# The Happiness Index: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee engagement surveys](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/index.md) | 0% | 79 | 50% | 2 |
| [Employee wellbeing and mental health](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-wellbeing-and-mental-health/index.md) | 0% | 87 | 0% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Niche for mid-market with neuroscience/AI focus; good for frontline/growing B2B but less established." (Grok 4.20, Employee engagement surv)

## 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 The Happiness Index, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- leadchangegroup.com: 4
- thehappinessindex.com: 4 (its own site)
- leapsome.com: 2
- paycor.com: 2
- sogolytics.com: 2
- thrivesparrow.com: 2
- aipromptshub.co: 1
- championhealth.co.uk: 1
- feedbackpulse.com: 1
- g2.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://thehappinessindex.com/blog/best-employee-engagement-platforms-mid-market: 3
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-engagement-software: 2
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-engagement-software/mid-market: 2
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-survey-software/mid-market: 2
- https://leapsome.com/comparisons/employee-engagement-software: 2
- https://paycor.com/resource-center/articles/best-employee-pulse-survey-tools: 2
- https://sogolytics.com/learning-center/employee-experience/employee-engagement-survey-vendor: 2
- https://aipromptshub.co/hr/ai-performance-review-tools-2026: 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.