# Happify: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/happify

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee wellbeing and mental health](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-wellbeing-and-mental-health/index.md) | 0% | 109 | 67% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Grouped in critiques (e.g., EPHA reports) for weak evidence bases, no proven net health benefits" (Grok 4.20, Employee wellbeing)
- "should be treated as consumer wellbeing or support services—not automatically as clinically validated care" (Perplexity Sonar, Employee wellbeing)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Happify, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- epha.org: 3
- choice.com.au: 2
- cnbc.com: 2
- healthline.com: 2
- abcnews.com: 1
- activision.com: 1
- benefits.adobe.com: 1
- benefitscanada.com: 1
- choosingtherapy.com: 1
- consumer.ftc.gov: 1

### Pages cited

- https://epha.org/mental-health-apps-not-a-friend-but-a-foe-for-public-health: 3
- https://cnbc.com/2025/08/08/wellness-apps-dont-have-to-prove-they-keep-your-data-private.html: 2
- https://abcnews.com/Health/mental-health-apps-put-privacy-risk-stay-protected/story: 1
- https://activision.com/cdn/benefits-for-every-world/spring-health-faq.pdf: 1
- https://benefits.adobe.com/document/1007: 1
- https://benefits.adobe.com/document/1015: 1
- https://benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-law/yale-university-settles-lawsuit-over-employee-wellness-program: 1
- https://choice.com.au/data-protection-and-privacy/data-collection-and-use/how-your-data-is-used/articles/fertility-apps-comparison: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.