Index › Onboarding and employee experience › September 2026 Edition

Employee wellbeing and mental health

Asked as “employee wellbeing platform”, and as “mental health benefit for employees”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 50 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.

Standing

Wellable

Contested

30% of first choices, contested.

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By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.

Small business

Wellable29%ContestedStanding →Mid-market

Wellable30%ContestedThis page Enterprise

Personify Health27%ContestedStanding →

01The standing

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. Ordered by share.

ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant

Wellable0%36endorsed leader

Spring Health0%14accepted challenger

Lyra Health8%13accepted challenger

Vantage Fit0%16accepted challenger

Headspace24%29accepted challenger

Show the three products at 0%, ordered by negative rate

Calm32%19criticized challenger

Personify Health16%19accepted challenger

Wellhub0%12accepted challenger

Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its vendor page.

Head to head

Wellable vs Spring Health Wellable vs Lyra Health Spring Health vs Lyra Health

Recommended versus criticized

Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.

Criticized challengerCriticized default

Negative label rate →

Accepted challengerEndorsed leader

0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%

Key

Wellable30%

Spring Health16%

Lyra Health10%

Vantage Fit6%

Headspace2%

Personify Health0%

Wellhub0%

Calm0%

02What they warned about

Zero of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. 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 and MiniMax M2.5 changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.

BetterHelp

88%

7 of 8 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 5 hard negative

“Apps to Avoid or Use with Extreme Caution ... **Better Help** - Shared personal information with third parties, vague privacy policies” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt

Talkspace

88%

7 of 8 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 5 hard negative

“Mental health apps that lack variety in tools and activities, accurate information, and clear scientific knowledge. Examples include Talkspace.” Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt

Headspace

24%

7 of 29 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 2 hard negative

“Headspace collects a wide range of personal information including health data... shares user data with third-party platforms for targeted advertising” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt

Cerebral

100%

6 of 6 labels negative · 6 of 12 models · 6 hard negative

“$7 million fine, with $5.1 million earmarked for consumer refunds... Data breach in 2023 affected over 3.1 million individuals” Kimi K2, negative prompt

03What they cite

Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: twelve of the twelve in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.

Sites the answers cite

61 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 6 of those lists are Google grounding redirects that name no site and are left out of the counts. 787 links across 285 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.

gartner.com

vendor site · Gartner24 answers · 29 citations · 10 models

peoplemanagingpeople.com

vendor site · People Managing People23 answers · 30 citations · 10 models

gopivotsolutions.com

21 answers · 25 citations · 10 models

guideflow.com

vendor site · Guideflow19 answers · 23 citations · 10 models

hrtechsaas.com

vendor site · HRTechSaaS18 answers · 20 citations · 8 models

vantagefit.io

vendor site · Vantage Fit15 answers · 21 citations · 7 models

avidonhealth.com

vendor site · Avidon Health14 answers · 28 citations · 9 models

deskbreak.app

14 answers · 14 citations · 7 models

wellable.co

vendor site · Wellable13 answers · 18 citations · 9 models

firsthr.app

vendor site · FirstHR13 answers · 13 citations · 6 models

championhealth.co.uk

12 answers · 15 citations · 7 models

g2.com

11 answers · 26 citations · 7 models

Pages the answers cite

The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.

gartner.com/reviews/market/employee-well-being-solutions

24 answers · 10 models

peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/employee-wellness-platforms

22 answers · 10 models

guideflow.com/blog/employee-wellbeing-software

17 answers · 9 models

hrtechsaas.com/blog/best-corporate-wellbeing-platforms

15 answers · 8 models

gopivotsolutions.com/how-to-choose-the-right-corporate-wellness-platform-a-…

13 answers · 7 models

gopivotsolutions.com/best-corporate-wellness-platforms-2026

12 answers · 9 models

firsthr.app/compare/performance/corporate-wellness-software

11 answers · 6 models

deskbreak.app/workplace-wellness-programs/corporate-platforms

10 answers · 6 models

nectarhr.com/blog/employee-wellness-software

10 answers · 6 models

vantagefit.io/en/blog/employee-wellness-apps

10 answers · 6 models

04How they answered

Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.

