Gusto vs Routable
One of twelve models named Gusto first on the direct prompt; two named Routable. Gusto was named by eleven of the twelve models and Routable by nine and Gusto carries 37 labels and Routable 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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
GustoFirst choices, of twelve modelsRoutable
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 | | | |
Gusto Routable first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Gusto on the left and Routable on the right.The direct prompt
Gusto first, Routable an alternative
1 of 12 modelsRoutable was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Routable first, Gusto not the choice
2 of 12 modelsGusto 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.Neither was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Gusto59%#1 of 11Routable2%#– of 11Gusto5%#7 of 14Routable5%#8 of 14Routable18%#2 of 11Gusto0%#11 of 11What the models said about Gusto
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Gusto/QuickBooks are fine for small businesses but get strained at mid-market contractor scale.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“They lack the sophisticated bulk processing and deep ERP integration found in Tipalti or Routable.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Gusto is widely considered the best user experience, but it costs more.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“Request demos from Gusto (mixed W-2/1099), Rippling (HR-integrated), Remote/Deel (global), OnPay (simple payroll).” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Bill.com or Gusto are the leading choices” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Gusto if you operate in the U.S. and simply need an easy, affordable way to pay a mix of local 1099 contractors” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
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.