# Culture Amp vs PerformYard: which do AI models recommend for 360 feedback, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, 360 feedback. Zero of fourteen models named Culture Amp first on the direct prompt; one named PerformYard. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/performance/360-feedback/culture-amp-vs-performyard/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Amp | 6% | #4 of 14 | 13% | 47 | 13 of 14 |
| PerformYard | 4% | #8 of 14 | 0% | 20 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: performyard first (first choices: PerformYard) (alternatives: Fast Mirror)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard, Teamflect)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Leapsome) (alternatives: Culture Amp, EchoSpan, Lattice)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: Culture Amp, FeedbackPulse, Leapsome)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Lattice, Leapsome) (alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Spidergap)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Leapsome) (alternatives: Culture Amp, Lattice)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: Bonusly, Leapsome)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Leapsome) (alternatives: 15Five, Lattice, Trakstar)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five, Engagedly, Leapsome)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Lattice, Spidergap) (alternatives: 15Five, Effy AI, Engagedly, Leapsome)

## What the models said about Culture Amp

- "Avoid enterprise-heavy like Culture Amp (custom pricing, better for 500+)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, paraphrase prompt, hard negative)

## What the models said about PerformYard

- "I'd start with PerformYard because it tends to be the least complicated path to a clean 360 process." (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "my default pick is PerformYard" (GPT-5.4 mini, direct prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.
