# ChatGPT alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 201 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where ChatGPT holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/chatgpt/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Leena AI: 30
- Moveworks: 19
- MeBeBot: 18
- Gusto: 17
- Workativ Assistant: 12
- BambooHR: 6

## HR AI assistants

**Small business**: 66 of 72 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- Gusto: first choice in 15 of those 66
- MeBeBot: first choice in 11 of those 66
- BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Leena AI: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Workativ Assistant: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Playroll Orbit: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Windmill: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Ask BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #2 of 11 at 10%).

- Leena AI: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Workativ Assistant: first choice in 6 of those 64
- MeBeBot: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Moveworks: first choice in 5 of those 64
- HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Lattice: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 64
- AskTheChamp for HR: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name ChatGPT.

- Leena AI: first choice in 20 of those 71
- Moveworks: first choice in 14 of those 71
- Workativ Assistant: first choice in 3 of those 71
- MeBeBot: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Coworker AI: first choice in 1 of those 71
- IBM watsonx Orchestrate: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Kinfolk: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 1 of those 71

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