# Koan: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/koan

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Goals and OKRs](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/goals-and-okrs/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Both platforms were acquired and absorbed into larger HR tools (like WorkTango), shuttering their original lightweight standalone apps." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Goals and OKRs)
- "Ally.io, Koan, and 7Geese all shut down or were absorbed since 2020" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Goals and OKRs)
- "Koan — AVOID (Discontinued)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Goals and OKRs)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Koan, from 13 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- okrstool.com: 11
- ones.com: 11
- tability.io: 7
- worxmate.ai: 7
- resources.rework.com: 6
- mooncamp.com: 5
- profit.co: 4
- peoplegoal.com: 3
- planisware.com: 3
- toddhagopian.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://okrstool.com/blog/best-okr-software: 6
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/performance-management/best-okr-software-2026: 5
- https://ones.com/blog/10-best-okr-tools-in-2026-for-every-team-size: 4
- https://ones.com/blog/7-best-okr-tools-for-small-business-growth-in-2026: 4
- https://tability.io/odt/articles/best-okr-software-for-enterprise: 4
- https://okrstool.com/blog/okr-software-buying-guide: 3
- https://ones.com/blog/7-best-okr-management-tools-to-align-your-company: 3
- https://peoplegoal.com/blog/okr-software-for-small-business: 3

## 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.