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Coaching platforms · November 2026 Edition

BetterUp vs Torch

One of fourteen models named BetterUp first on the direct prompt; three named Torch. BetterUp was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Torch by eleven and BetterUp carries 54 labels and Torch 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.

BetterUp

criticized challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Torch

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share12%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate30%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels5427A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, BetterUp reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Growthspace was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. CoachHub vs BetterUp · CoachHub vs Torch · Growthspace vs BetterUp

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 coaching platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BetterUpFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTorch
Direct134 against BetterUp
Paraphrase312 against BetterUp
Comparative30
Budget-constrained007 against BetterUp
Scale-constrained21
Negative003 against BetterUp
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, BetterUp and Torch were named in the same answer sixty-seven times, of the 172 answers naming BetterUp and the 72 naming Torch. In those answers Torch took the first choice two times and BetterUp twenty-two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where BetterUp and Torch stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
BetterUp Torch first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, BetterUp on the left and Torch on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where BetterUp and Torch stood in it.

BetterUp first, Torch not the choice

1 of 14 modelsTorch was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashBetterUp alternatives: Coachify, ExecsOnCall, Noomfy, iRelate

Torch first, BetterUp not the choice

3 of 14 modelsBetterUp was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Torch alternatives: Avoma, Boon Health, Spekit, TalentLMS
Gemini 3.5 FlashTorch alternatives: Avoma, Boon Health, Cloverleaf, Gong, Growthspace, Jiminny
Kimi K2Boon Health, Torch alternatives: CoachHub, Growthspace

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarGrowthspace alternatives: 15Five, BetterUp, Boon Health, CoachHub, Lattice, Torch
Grok 4.20Growthspace alternatives: CoachHub, Torch
DeepSeek V4 FlashBoon Health alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, Growthspace, Torch
GLM 4.7 FlashXBoon Health alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, Disprz, Torch
MiniMax M2.5Disprz alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, Growthspace, Together
GPT-6 Luna15Five alternatives: Gong, Mindtickle, Torch
Muse Glimmer 30BBoon Health, CoachHub alternatives: BetterUp, Disprz, Growthspace, Together, Torch

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniCoachHub alternatives: Chronus, Exec, Highspot, Mindtickle, Seismic, Tenor
Mistral SmallDisprz alternatives: Boon Health, Growthspace, Together
Llama 4 MaverickDisprz alternatives: Growthspace, Together

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
BetterUp0%#14 of 14
Torch0%#12 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
BetterUp leads by two points.
BetterUp12%#3 of 10
Torch10%#4 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
BetterUp leads by forty-four points.
BetterUp44%#1 of 11
Torch0%#9 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about BetterUp

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget - BetterUp and CoachHub — these are enterprise platforms that traditionally charge $3,000–$5,000+ per user/year” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget - BetterUp and CoachHub: Enterprise-grade with no published pricing; typically very expensive” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms such as BetterUp unless you need large-scale live coaching” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“BetterUp is currently the market leader in the digital coaching space... Start by requesting a demo from CoachHub (for efficiency/cost) and BetterUp (for comprehensive support).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“BetterUp / Ezra / Torch: Strong for scalable 1:1 leadership and manager coaching with enterprise-grade reporting and high-quality ICF coaches.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Largest human coach network + AI-driven insights... Want a ready-made network? → BetterUp or CoachHub.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Torch

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“It's particularly recommended for mid-market companies with 500–5,000 employees building a formal coaching culture for the first time” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Boon or Torch offer the best balance of features, pricing flexibility, and mid-market-focused implementation” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“BetterUp / Ezra / Torch: Strong for scalable 1:1 leadership and manager coaching” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.