ModelDirect“What is the best employee wellbeing platform for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which mental health benefit for employees would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top wellbeing platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best employee wellbeing platform for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating an employee wellbeing platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which wellbeing platforms should I avoid or be cautious about?”

Claude Haiku 4.5Wellable

Two alternatives

Terryberry, WellRight

against: Personify Healthno first choiceChangedWoliba

Four alternatives

Motivosity, Personify Health, Unmind, Wellness360

Wellable

Three alternatives

Sprout at Work, Vantage Fit, Wellbeats

no first choiceagainst: BetterHelp, Cerebral, Headspace, Replika: My AI Friend, Talkspace

GPT-5.4 miniWellable

Four alternatives

GoVida, Reward Gateway, TeamMood, YuMuuv

no first choiceChangedno first choice

Eight alternatives

Headspace, Microsoft Viva, Perkbox, Reward Gateway, Thrive Global, Vantage Circle, Vantage Fit, Wellable

Wellable

Two alternatives

Sworkit Enterprise, WellSteps

no first choicenothing named

Gemini 3.5 FlashBenepass

Eight alternatives

Compt, Fringe, Modern Health, Motivosity, Spring Health, Vantage Fit, Well-being by Pleaz, Wellable

against: Personify HealthModern Health, Spring HealthChangedagainst: Lyra Healthno first choiceVantage Fit

Three alternatives

Avidon Health, Woliba, YuMuuv

against: MoveSpringno first choiceagainst: BetterHelp, Cerebral, Done Global, Monument, Noom

Perplexity SonarWellable

Four alternatives

Limeade, Navigate Wellbeing, Personify Health, Vantage Fit

Lyra Health, Spring HealthChangedno first choice

Eight alternatives

GoPivot, Headspace, Personify Health, Terryberry, Unmind, Vantage Fit, Wellable, Wellhub

Wellable

Five alternatives

Sprout at Work, Vantage Fit, Wellbeats, Woliba, YuMuuv

no first choicenothing named

Grok 4.1 FastWellable

Four alternatives

Sprout at Work, Vantage Fit, Wellness360, Woliba

Lyra Health, Spring HealthChangedCalm, Headspace

Three alternatives

Insight Timer, MyFitnessPal, Noom

Wellbeats

Two alternatives

Avidon Health, YuMuuv

no first choiceagainst: BetterHelp, Calm, Cerebral, Flo Health, Headspace, Hims & Hers, Omna, Replika: My AI Friend, Talkspace, Woebot, Youper

Mistral SmallGoPivot, Wellable

Two alternatives

GoVida, Wellbees

no first choiceChangedno first choiceNectarHR, WellSteps

Two alternatives

Wellable, Wellics

no first choiceagainst: Calm, Happify, Headspace, Moodfit

DeepSeek V4 FlashWellable

Three alternatives

Lyra Health, WellRight, Wellhub

Modern Health, Spring HealthChanged

One alternative

Lyra Health

no first choice

Ten alternatives

Calm, Headspace, Limeade, Lyra Health, Motivosity, Personify Health, Spring Health, Unmind, Wellable, Wellhub

Vantage Fit, Wellbeats

Three alternatives

Burnalong, Sprout at Work, Wellable

no first choiceagainst: BetterHelp, Cerebral, Flo Health, Talkspace

Llama 4 MaverickWellableno first choiceChangedno first choiceAvidon Health

Two alternatives

Sprout at Work, YuMuuv

no first choiceagainst: Calm, Happify, Headspace, Moodfit, Talkspace

Qwen 3.7 FlashTotalWellbeing, Unmind, Wellable

Four alternatives

Calm, Headspace, Limeade, Perks

Ginger, Lyra Health, Modern Health, Spring HealthChangedagainst: Headspaceno first choiceAvidon Health, Headspace

