salarycube.com/resources/whitepapers/open-benchmark-contributor-guide
- Recent: 2026-07-02 comparison: Payscale alternatives https://www.salarycube.com/compensation/payscale-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-07-02 comparison: Payscale vs salary com vs mercer vs salarycube https://www.salarycube.com/compensation/payscale-vs-salary-com-vs-mercer-vs-salarycube
- Recent: 2026-07-02 comparison: Ravio compensation alternatives https://www.salarycube.com/compensation/ravio-compensation-alternatives

## 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.