# Risely: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/risely/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching platforms | 0% | 35 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you need more features, Risely at $59/user/month offers the best balance of functionality and transparent pricing" (Kimi K2, Coaching platforms)
- "best for mid-market teams (50-1,000) wanting measurable daily coaching with skill tracking" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Coaching platforms)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Coaching platforms: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 35 of 128.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI-powered coaching platform for workplace skills. Merlin, your AI coach, delivers executive-level coaching for managers and individual contributors across 83 skills in 40 languages. (https://risely.me/)
- For: managers and individual contributors (https://risely.me/)
- Price stated: Individual $59/user/mo; Team $399/mo 5 users + $49/user/mo per additional; Enterprise Custom pricing; Enterprise pricing ranges from $700-$1,000/user/year depending on volume (https://risely.me/)
- Starting price: 59 (https://risely.me/)
- Free plan or trial: 14-day free trial — full access, no credit card required (https://risely.me/)
- Customers named: Micron Technology, The AES Corporation, Your Pet Space, Best Friends Animal Society, Tuolumne Me-Wuk Indian Health Center

## What it publishes

Every page risely.me exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1629 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1333 pages, 64 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-10-21
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 62 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-09
- template or tool: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-28
- glossary or explainer: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-08-28
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-11-20
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Cost of not training managers https://risely.me/cost-of-not-training-managers/
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Cost of not training managers https://risely.me/blog/cost-of-not-training-managers
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Manager burnout ai coaching https://risely.me/manager-burnout-ai-coaching/
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Ai coaching plan https://risely.me/blog/ai-coaching-plan
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Manager burnout ai coaching https://risely.me/blog/manager-burnout-ai-coaching
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: Disagree in writing https://risely.me/blog/disagree-in-writing

## 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.