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Performance management · November 2026 Edition

Lattice vs 15Five

Twelve of fourteen models named Lattice first on the direct prompt; five named 15Five. Both were named by all fourteen models and Lattice carries 59 labels and 15Five 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Lattice

endorsed leader

Named in fifteen categories this edition.

15Five

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

First-choice share47%16%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels5957A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lattice reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Leapsome was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Lattice vs AssessTEAM · Lattice vs Small Improvements · Lattice vs Zoho People

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 performance management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LatticeFirst choices, of fourteen models15Five
Direct125
Paraphrase103
Comparative114
Budget-constrained003 against Lattice
Scale-constrained20
Negative004 against Lattice · 5 against 15Five
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, Lattice and 15Five were named in the same answer 319 times, of the 711 answers naming Lattice and the 406 naming 15Five. In those answers 15Five took the first choice eighteen times and Lattice seventy-nine.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lattice and 15Five 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
Lattice 15Five first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lattice on the left and 15Five on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lattice and 15Five stood in it.

Both were the first choice

4 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
Grok 4.2015Five, Lattice alternatives: BambooHR, HiBob, Leapsome
Kimi K215Five, Lattice alternatives: Leapsome
GLM 4.7 FlashX15Five, Lattice alternatives: Leapsome
Muse Glimmer 30B15Five, Lattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard

Lattice first, 15Five an alternative

8 of 14 models15Five was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Lattice alternatives: 15Five, Betterworks, Leapsome, PerformYard
GPT-5.4 miniLattice alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Leapsome, Rippling
Gemini 3.5 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, HiBob, Leapsome, PerformYard, Rippling
Perplexity SonarLattice alternatives: 15Five, PerformYard
Mistral SmallLattice alternatives: 15Five, BambooHR, Leapsome, PerformYard
DeepSeek V4 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five, Leapsome, PerformYard
Qwen 3.7 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five, Betterworks, Culture Amp
GPT-6 LunaLattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, PerformYard

15Five first, Lattice an alternative

1 of 14 modelsLattice was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
MiniMax M2.515Five alternatives: Betterworks, Lattice, Leapsome, PerformYard

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

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
Lattice leads by eighteen points.
Lattice25%#1 of 13
15Five7%#5 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Lattice leads by thirty-one points.
Lattice47%#1 of 13
15Five16%#2 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Lattice leads by five points.
Lattice13%#3 of 10
15Five7%#5 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Lattice

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

“Avoid overkill tools like Lattice (excellent but often $8+/user)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Choose Lattice if your B2B company wants a comprehensive "system of record" for performance tied to talent reviews, compensation, and people analytics.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about 15Five

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

“you should approach with caution or avoid due to notable drawbacks... overwhelmed by excessive notifications, a steep learning curve, and limited customization options” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Interface described as “the most shit interface in the world,” adds unnecessary scoring hoops” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“It's often rated highest overall for mid-market and excels in fostering engagement in dynamic B2B environments.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you want the highest rated mid-market performance review product overall, 15Five is the current leader.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“1. 15Five (Score: 9.2/10) - Best for companies prioritizing manager-led coaching culture” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.