# Oyster: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/oyster/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor payments | 0% | 45 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Platforms like Gusto, Rippling, Remote, Oyster, or Paychex get higher marks for reliability" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Contractor payments)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Contractor payments: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 22 → 45 of 98.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: A global employment platform / employer of record that helps companies hire, pay, and provide benefits to global talent. (https://oysterhr.com/)
- For: companies (https://oysterhr.com/)
- Price stated: Employer of Record: USD 699 per employee/month; Global Contractors: USD 29 per contractor/month; People Services: USD 300 per hour (https://oysterhr.com/)
- Starting price: 29 (https://oysterhr.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Yes, it’s totally free to create an Oyster account; Free for 30 days (https://www.oysterhr.com/pricing)
- Certifications: certified B Corp, Certified Corporation, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, Certified B-corp, GDPR, SOC2 compliant
- Customers named: Juno, Laminar Projects, GiveDirectly, Chili Piper, Kinsta, Lokalise, Zabal Media, Muse Group

## What it publishes

Every page oysterhr.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1859 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 15 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-04
- case study: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 10 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-21
- comparison: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-24
- template or tool: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-17
- glossary or explainer: 175 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-25
- podcast or video: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-16
- Recent: 2026-08-04 blog: Employer of record eor migration guide https://www.oysterhr.com/resources/employer-of-record-eor-migration-guide
- Recent: 2026-07-21 blog: 2026 employer of record buyers guide https://www.oysterhr.com/resources/2026-employer-of-record-buyers-guide
- Recent: 2026-07-21 blog: Annual impact report 2023 https://www.oysterhr.com/resources/annual-impact-report-2023
- Recent: 2026-07-21 report or ebook: Find hire global talent guide ebook https://www.oysterhr.com/resources/find-hire-global-talent-guide-ebook
- Recent: 2026-07-21 report or ebook: Global hiring trends report ebook https://www.oysterhr.com/resources/global-hiring-trends-report-ebook
- Recent: 2026-07-21 blog: Oyster x vistra the hybrid advantage https://www.oysterhr.com/resources/oyster-x-vistra-the-hybrid-advantage

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.