Three alternatives

Calm, Wellbeats, YuMuuv

no first choiceagainst: Calm, Sonia, Woebot

Kimi K2Wellable

Five alternatives

Limeade, Navigate Wellbeing, Personify Health, Sprout at Work, Wellbees

Spring HealthChanged

Two alternatives

Lyra Health, Talkspace

against: Employee Assistance Programno first choice

Seven alternatives

Calm, Headspace, Lyra Health, Personify Health, Spring Health, Unmind, Wellable

Avidon Health, Vantage Fit

Two alternatives

Wellable, Wellbeats

no first choice

Four alternatives

Headspace, Limeade, Vantage Fit, Wellable

against: Personify Healthagainst: 23andMe, BetterHelp, Cerebral, Faithful Counseling, Headspace, MyTherapist, Pride Counseling, ReGain, Shine, Talkspace, Teen Counseling, Terappeuta, Whoop, Youper, iCounseling

GLM 4.7 FlashXWellable

One alternative

Vantage Fit

Lyra Health, Spring HealthChanged

One alternative

Calmerry

no first choiceAvidon Health, Wellable

Two alternatives

BHN Extras, YuMuuv

no first choiceagainst: BetterHelp, Calm, ChatGPT, Claude, Happify, Headspace, Moodfit, Talkspace, Wysa

MiniMax M2.5Wellable

Three alternatives

Avidon Health, GoPivot, WellRight

Lyra Health, Spring HealthChanged

Two alternatives

Headspace, Unmind

Wellable, Wellness360

Three alternatives

Limeade, Personify Health, Wellhub

Avidon Health, YuMuuv

One alternative

Wellable

no first choiceagainst: Better Stop Suicide, BetterHelp, Calm, Cerebral, Finch, Ginger, Glorify, Insight Timer, Pray.com, Replika: My AI Friend, Talkspace, Woebot, Youper

Bold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against

05The record

One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record

Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.

