# Small Improvements: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/small-improvements

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Corporate performance management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/corporate-performance-management/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "At $3/user/month annually, this is a solid budget choice for teams with 20+ people." (MiniMax M2.5, Corporate performance ma)
- "Best for performance reviews: Small Improvements ($3/user/month)" (Mistral Small, Corporate performance ma)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Small Improvements, from 11 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- effy.ai: 10
- softwaresuggest.com: 6
- softwareconnect.com: 5
- capterra.com: 3
- selecthub.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- spotsaas.com: 3
- epicflow.com: 2
- hrlineup.com: 2
- leadchangegroup.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://effy.ai/blog/performance-management-software-for-small-business: 10
- https://softwaresuggest.com/enterprise-performance-management-software: 6
- https://softwareconnect.com/roundups/best-epm-software: 5
- https://selecthub.com/c/epm-software: 3
- https://capterra.com/business-performance-management-software: 2
- https://capterra.com/resources/best-performance-management-software-small-business-reviews-analysis: 2
- https://epicflow.com/blog/best-enterprise-project-management-software: 2
- https://hrlineup.com/best-epm-enterprise-performance-management-software: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.