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360 feedback · October 2026 Edition

Effy AI vs Leapsome

Zero of fourteen models named Effy AI first on the direct prompt; four named Leapsome. Effy AI was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Leapsome by fourteen and Effy AI carries 17 labels and Leapsome 42, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Effy AI

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

Leapsome

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

First-choice share17%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1742A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Effy AI reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Lattice was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Lattice vs Effy AI · Lattice vs Leapsome · Effy AI vs Culture Amp

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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the 360 feedback page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Effy AIFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLeapsome
Direct04
Paraphrase02
Comparative00
Budget-constrained90
Scale-constrained00
Negative01
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Effy AI and Leapsome were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 116 answers naming Effy AI and the 309 naming Leapsome. In those answers Leapsome took the first choice four times and Effy AI six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Effy AI and Leapsome 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
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Effy AI Leapsome first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Effy AI on the left and Leapsome on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Effy AI and Leapsome stood in it.

Leapsome first, Effy AI not the choice

4 of 14 modelsEffy AI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarLeapsome alternatives: Culture Amp, EchoSpan, Lattice
Llama 4 MaverickLeapsome alternatives: 15Five, Lattice, Trakstar
MiniMax M2.5Lattice, Leapsome alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Spidergap
GPT-6 LunaLeapsome alternatives: Culture Amp, Lattice

Neither was the first choice, one was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Lattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap
Gemini 3.5 FlashLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard, Teamflect
Grok 4.1 FastLattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard
Mistral SmallLattice alternatives: Bonusly, Leapsome
DeepSeek V4 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard
Qwen 3.7 FlashLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, FeedbackPulse, Leapsome
Kimi K2Lattice alternatives: 15Five, Engagedly, Leapsome
GLM 4.7 FlashXLattice, Spidergap alternatives: 15Five, Effy AI, Engagedly, Leapsome
Muse Glimmer 30BLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniPerformYard alternatives: Fast Mirror

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
Effy AI leads by twenty-two points.
Effy AI24%#1 of 14
Leapsome2%#8 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Effy AI leads by six points.
Effy AI17%#2 of 14
Leapsome11%#3 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Leapsome leads at enterprise.
Leapsome4%#6 of 11
Effy AI0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Effy AI

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

“The best 360-degree feedback tool for a company with a limited budget is Effy AI, which offers a free plan with unlimited reviews” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Effy AI (free up to 5 users) or FeedbackPulse (free up to 10 users) to test the process with no upfront cost.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“"Best free 360 feedback software for small teams starting out"; "Zero budget, <5-10 people: Effy AI free plan"” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Leapsome

No label in this category carried a quote.

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.