# Lattice vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM: which do AI models recommend for employee engagement surv, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Employee engagement surveys. Four of fourteen models named Lattice first on the direct prompt; zero named Qualtrics EmployeeXM. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/lattice-vs-qualtrics-employeexm/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lattice | 10% | #4 of 8 | 6% | 31 | 12 of 14 |
| Qualtrics EmployeeXM | 2% | #8 of 8 | 36% | 11 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: lattice first (first choices: Culture Amp, Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Leapsome, Teamflect)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: lattice first (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five Engage)
- Kimi K2: lattice first (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Culture Amp, Quantum Workplace, Workleap Officevibe)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: lattice first (first choices: Culture Amp, Lattice) (alternatives: Leapsome)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Quantum Workplace)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: Explorance Blue, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, WTW Engage, WorkTango)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Lattice, Quantum Workplace)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, Workday Peakon Employee Voice)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: Lattice, Workleap Officevibe)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint, Quantum Workplace, TINYpulse, Workleap Officevibe)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Leapsome)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp, Workleap Officevibe) (alternatives: Eletive, Leapsome)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Leapsome) (alternatives: CultureMonkey, Workleap Officevibe)

## What the models said about Lattice

- "avoid platforms with $4,000+ annual minimums like Lattice/Culture Amp" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid "Enterprise Trap" Tools Platforms like Culture Amp, Lattice" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)

## What the models said about Qualtrics EmployeeXM

- "Avoid platforms like Culture Amp, Leapsome, or Qualtrics" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "you cannot afford to spend months on enterprise implementation (like Qualtrics)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt, soft negative)
- "Rather than paying for enterprise-level suites like Culture Amp or Qualtrics" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "platforms like Culture Amp, Lattice, and Qualtrics often provide the best balance of features and support" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, scale prompt, first choice)
- "if you need deeper survey logic, more advanced research-style analytics, or you're closer to enterprise complexity" (GPT-5.4 mini, direct prompt, alternative)
- "if you need enterprise-grade analytics ... and you're okay with more complexity" (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, alternative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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.