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Mentoring software · October 2026 Edition

PushFar vs Chronus

Zero of fourteen models named PushFar first on the direct prompt; two named Chronus. PushFar was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Chronus by fourteen and PushFar carries 22 labels and Chronus 42, so the shares are not directly comparable.

PushFar

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Chronus

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share9%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2242A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, PushFar reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Together was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Together vs PushFar · Together vs Chronus · Mentorloop vs PushFar

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 mentoring software page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PushFarFirst choices, of fourteen modelsChronus
Direct021 against Chronus
Paraphrase112 against Chronus
Comparative03
Budget-constrained403 against Chronus
Scale-constrained001 against Chronus
Negative001 against Chronus
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, PushFar and Chronus were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 70 answers naming PushFar and the 145 naming Chronus. In those answers Chronus took the first choice seven times and PushFar eight.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where PushFar and Chronus stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
PushFar Chronus first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, PushFar on the left and Chronus on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Chronus first, PushFar not the choice

2 of 14 modelsPushFar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniChronus alternatives: MentorcliQ, Together
Qwen 3.7 FlashChronus, MentorFlow alternatives: CoachHub, Lighthouse, Talmundo

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarMentorcliQ alternatives: Chronus, Together
Grok 4.1 FastMentorcliQ alternatives: Chronus, Qooper, Together
DeepSeek V4 FlashMentorcliQ alternatives: Chronus, Qooper, Together
GLM 4.7 FlashXMentorcliQ, Mentorloop alternatives: Chronus, Qooper
MiniMax M2.5Mentorloop, Together alternatives: Chronus, MentorcliQ, Mentorgain, PushFar
GPT-6 LunaTogether alternatives: Chronus, MentorcliQ, Qooper

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Mentorloop, Together alternatives: Guider, Qooper
Gemini 3.5 FlashTogether alternatives: Guider, Mentorloop, Qooper
Mistral SmallTogether alternatives: Mentorgain, Qooper
Llama 4 MaverickGuider, MentorCity, Qooper, Together Corporate Mentorship
Kimi K2Together alternatives: MentorcliQ, Qooper
Muse Glimmer 30BMentorloop alternatives: Guider, MentorCity

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
PushFar leads by nineteen points.
PushFar19%#2 of 12
Chronus0%#12 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
PushFar leads by four points.
PushFar9%#4 of 12
Chronus6%#5 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Chronus leads at enterprise.
Chronus15%#4 of 8
PushFar0%#8 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about PushFar

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

“Best Free Option: PushFar ... widely recognized as the best free option for internal mentoring programs” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“For a limited budget, the strongest recommendation from the results is PushFar.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“would be MentorGain, Together Platform, or PushFar” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Chronus

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

“Legacy enterprise tools (like Chronus or MentorcliQ) are often too complex, highly manual to configure, and cost-prohibitive for mid-market budgets.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Chronus is strong, but its pricing is quote-based and aimed more at enterprise use, so it's usually not the most budget-friendly starting point.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“typically start at $10,000+ per year and require you to go through a lengthy "contact sales" process” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise platforms like MentorcliQ and Chronus are best for organizations that need to run, scale, and measure structured mentoring programs internally” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Chronus is currently one of the most popular platforms for growing companies.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Chronus is currently the gold standard for large-scale corporate programs.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.