Effy AI vs ThriveSparrow
Zero of twelve models named Effy AI first on the direct prompt; zero named ThriveSparrow. Effy AI was named by nine of the twelve models and ThriveSparrow by eight and Effy AI carries 12 labels and ThriveSparrow 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in eight categories 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 360 feedback page.
By framing
Effy AIFirst choices, of twelve modelsThriveSparrow
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Effy AI and ThriveSparrow were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 94 answers naming Effy AI and the 102 naming ThriveSparrow. In those answers ThriveSparrow took the first choice six times and Effy AI nine.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | |
Effy AI ThriveSparrow first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Effy AI on the left and ThriveSparrow on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
11 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Effy AI9%#5 of 13ThriveSparrow5%#7 of 13Effy AI12%#2 of 15ThriveSparrow5%#6 of 15Effy AI0%#– of 8ThriveSparrow0%#– of 8What 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.
“Per-seat pricing surprises — many tools (Effy AI, Primalogik, PerformYard, 15Five, Lattice) charge for every employee” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Effy AI offers one of the most accessible entry points into 360-degree feedback, with a free plan that includes basic multi-rater review functionality” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need 360 feedback for your entire company at the lowest cost → Effy AI or Small Improvements” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about ThriveSparrow
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“The best 360-degree feedback tool for a company with a limited budget is ThriveSparrow, Small Improvements, or Primalogik.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“ThriveSparrow: Often cited as a top choice for SMBs on a budget... Best Overall Value” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget 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.