Prompt	Model	Version string	Time (UTC)	Searched	Sources	Latency
Direct recommendation	Claude Haiku 4.5	`claude-haiku-4-5-20251001`	2026-09-17 18:57	yes	14	11 s
Direct recommendation	GPT-5.4 mini	`gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17`	2026-09-17 21:23	yes	4	7 s
Direct recommendation	Gemini 3.5 Flash	`gemini-3.5-flash`	2026-09-17 19:29	yes	17	21 s
Direct recommendation	Perplexity Sonar	`sonar`	2026-09-17 18:40	yes	20	6 s
Direct recommendation	Grok 4.1 Fast	`spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex`	2026-09-17 18:13	yes	43	23 s
Direct recommendation	Mistral Small	`mistral/mistral-small via mistral`	2026-09-17 21:40	yes	5	4 s
Direct recommendation	DeepSeek V4 Flash	`deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra`	2026-09-17 18:16	yes	18	38 s
Direct recommendation	Llama 4 Maverick	`meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock`	2026-09-17 21:18	yes	5	3 s
Direct recommendation	Qwen 3.7 Flash	`alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba`	2026-09-17 21:03	no	0	25 s
Direct recommendation	Kimi K2	`moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita`	2026-09-17 18:53	yes	17	37 s
Direct recommendation	GLM 4.7 FlashX	`zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai`	2026-09-17 19:56	yes	11	20 s
Direct recommendation	MiniMax M2.5	`minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax`	2026-09-17 20:27	yes	13	23 s
Paraphrase	Claude Haiku 4.5	`claude-haiku-4-5-20251001`	2026-09-17 18:42	no	0	6 s
Paraphrase	GPT-5.4 mini	`gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17`	2026-09-17 18:24	no	0	4 s
Paraphrase	Gemini 3.5 Flash	`gemini-3.5-flash`	2026-09-17 19:02	yes	10	19 s
Paraphrase	Perplexity Sonar	`sonar`	2026-09-17 18:07	yes	20	5 s
Paraphrase	Grok 4.1 Fast	`spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex`	2026-09-17 21:24	yes	13	7 s
Paraphrase	Mistral Small	`mistral/mistral-small via mistral`	2026-09-17 20:24	no	0	1 s
Paraphrase	DeepSeek V4 Flash	`deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks`	2026-09-17 20:43	yes	19	18 s
Paraphrase	Llama 4 Maverick	`meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock`	2026-09-17 19:02	yes	5	3 s
Paraphrase	Qwen 3.7 Flash	`alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba`	2026-09-17 18:30	no	0	41 s
Paraphrase	Kimi K2	`moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita`	2026-09-17 20:12	yes	10	29 s
Paraphrase	GLM 4.7 FlashX	`zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai`	2026-09-17 18:42	yes	9	89 s
Paraphrase	MiniMax M2.5	`minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax`	2026-09-17 19:21	yes	5	26 s
Comparative	Claude Haiku 4.5	`claude-haiku-4-5-20251001`	2026-09-17 21:11	yes	9	7 s
Comparative	GPT-5.4 mini	`gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17`	2026-09-17 18:10	yes	5	9 s
Comparative	Gemini 3.5 Flash	`gemini-3.5-flash`	2026-09-17 22:04	yes	19	49 s
Comparative	Perplexity Sonar	`sonar`	2026-09-17 20:41	yes	20	10 s
Comparative	Grok 4.1 Fast	`spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex`	2026-09-17 19:11	yes	31	15 s
Comparative	Mistral Small	`mistral/mistral-small via mistral`	2026-09-17 21:27	yes	5	6 s
Comparative	DeepSeek V4 Flash	`deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks`	2026-09-17 20:49	yes	18	21 s
Comparative	Llama 4 Maverick	`meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock`	2026-09-17 21:39	yes	5	3 s
Comparative	Qwen 3.7 Flash	`alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba`	2026-09-17 19:37	yes	9	28 s
Comparative	Kimi K2	`moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita`	2026-09-17 18:39	yes	15	33 s
Comparative	GLM 4.7 FlashX	`zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai`	2026-09-17 21:10	yes	19	232 s
Comparative	MiniMax M2.5	`minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax`	2026-09-17 18:49	yes	20	34 s
Budget constrained	Claude Haiku 4.5	`claude-haiku-4-5-20251001`	2026-09-17 18:41	yes	16	10 s
Budget constrained	GPT-5.4 mini	`gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17`	2026-09-17 19:51	yes	3	4 s
Budget constrained	Gemini 3.5 Flash	`gemini-3.5-flash`	2026-09-17 21:55	yes	21	51 s
Budget constrained	Perplexity Sonar	`sonar`	2026-09-17 20:19	yes	20	6 s
Budget constrained	Grok 4.1 Fast	`spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex`	2026-09-17 18:50	yes	32	18 s
Budget constrained	Mistral Small	`mistral/mistral-small via mistral`	2026-09-17 21:30	yes	5	5 s
