Can you break down the true cost difference between being a W2 employee versus a 1099 contractor when you factor in self-employment tax and buying your own health insurance?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can you break down the true cost difference between being a W2 employee versus a 1099 contractor when you factor in self-employment tax and buying your own health insurance?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 IRS self employment tax rate 92.35% Social Security wage base 2026 employer employee FICAGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
IRS 2026 health insurance deduction self employed premiums deduction rulesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Washington state individual health insurance marketplace 2026 premiums tax creditsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 IRS self employment tax rate 92.35% Social Security wage base 2026 employer employee FICA OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IRS 2026 health insurance deduction self employed premiums deduction rules OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Washington state individual health insurance marketplace 2026 premiums tax credits OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |