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Mentoring software · September 2026 Edition

Mentorloop vs PushFar

One of twelve models named Mentorloop first on the direct prompt; zero named PushFar. Mentorloop was named by twelve of the twelve models and PushFar by eleven and Mentorloop carries 36 labels and PushFar 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Mentorloop

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

PushFar

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share12%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3621A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Mentorloop reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Together was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Together vs Mentorloop · Together vs PushFar · Mentorloop vs Mentorgain

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.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
MentorloopFirst choices, of twelve modelsPushFar
Direct102 against Mentorloop
Paraphrase211 against Mentorloop
Comparative001 against PushFar
Budget-constrained24
Scale-constrained10
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, Mentorloop and PushFar were named in the same answer forty-seven times, of the 98 answers naming Mentorloop and the 66 naming PushFar. In those answers PushFar took the first choice thirteen times and Mentorloop eight.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Mentorloop and PushFar stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Mentorloop PushFar first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Mentorloop on the left and PushFar on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Mentorloop first, PushFar not the choice

1 of 12 modelsPushFar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Mentorloop alternatives: Chronus, Together

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 miniChronus alternatives: MentorcliQ, Mentorloop, Qooper
Gemini 3.5 FlashTogether alternatives: Mentorloop, Qooper
Grok 4.1 FastTogether alternatives: MentorcliQ, Mentorloop
Mistral SmallMentorgain, Together alternatives: Guider, Mentorloop
DeepSeek V4 FlashTogether alternatives: MentorCloud, MentorcliQ, Mentorloop, Qooper, Ten Thousand Coffees
Kimi K2Mentorgain, Together alternatives: Mentorloop, Qooper
GLM 4.7 FlashXMentorgain alternatives: MentorcliQ, Mentorloop, Qooper, Together
MiniMax M2.5Together alternatives: Mentorgain, Mentorloop

Neither was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarTogether alternatives: MentorCloud, Mentorgain
Llama 4 MaverickTogether alternatives: Guider, Mentorgain
Qwen 3.7 FlashChronus alternatives: Culture Amp, Glint, MentorciSe, Together

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
PushFar leads by twenty points.
PushFar39%#1 of 11
Mentorloop20%#2 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Mentorloop leads at mid-market.
Mentorloop12%#2 of 11
PushFar10%#4 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Mentorloop0%#7 of 7
PushFar0%#– of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Mentorloop

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

“lower entry price, but note that Smart Match and HRIS are locked behind the Enterprise tier” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“Mentorloop offers a lower entry price but locks some features behind its Enterprise plan” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · soft negative
“mid-sized fit over niche/SMB tools (e.g., Mentorloop)” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Mentorloop is the well-known mid-market option ... a sensible pick when you want a real program but are not a Fortune 500.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Together Software or Mentorloop are likely your best bets due to their ease of use and mid-market focus.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Mentorloop is the most practical starting point due to its low administrative barrier and high ROI.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about PushFar

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

“PushFar is more affordable but less feature-rich” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“If you need to scale beyond ~10 people: PushFar (~$200/month flat) is the cheapest way to run a proper company-wide program” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“PushFar stands out as the top recommendation for mentoring program software” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“start with Mentornity (if under 10 users) or PushFar (~$200/month)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.