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Coaching platforms · September 2026 Edition

Exec vs Torch

Three of twelve models named Exec first on the direct prompt; one named Torch. Exec was named by eleven of the twelve models and Torch by twelve and Exec carries 27 labels and Torch 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Exec

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Torch

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share13%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate4%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.

Labels2729A count; the two differ.

The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Exec reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Growthspace was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Growthspace vs Exec · Growthspace vs Torch · Boon Health vs Exec

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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the coaching platforms page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

ExecFirst choices, of twelve modelsTorch

Direct31

Paraphrase12

Comparative00

Budget-constrained201 against Exec

Scale-constrained11

Negative00

Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Exec and Torch were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 66 answers naming Exec and the 68 naming Torch. In those answers Torch took the first choice one time and Exec five.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Exec and Torch stood in it.

Model	Direct	Paraphrase	Comparative	Budget-constrained	Scale-constrained	Negative
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
MiniMax M2.5

Exec

Torch

first choice

named as an alternative

argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Exec on the left and Torch on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Exec and Torch stood in it.

Exec first, Torch an alternative

3 of 12 modelsTorch was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Gemini 3.5 FlashExec, Growthspace alternatives: Boon Health, Torch

Grok 4.1 FastExec alternatives: Boon Health, Growthspace, Torch

Mistral SmallExec, Growthspace alternatives: Boon Health, Torch

Torch first, Exec not the choice

1 of 12 modelsExec was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Claude Haiku 4.5Torch alternatives: Avoma

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

GPT-5.4 miniLattice alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, Growthspace, Torch

Perplexity SonarBoon Health alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, Exec, Growthspace, Torch

DeepSeek V4 FlashBoon Health, Growthspace alternatives: CoachHub, Torch

Llama 4 MaverickBoon Health alternatives: Exec, Growthspace, Torch

Qwen 3.7 FlashBoon Health alternatives: Exec, Growthspace, Hone, Torch

Kimi K2Boon Health, Growthspace alternatives: CoachHub, Exec, Torch

GLM 4.7 FlashXBoon Health alternatives: CoachHub, Exec, Growthspace, Risely, Torch

MiniMax M2.5Boon Health, Growthspace alternatives: Exec, Lattice, Torch

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.

Small business

Exec leads by four points.

Exec#4 of 9

Torch#– of 9

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

Exec leads by six points.

Exec#3 of 10

Torch#4 of 10

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Exec leads by five points.

Exec#5 of 11

Torch#7 of 11

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Exec

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Not ideal for very tight budgets, but worth keeping on your radar as your company grows” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative

“#1 on G2 for ease of use; hybrid human + AI roleplay; structured programs linking coaching to performance metrics.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice

“the best digital coaching marketplace for a mid-sized B2B company would be Growthspace or Exec.com” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice

“Given you're at 500 people, I'd prioritize Growthspace, Exec.com, Torch, or CoachHub” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Torch

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“I'd generally recommend Torch if your priority is a true coaching marketplace plus enterprise-ready rollout” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice

“Torch is a leadership coaching and alignment platform built for mid-market and enterprise talent teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice

“Given you're at 500 people, I'd prioritize Growthspace, Exec.com, Torch, or CoachHub” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

Also compared

Growthspace vs Exec Growthspace vs Torch Boon Health vs Exec Boon Health vs Torch Exec vs CoachHub Exec vs Risely Exec vs BetterUp Torch vs CoachHub Torch vs Risely Torch vs BetterUp All twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full coaching platforms standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.