Deel vs Routable
Four of twelve models named Deel first on the direct prompt; two named Routable. Deel was named by twelve of the twelve models and Routable by nine and Deel carries 49 labels and Routable 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories 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 twelve 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 contractor payments page.
By framing
DeelFirst choices, of twelve modelsRoutable
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Deel and Routable were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 150 answers naming Deel and the 41 naming Routable. In those answers Routable took the first choice six times and Deel three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |
Deel Routable first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deel on the left and Routable on the right.The direct prompt
Deel first, Routable an alternative
4 of 12 modelsRoutable was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Routable first, Deel an alternative
2 of 12 modelsDeel was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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.
By buyer segment
Deel27%#1 of 14Routable5%#8 of 14Routable18%#2 of 11Deel10%#4 of 11What the models said about Deel
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“While Deel gets mostly positive reviews overall (Trustpilot ~4.6), the documented problems are severe when they occur” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Need global payments or complex approvals: Tipalti/Deel, but budget rises quickly.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Choose Deel if you are hiring highly-skilled talent globally and want to guarantee absolute compliance with local international labor laws.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“My top pick for most mid-sized B2B companies: Deel strikes the best balance of features, ease of use, and compliance automation” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Deel stands out for comprehensive coverage. It's the only tool on this list that handles the full payment stack” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Routable
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Routable - Best overall 1099 automation solution that combines automated 1099 filing with mass payout infrastructure” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Recognized as the best overall 1099 automation solution” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Use Routable if you're doing high-volume programmatic disbursements with unique tax-form needs.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
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.