Six of twelve models named Crunchr first on the direct prompt; three named Visier. Crunchr was named by eleven of the twelve models and Visier by twelve and Crunchr carries 29 labels and Visier 48, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two 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 people analytics page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Crunchr and Visier were named in the same answer sixty-six times, of the 75 answers naming Crunchr and the 255 naming Visier. In those answers Visier took the first choice twenty-four times and Crunchr seven.
| 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. Four of five in this category shown.
“avoid it if you are outside Europe and do not need CSRD-style compliance reporting” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“I'd lean toward Rippling if you need an integrated HR platform, or Crunchr if you already have an HRIS” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Crunchr is the top choice due to its focus on mid-market needs, quick setup, and GDPR compliance.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“the best *default* choice is usually Crunchr if you want a dedicated people analytics platform” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Enterprise platforms like Visier offer custom enterprise pricing and implementation complexity that make them a poor fit for small to mid-market organizations.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Platforms to Avoid in the Mid-Market ... Visier or One Model ... generally poor fits for the mid-market” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise tools. Visier, Workday, and Eightfold AI typically require 500\u20131,000+ employees” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“The category standard. Pre-built people-data model, deep metric library, 30M+ employee benchmarks, strong forecasting. Very powerful but complex.” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“| 1 | Visier | Large enterprises with complex, multi‑source workforce data | Deep workforce analytics, AI‑powered insights” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Market leader in people analytics, known for workforce planning, talent acquisition, and employee engagement.” Mistral Small · comparative 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.