# Headspace: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 29 judge labels across 1 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/headspace/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee wellbeing and mental health | 2% | 9 | 24% | 29 |

## What the models said for it

- "Primary recommendation: A digital mental‑health platform ... (Modern Health, Meditopa, Headspace for Work, etc.)" (MiniMax M2.5, Employee wellbeing)
- "Platforms with peer-reviewed clinical evidence (e.g., Headspace, Woebot have some RCT support)" (Kimi K2, Employee wellbeing)
- "If you have a tight budget and just want to offer a generic perk: Choose Headspace/Calm." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee wellbeing)
- "For meditation and everyday stress support, compare Headspace and Calm Health." (GPT-6 Luna, Employee wellbeing)

## And against it

- "Headspace - Collects a wide range of personal information including health data, shares user data with third-party platforms for targeted advertising." (Llama 4 Maverick, Employee wellbeing)
- "Calm and Headspace: Mozilla *Privacy Not Included* warnings for data sharing and weak security." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Employee wellbeing)
- "Headspace — High Concern (Privacy Issues) ... flagged by Mozilla's Privacy Not Included report" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Employee wellbeing)
- "Standalone mindfulness app (Calm/Headspace alone) | Low engagement" (Kimi K2, Employee wellbeing)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Employee wellbeing and mental health: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 8 → 9 of 111.

## In its own words

What Headspace's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Mental Health App for Meditation & Sleep (https://headspace.com/)
- For: people looking for better mental health, meditation, sleep, mindfulness, and mental health coaching (https://headspace.com/)
- Price stated: Try for $0 (https://headspace.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://headspace.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Try for $0 (https://headspace.com/)
- Customers named: Nike, Amazon Kids+, Hyatt

## What it publishes

Every page headspace.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2958 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1249 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-12
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 40 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-12
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-02-04
- podcast or video: 353 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-23
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-06-12 blog: Family stress https://www.headspace.com/articles/family-stress
- Recent: 2026-06-12 blog: How to handle relationship stress https://www.headspace.com/articles/how-to-handle-relationship-stress
- Recent: 2026-06-12 comparison: Stress vs anxiety https://www.headspace.com/articles/stress-vs-anxiety
- Recent: 2026-06-12 comparison: Whats the difference between being nervous vs anxious https://www.headspace.com/articles/whats-the-difference-between-being-nervous-vs-anxious
- Recent: 2026-06-09 blog: Better bedtimes built in headspace is now on amazon kids https://www.headspace.com/articles/better-bedtimes-built-in-headspace-is-now-on-amazon-kids
- Recent: 2026-06-08 blog: What are the physical symptoms of stress https://www.headspace.com/articles/what-are-the-physical-symptoms-of-stress

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.