Budget constrained	DeepSeek V4 Flash	`deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks`	2026-09-17 17:59	yes	9	11 s
Budget constrained	Llama 4 Maverick	`meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock`	2026-09-17 20:44	yes	5	2 s
Budget constrained	Qwen 3.7 Flash	`alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba`	2026-09-17 19:58	yes	5	26 s
Budget constrained	Kimi K2	`moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita`	2026-09-17 18:50	yes	10	20 s
Budget constrained	GLM 4.7 FlashX	`zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai`	2026-09-17 20:12	yes	13	23 s
Budget constrained	MiniMax M2.5	`minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax`	2026-09-17 20:29	yes	5	11 s
Scale constrained	Claude Haiku 4.5	`claude-haiku-4-5-20251001`	2026-09-17 21:17	no	0	7 s
Scale constrained	GPT-5.4 mini	`gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17`	2026-09-17 19:12	no	0	10 s
Scale constrained	Gemini 3.5 Flash	`gemini-3.5-flash`	2026-09-17 19:26	yes	9	20 s
Scale constrained	Perplexity Sonar	`sonar`	2026-09-17 19:03	yes	20	9 s
Scale constrained	Grok 4.1 Fast	`spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex`	2026-09-17 17:59	yes	14	10 s
Scale constrained	Mistral Small	`mistral/mistral-small via mistral`	2026-09-17 19:39	no	0	8 s
Scale constrained	DeepSeek V4 Flash	`deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks`	2026-09-17 20:42	yes	13	18 s
Scale constrained	Llama 4 Maverick	`meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock`	2026-09-17 17:58	yes	5	3 s
Scale constrained	Qwen 3.7 Flash	`alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba`	2026-09-17 19:11	no	0	28 s
Scale constrained	Kimi K2	`moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita`	2026-09-17 18:13	yes	14	29 s
Scale constrained	GLM 4.7 FlashX	`zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai`	2026-09-17 21:14	yes	14	27 s
Scale constrained	MiniMax M2.5	`minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax`	2026-09-17 21:45	no	0	11 s
Negative framing	Claude Haiku 4.5	`claude-haiku-4-5-20251001`	2026-09-17 21:10	yes	18	9 s
Negative framing	GPT-5.4 mini	`gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17`	2026-09-17 19:13	yes	4	6 s
Negative framing	Gemini 3.5 Flash	`gemini-3.5-flash`	2026-09-17 22:04	yes	28	55 s
Negative framing	Perplexity Sonar	`sonar`	2026-09-17 19:09	yes	20	9 s
Negative framing	Grok 4.1 Fast	`spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex`	2026-09-17 19:58	yes	49	19 s
Negative framing	Mistral Small	`mistral/mistral-small via mistral`	2026-09-17 21:45	yes	5	5 s
Negative framing	DeepSeek V4 Flash	`deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra`	2026-09-17 18:52	yes	30	52 s
Negative framing	Llama 4 Maverick	`meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock`	2026-09-17 21:33	yes	5	2 s
Negative framing	Qwen 3.7 Flash	`alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba`	2026-09-17 21:01	no	0	33 s
Negative framing	Kimi K2	`moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita`	2026-09-17 21:24	yes	30	43 s
Negative framing	GLM 4.7 FlashX	`zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai`	2026-09-17 21:25	yes	26	66 s
Negative framing	MiniMax M2.5	`minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax`	2026-09-17 21:37	yes	10	60 s

Normalization in this category

Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.

Category-scoped readings

Lyra read as Lyra Health

Replika read as Replika: My AI Friend

Sprout read as Sprout at Work

TELUS Health (formerly Sprout) read as LifeWorks

Unresolved, counted raw

23andMe

7 Cups

BHN Extras

Better Stop Suicide

Big Think

Done Global (Done Health)

Fabulous

Faithful Counseling

Finch

Glorify

Hims & Hers

Monument

MyFitnessPal

MyTherapist

NectarHR (Employee Wellness Software)

Omna

Oura

PTSD Coach / MindShift CBT

Perks

Pray.com

Pride Counseling

ReGain

Shine

Sleepio

Sonia

Sonic Boom

Teen Counseling

Terappeuta

Thrive Global

TotalWellbeing

Well-being by Pleaz

Zeno / Wysa

iCounseling

Discontinued, still offered

No shut-down product was recommended here.

Employee wellbeing and mental health

By buyer segment

01The standing

Recommended versus criticized

02What they warned about

03What they cite

Sites the answers cite

Pages the answers cite

04How they answered

05The record

Normalization in this category

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