# Kota: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Flexible benefits and lifestyle spending accounts](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/flexible-benefits-and-lifestyle-spending-accounts/index.md) | 0% | 49 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Kota or Reward Gateway: UK-focused but strong for perks/flex allowances with automation." (Grok 4.20, Flexible benefits)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 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 Kota, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- apps.apple.com: 1
- ftc.gov: 1
- glassdoor.com: 1
- indeed.com: 1
- joinforma.com: 1
- kota.io: 1 (its own site)
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 1
- trustpilot.com: 1
- vendordirectory.shrm.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/forma-flexible-benefit-suite/id1611112367: 1
- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/03/ftc-sends-nearly-100-million-refunds-consumers-harmed-benefytt-technologies-sham-health-plans: 1
- https://glassdoor.com/Reviews/Flexible-Benefit-Service-Reviews-E340053.htm: 1
- https://indeed.com/cmp/Remotasks/reviews: 1
- https://joinforma.com/resources/best-personalized-benefits-platforms: 1
- https://joinforma.com/resources/employee-benefits-platform-providers: 1
- https://kota.io/blog/7-best-employee-benefits-platforms-in-2026: 1
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/benefits-administration-software: 1

## In its own words

What Kota's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Employee Benefits Platform for Modern Teams (https://kota.io/)
- For: UK and European SMEs (https://kota.io/)
- Price stated: Startup: €/£ 9 per employee monthly platform fee; Scaleup: €/£ 6 per employee monthly platform fee; Enterprise: Talk to our team (https://www.kota.io/pricing)
- Starting price: €/£ 9 (https://www.kota.io/pricing)
- Certifications: ISO 27001
- Customers named: &Open, Cloudsmith, Life Scientific, Carwow, Nine Dots, Protex AI, Ikon Science, Dogpatch Labs

## What it publishes

Every page kota.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 626 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 143 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.