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Contractor payments · September 2026 Edition

Tipalti vs Routable

Two of twelve models named Tipalti first on the direct prompt; two named Routable. Tipalti was named by twelve of the twelve models and Routable by nine and Tipalti carries 24 labels and Routable 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Tipalti

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

Routable

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share7%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels2411A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Tipalti reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Deel was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Deel vs Tipalti · Deel vs Routable · Square Payroll vs Tipalti

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

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TipaltiFirst choices, of twelve modelsRoutable
Direct22
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Tipalti
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Tipalti and Routable stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Tipalti Routable first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tipalti on the left and Routable on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tipalti and Routable stood in it.

Tipalti first, Routable an alternative

2 of 12 modelsRoutable was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashTipalti alternatives: BILL, Deel, Routable, Wingspan, Worksuite
Qwen 3.7 FlashTipalti alternatives: Deel, Routable

Routable first, Tipalti an alternative

2 of 12 modelsTipalti was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallRoutable alternatives: Deel, Tipalti, Wingspan
Llama 4 MaverickRoutable alternatives: BILL, Wingspan

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Worksuite alternatives: Deel, Tipalti
GPT-5.4 miniDeel alternatives: Gusto, Tipalti
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: Deel, Remote, Tipalti, Wingspan
Perplexity SonarDeel alternatives: Remote, Tipalti
Grok 4.1 FastRippling alternatives: BILL, Deel, Gusto, Routable
Kimi K2BILL, Gusto alternatives: Routable, Tipalti, Wingspan
GLM 4.7 FlashXDeel, Remote alternatives: Gusto, Oyster / Rippling Global, Routable
MiniMax M2.5Deel alternatives: Gusto, Tipalti

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Routable leads by two points.
Routable2%#– of 11
Tipalti0%#10 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Tipalti leads at mid-market.
Tipalti7%#3 of 14
Routable5%#8 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Tipalti leads by six points.
Tipalti24%#1 of 11
Routable18%#2 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Tipalti

No label in this category carried a quote.

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
Also compared
Deel vs TipaltiDeel vs RoutableSquare Payroll vs TipaltiSquare Payroll vs RoutableTipalti vs RipplingTipalti vs TrolleyTipalti vs RemoteTipalti vs GustoRippling vs RoutableTrolley vs RoutableRemote vs RoutableGusto vs RoutableAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full contractor payments standing

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.