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Coaching platforms · November 2026 Edition

Growthspace vs Torch

Two of fourteen models named Growthspace first on the direct prompt; three named Torch. Growthspace was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Torch by eleven and Growthspace carries 25 labels and Torch 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Growthspace

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Torch

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share14%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2527A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Growthspace reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CoachHub was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. CoachHub vs Growthspace · 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.
GrowthspaceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTorch
Direct23
Paraphrase51
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained01
Negative00
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, Growthspace and Torch were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 72 answers naming Growthspace and the 72 naming Torch. In those answers Torch took the first choice two times and Growthspace six.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Growthspace first, Torch an alternative

2 of 14 modelsTorch was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarGrowthspace alternatives: 15Five, BetterUp, Boon Health, CoachHub, Lattice, Torch
Grok 4.20Growthspace alternatives: CoachHub, Torch

Torch first, Growthspace an alternative

3 of 14 modelsGrowthspace 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.
Mistral SmallDisprz alternatives: Boon Health, Growthspace, Together
DeepSeek V4 FlashBoon Health alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, Growthspace, Torch
Llama 4 MaverickDisprz alternatives: Growthspace, Together
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

2 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
Qwen 3.7 FlashBetterUp alternatives: Coachify, ExecsOnCall, Noomfy, iRelate

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.
Growthspace0%#– of 14
Torch0%#12 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Growthspace leads by four points.
Growthspace14%#2 of 10
Torch10%#4 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Growthspace leads by two points.
Growthspace2%#7 of 11
Torch0%#9 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Growthspace

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

“If your primary goal is developing managers and upskilling sales/operational teams with clear ROI, start with Growthspace.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Growthspace is the most frequently recommended mid-market option in 2026-2027 reviews” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Growthspace is the most frequently recommended digital coaching marketplace” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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

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.