Small Improvements vs Culture Amp
Zero of twelve models named Small Improvements first on the direct prompt; zero named Culture Amp. Small Improvements was named by ten of the twelve models and Culture Amp by eleven and Small Improvements carries 11 labels and Culture Amp 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in ten 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.
By framing
Small ImprovementsFirst choices, of twelve modelsCulture Amp
Every model, every framing
| 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 | |
Small Improvements Culture Amp first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Small Improvements on the left and Culture Amp on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 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
Small Improvements6%#7 of 10Culture Amp2%#– of 10Small Improvements7%#5 of 14Culture Amp2%#8 of 14Small Improvements0%#– of 9Culture Amp0%#9 of 9What the models said about Small Improvements
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Cheapest credible option (but has seat minimums)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · soft negative
“The best performance management software for a company with a limited budget is Small Improvements, which is the cheapest credible performance appraisal software” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Often cited as the best value for money, Small Improvements strikes a balance between robust features and affordability.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Often cited as the cheapest credible option at $3/user/month, making it ideal for small businesses” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Culture Amp
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Some users find its reporting and integration capabilities less robust compared to dedicated performance management systems.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
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.