Zero of twelve models named Small Improvements first on the direct prompt; zero named PerformYard. Small Improvements was named by nine of the twelve models and PerformYard by ten and Small Improvements carries 15 labels and PerformYard 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three 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.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Small Improvements and PerformYard were named in the same answer forty times, of the 99 answers naming Small Improvements and the 139 naming PerformYard. In those answers PerformYard took the first choice three times and Small Improvements six.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“many tools (Effy AI, Primalogik, PerformYard, 15Five, Lattice) charge for every employee” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd generally recommend PerformYard first if you want a dedicated, mid-market-friendly multi-rater feedback / 360 review tool” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase 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.