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Performance management · October 2026 Edition

15Five vs HiBob

Two of fourteen models named 15Five first on the direct prompt; one named HiBob. 15Five was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HiBob by nine and 15Five carries 50 labels and HiBob 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

15Five

accepted challenger

Named in ten categories this edition.

HiBob

accepted challenger

Named in twenty-four categories this edition.

First-choice share9%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5016A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, 15Five reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Lattice was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Lattice vs 15Five · Lattice vs HiBob · Zoho People 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 performance management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
15FiveFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHiBob
Direct21
Paraphrase21
Comparative00
Budget-constrained101 against 15Five
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against 15Five · 1 against HiBob
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where 15Five and HiBob 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
15Five HiBob first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, 15Five on the left and HiBob on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where 15Five and HiBob stood in it.

15Five first, HiBob an alternative

2 of 14 modelsHiBob was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 Fast15Five, Lattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Deel, HiBob
Mistral Small15Five, Lattice

HiBob first, 15Five not the choice

1 of 14 models15Five was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniHiBob alternatives: Lattice, Leapsome, Rippling

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.
Claude Haiku 4.5Lattice alternatives: 15Five, Leapsome, PerformYard
Gemini 3.5 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five, Leapsome, PerformYard
DeepSeek V4 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five, Betterworks, Leapsome
Kimi K2Lattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard
GLM 4.7 FlashXLattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Engagedly, Leapsome
GPT-6 LunaLattice alternatives: 15Five, Leapsome, PerformYard

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarLattice alternatives: ClearCompany, Culture Amp, Engagedly, PerformYard
Llama 4 MaverickLattice alternatives: Betterworks
Qwen 3.7 FlashLeverage alternatives: Betterworks, BigDeals, Lattice, Spiff
MiniMax M2.5Lattice alternatives: Betterworks, PerformYard
Muse Glimmer 30BLattice alternatives: BambooHR, Leapsome, Namely, PerformYard

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
15Five leads by fourteen points.
15Five14%#3 of 12
HiBob0%#– of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
15Five leads by five points.
15Five9%#3 of 15
HiBob4%#6 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
15Five leads by two points.
15Five2%#8 of 12
HiBob0%#– of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about 15Five

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

“Steer clear of Lattice/15Five/BambooHR if budget-tight” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Both platforms are well-suited for mid-market B2B companies... 15Five excelling in employee engagement and regular feedback” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Start here: Demo Lattice or 15Five—they dominate mid-market lists and suit B2B workflows.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about HiBob

No label in this category carried a quote.

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.