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Coaching platforms · October 2026 Edition

Exec vs Torch

Zero of fourteen models named Exec first on the direct prompt; four named Torch. Exec was named by eight of the fourteen models and Torch by thirteen and Exec carries 15 labels and Torch 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Exec

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Torch

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share16%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate0%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.

Labels1520A count; the two differ.

The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Exec reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Growthspace was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Growthspace vs Exec · Growthspace vs Torch · Exec vs 15Five

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 coaching platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

ExecFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTorch

Direct04

Paraphrase52

Comparative00

Budget-constrained402 against Torch

Scale-constrained00

Negative001 against Torch

Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Exec and Torch were named in the same answer sixteen times, of the 44 answers naming Exec and the 68 naming Torch. In those answers Torch took the first choice one time and Exec three.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Exec and Torch stood in it.

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

Exec

Torch

first choice

named as an alternative

argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Exec on the left and Torch on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Exec and Torch stood in it.

Torch first, Exec an alternative

4 of 14 modelsExec was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Claude Haiku 4.5Boon Health, Torch alternatives: Avoma, Coachello, Gong, Growthspace, Risely, Sounding Board

Perplexity SonarTorch alternatives: Betterworks, Cloverleaf, Lattice

Llama 4 MaverickTorch alternatives: Growthspace, Lattice, Motivosity

Muse Glimmer 30BTorch alternatives: Boon Health, Exec, Growthspace

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

GPT-5.4 miniLattice alternatives: CoachHub, Culture Amp, Torch, Valence

GPT-6 Luna15Five alternatives: BetterUp, Gong, Mindtickle, Torch

Neither was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

Gemini 3.5 FlashGrowthspace, Jiminny alternatives: Avoma, Boon Health, Cloverleaf

Grok 4.1 FastLattice alternatives: 15Five, Betterworks, CoachHub, Jiminny, Leapsome, Showpad Coach

Mistral SmallGrowthspace alternatives: Coachello, Motivosity

DeepSeek V4 FlashGrowthspace, Lattice alternatives: Betterworks

Qwen 3.7 FlashLattice alternatives: Growthspace, Motivosity

Kimi K215Five, Lattice alternatives: Betterworks, CoachHub, Growthspace

GLM 4.7 FlashXBetterUp alternatives: CoachHub, Growthspace

MiniMax M2.5no first choice alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, Growthspace

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.

Small business

Exec leads by two points.

Exec#– of 10

Torch#9 of 10

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

Exec leads by five points.

Exec#2 of 13

Torch#3 of 13

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Exec leads by six points.

Exec#5 of 12

Torch#9 of 12

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Exec

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Together (starting at $6/user/month) and Exec (starting at $20/user/month) are the most budget-friendly options with strong coaching capabilities” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice

“I'd recommend starting with Exec if you want to see immediate results with predictable costs, or Growthspace” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice

“two primary platforms depending on your specific organizational goals: Growthspace and Exec.com” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Torch

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 to avoid (for tight budgets): BetterUp, CoachHub, Torch, and EZRA” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · hard negative

“Many of these platforms have incredibly strict non-compete clauses.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative

“are quote-based and priced for mid-market / enterprise populations” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative

“"Torch — Best for Leadership Development in Mid-Market Companies"... Choose Torch if you want a leadership / manager-to-executive pipeline with curated coaches” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice

“The best employee coaching platforms for a mid-market B2B company include Torch, Growthspace, Lattice, and Motivosity.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice

“Torch is a leadership coaching and alignment platform built for mid-market and enterprise talent teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice

Also compared

Growthspace vs Exec Growthspace vs Torch Exec vs 15Five Exec vs Lattice Exec vs Boon Health Exec vs Simply.Coach Exec vs CoachHub Torch vs 15Five Torch vs Lattice Torch vs Boon Health Torch vs Simply.Coach Torch vs CoachHub All twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full coaching platforms standing

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.