# Culture Amp vs Lattice: which do AI models recommend for employee engagement surv, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Employee engagement surveys. Ten of twelve models named Culture Amp first on the direct prompt; three named Lattice. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/culture-amp-vs-lattice/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Amp | 40% | #1 of 8 | 10% | 42 | 12 of 12 |
| Lattice | 10% | #4 of 8 | 3% | 36 | 12 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: both first (first choices: Culture Amp, Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five, Leapsome)
- GPT-5.4 mini: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: Qualtrics EmployeeXM, WorkTango)
- Perplexity Sonar: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five, Lattice, Workleap Officevibe)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five, Lattice)
- Mistral Small: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five, Lattice, Quantum Workplace, Workleap Officevibe)
- Llama 4 Maverick: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five, Lattice, Quantum Workplace)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five, Lattice, Workleap Officevibe)
- Kimi K2: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: Lattice, Workleap Officevibe)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five, Engagedly, Lattice, Leapsome, Quantum Workplace, Workvivo)
- MiniMax M2.5: culture amp first (first choices: Culture Amp, Matter) (alternatives: 15Five, Lattice, ThriveSparrow)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: lattice first (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Workleap Officevibe)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: lattice first (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Quantum Workplace)

## What the models said about Culture Amp

- "Avoid enterprise platforms like Culture Amp, Qualtrics, or Microsoft Viva Glint" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid enterprise like Culture Amp/Qualtrics ($10+/user, custom quotes)." (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "If you want deep analytics, driver analysis, and rich benchmarks: Look at Culture Amp or Quantum Workplace. These are standard-setting platforms" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "One of the most popular standalone engagement platforms... Choose Culture Amp or Qualtrics if: You want hard data, industry benchmarks" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "If you want a standalone, specialized employee-listening tool that helps your managers become better leaders, go with Culture Amp" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.