Zero of fourteen models named 15Five Engage first on the direct prompt; zero named Qualtrics EmployeeXM. 15Five Engage was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Qualtrics EmployeeXM by seven and 15Five Engage carries 28 labels and Qualtrics EmployeeXM 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 fourteen 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 employee engagement surveys page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, 15Five Engage and Qualtrics EmployeeXM were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 82 answers naming 15Five Engage and the 94 naming Qualtrics EmployeeXM. In those answers Qualtrics EmployeeXM took the first choice three times and 15Five Engage two.
| 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 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
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. Three of four in this category shown.
“I'd recommend starting with Leapsome or 15Five” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best low-cost dedicated option: 15Five Engage.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Culture Amp or 15Five:” Kimi K2 · paraphrase 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.
“Avoid platforms like Culture Amp, Leapsome, or Qualtrics” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“you cannot afford to spend months on enterprise implementation (like Qualtrics)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Rather than paying for enterprise-level suites like Culture Amp or Qualtrics” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“platforms like Culture Amp, Lattice, and Qualtrics often provide the best balance of features and support” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“if you need deeper survey logic, more advanced research-style analytics, or you're closer to enterprise complexity” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · alternative
“if you need enterprise-grade analytics ... and you're okay with more complexity” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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.