One of twelve models named Betterworks first on the direct prompt; zero named Leapsome. Betterworks was named by twelve of the twelve models and Leapsome by eleven and both carry 31 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in thirteen 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 performance management page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Betterworks and Leapsome were named in the same answer seventy-three times, of the 240 answers naming Betterworks and the 255 naming Leapsome. In those answers Leapsome took the first choice three times and Betterworks thirteen.
| 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. Two of two in this category shown.
“Betterworks | Extremely expensive, poor integration across multiple systems, unresponsive customer service” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“The best performance management software for a mid-market B2B company is Lattice, HiBob HRIS, or Betterworks.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct 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.
“Leapsome: has a real admin learning curve and thinner native integrations than peers.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Leaders in this category typically include Lattice, Culture Amp, 15Five, Leapsome, and PerformYard.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale 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.