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Employee giving and volunteering · November 2026 Edition
Groundswell vs Percent Pledge
Zero of fourteen models named Groundswell first on the direct prompt; two named Percent Pledge. Groundswell was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Percent Pledge by ten and Groundswell carries 26 labels and Percent Pledge 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share3%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2621A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Groundswell reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Uncommon Giving was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Uncommon Giving vs Groundswell · Uncommon Giving vs Percent Pledge · Millie vs Groundswell
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 employee giving and volunteering page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GroundswellFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPercent Pledge
Direct02
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Groundswell
Scale-constrained20
Negative112 against Groundswell
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 Groundswell and Percent Pledge stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| 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 | |
Groundswell Percent Pledge first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Groundswell on the left and Percent Pledge on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Groundswell and Percent Pledge stood in it.
Percent Pledge first, Groundswell not the choice
2 of 14 modelsGroundswell was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Llama 4 MaverickPercent Pledge, Selflessly, Uncommon Giving
MiniMax M2.5Percent Pledge alternatives: Millie, Uncommon Giving
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Bright Funds alternatives: Groundswell, Millie, Uncommon Giving
GPT-5.4 miniBenevity Enterprise Impact Platform alternatives: Groundswell, Millie
Gemini 3.5 FlashDeed alternatives: Alaya, Bright Funds, Groundswell, Percent Pledge
Perplexity SonarMillie alternatives: Deed, Groundswell, Selflessly
Grok 4.20Millie alternatives: Groundswell, Selflessly
Mistral SmallUncommon Giving alternatives: Field Day, Millie, OnHand, Percent Pledge
DeepSeek V4 FlashUncommon Giving alternatives: Groundswell
Qwen 3.7 FlashUncommon Giving alternatives: Millie, Percent Pledge
Kimi K2Millie, Uncommon Giving alternatives: Groundswell
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GLM 4.7 FlashXUncommon Giving alternatives: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, Field Day
GPT-6 LunaMillie alternatives: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, Blackbaud YourCause, Goodera
Muse Glimmer 30BUncommon Giving alternatives: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, YourCause CSRconnect
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
Groundswell leads by two points.
Groundswell5%#5 of 11Percent Pledge3%#6 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Groundswell3%#6 of 12Percent Pledge3%#7 of 12Enterprise
Groundswell leads by six points.
Groundswell6%#3 of 10Percent Pledge0%#– of 10What the models said about Groundswell
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“These may be unsuitable where native nonprofit-CRM integration or federated/community-campaign support is essential” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“starts at $12,500/year, so it's less likely to fit a tight budget” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Groundswell and Millie — ask what screening they use now.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Smart, lightweight platforms (Uncommon Giving, Groundswell, momoGood) may outperform the more heavyweight enterprise options” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“lean toward modern, high-agility CSR tools (such as *Deed*, *Groundswell*, *Percent Pledge*, or *Uncommon Giving*)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Platforms like YourCause and Groundswell specifically target 500-1,000 employee companies” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Percent Pledge
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The best employee giving and volunteering platform for a mid-market B2B company is Percent Pledge, Uncommon Giving, or Selflessly.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“lean toward modern, high-agility CSR tools (such as *Deed*, *Groundswell*, *Percent Pledge*, or *Uncommon Giving*)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Percent Pledge (Best Overall for Mid-Market)” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Uncommon Giving vs GroundswellUncommon Giving vs Percent PledgeMillie vs GroundswellMillie vs Percent PledgeSelflessly vs GroundswellSelflessly vs Percent PledgeSubmittable vs GroundswellSubmittable vs Percent PledgeBenevity Enterprise Impact Platform vs GroundswellBenevity Enterprise Impact Platform vs Percent PledgeGroundswell vs Field DayPercent Pledge vs Field DayAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full giving & volunteering standing
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.