# ChatGPT alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 231 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ChatGPT holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/chatgpt/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Moveworks: 27
- Leena AI: 25
- MeBeBot: 22
- Ask BambooHR: 17
- Gusto: 10
- Rippling: 10

## HR AI assistants

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- Ask BambooHR: first choice in 17 of those 70
- Gusto: first choice in 10 of those 70
- MeBeBot: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Workativ Assistant: first choice in 3 of those 70
- BambooHR – Ask BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 70
- BambooHR’s Ask BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 70
- ChatBot.com: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #6 of 11 at 8%).

- Leena AI: first choice in 12 of those 77
- MeBeBot: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Moveworks: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 77
- HiBob: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Workativ Assistant: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Lattice: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Deel HR: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #7 of 7 at 0%).

- Moveworks: first choice in 22 of those 84
- Leena AI: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Workday Illuminate: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 84
- ServiceNow HR Service Delivery: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Kinfolk for HR: first choice in 1 of those 84
- MeBeBot: first choice in 1 of those 84

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