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Coaching platforms · November 2026 Edition

Torch vs EZRA

Three of fourteen models named Torch first on the direct prompt; zero named EZRA. Torch was named by eleven of the fourteen models and EZRA by eight and Torch carries 27 labels and EZRA 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Torch

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

EZRA

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share10%2%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#4#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2713A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Torch 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 Torch · CoachHub vs EZRA · Growthspace vs Torch

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.
TorchFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEZRA
Direct30
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained11
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, Torch and EZRA were named in the same answer forty-one times, of the 72 answers naming Torch and the 66 naming EZRA. In those answers EZRA took the first choice two times and Torch zero.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Torch first, EZRA not the choice

3 of 14 modelsEZRA 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

6 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
GPT-6 Luna15Five alternatives: Gong, Mindtickle, Torch
Muse Glimmer 30BBoon Health, CoachHub alternatives: BetterUp, Disprz, Growthspace, Together, Torch

Neither was named

5 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
Qwen 3.7 FlashBetterUp alternatives: Coachify, ExecsOnCall, Noomfy, iRelate
MiniMax M2.5Disprz alternatives: BetterUp, CoachHub, 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.
Torch0%#12 of 14
EZRA0%#– of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Torch leads by eight points.
Torch10%#4 of 10
EZRA2%#8 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: EZRA leads at enterprise.
EZRA7%#3 of 11
Torch0%#9 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

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

What the models said about EZRA

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

“BetterUp / Ezra / Torch: Strong for scalable 1:1 leadership and manager coaching” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Focuses on scalability and program structure. Similar to CoachHub but often preferred for specific cohort-based enterprise programs.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Focuses on structured, scalable 1-on-1 coaching programs linked directly to behavioral metrics.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
CoachHub vs TorchCoachHub vs EZRAGrowthspace vs TorchGrowthspace vs EZRABetterUp vs TorchBetterUp vs EZRATorch vs Boon HealthTorch vs Simply.CoachTorch vs CoachAccountableBoon Health vs EZRASimply.Coach vs EZRACoachAccountable vs EZRAAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full coaching platforms 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.