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360 feedback · September 2026 Edition

Lattice vs Small Improvements

Ten of twelve models named Lattice first on the direct prompt; zero named Small Improvements. Lattice was named by twelve of the twelve models and Small Improvements by nine and Lattice carries 45 labels and Small Improvements 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Lattice

endorsed leader

Named in nineteen categories this edition.

Small Improvements

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share40%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4515A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lattice reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Leapsome was named alongside these two in nine of the twelve direct answers. Lattice vs Effy AI · Lattice vs Primalogik · Lattice vs Culture Amp

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

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LatticeFirst choices, of twelve modelsSmall Improvements
Direct100
Paraphrase601 against Lattice
Comparative20
Budget-constrained022 against Lattice
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Lattice
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.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lattice and Small Improvements 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
Lattice Small Improvements first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lattice on the left and Small Improvements on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lattice and Small Improvements stood in it.

Lattice first, Small Improvements not the choice

10 of 12 modelsSmall Improvements was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Lattice alternatives: Leapsome, PerformYard, SurveySparrow
Gemini 3.5 FlashLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap, Teamflect
Perplexity SonarLattice alternatives: Betterworks, Spidergap
Grok 4.1 FastLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome
DeepSeek V4 FlashLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap
Llama 4 MaverickLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Effy AI, Leapsome
Qwen 3.7 FlashLattice alternatives: Betterworks, Culture Amp, Spidergap
Kimi K2Lattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap
GLM 4.7 FlashXLattice alternatives: EchoSpan, Leapsome, Spidergap
MiniMax M2.5Lattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap

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.
Mistral SmallBetterworks, Culture Amp alternatives: Lattice, Leapsome

Neither was named

1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniCulture Amp alternatives: EchoSpan, Spidergap

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
Small Improvements leads by nine points.
Small Improvements11%#3 of 13
Lattice2%#11 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Lattice leads at mid-market.
Lattice40%#1 of 15
Small Improvements5%#5 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Lattice leads by six points.
Lattice6%#3 of 8
Small Improvements0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Lattice

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

“Lattice carries a $4,000 annual minimum ... Avoid these if your budget is tight.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Best For: Comprehensive performance management combined with 360s.... Lattice ensures the feedback actually impacts future goal-setting.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Small Improvements

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one 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
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.