Three of twelve models named Mentorgain first on the direct prompt; zero named MentorcliQ. Mentorgain was named by eight of the twelve models and MentorcliQ by twelve and Mentorgain carries 22 labels and MentorcliQ 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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 mentoring software page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Mentorgain and MentorcliQ were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 49 answers naming Mentorgain and the 128 naming MentorcliQ. In those answers MentorcliQ took the first choice one time and Mentorgain four.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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.
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 start with Together Platform or Mentorgain for a demo. They hit the sweet spot of functionality without enterprise complexity.” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best employee mentoring platform for a mid-sized B2B company would be MentorGain, Together Platform, or PushFar” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best overall value for a mid‑market B2B company (fast go‑live, low cost, strong features): Mentorgain” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Heavyweight systems built for the Fortune 500 (like Chronus or MentorcliQ) are often overkill and budget-prohibitive for this segment.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“their pricing often starts at $5,000 to $12,000+ per year, which is out of reach for companies with tight budgets” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“more premium/custom-priced and usually overkill for tight budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“I'd usually recommend MentorcliQ if you want a more established, enterprise-grade platform that still fits mid-market teams.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Often rated "best overall" for deep enterprise mentoring, AI-assisted admin, and ERG (employee resource group) support” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Corporate mentoring programs: Chronus, MentorcliQ, Together” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
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.