Brand report · September 2026

Leapsome: AI Visibility Report

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about performance management, Leapsome ranks #4 of 15, a Visibility Score of 47 in Performance Management (and appears in 2 categories of the index).

Note: that score is Leapsome's best category. Leapsome aspires to HR & Payroll but is unranked there (Rippling, Gusto and BambooHR lead).

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees Leapsome

Present across two categories, decisive in neither.

Where it wins. Performance Management is Leapsome's clearest foothold, pulling a 70.8% mention rate and a rank of 4 out of 15 competitors. That breadth of recall is real, and it shows up most when buyers ask about startups and small teams.

Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate in Performance Management means models consistently name Leapsome alongside Lattice and 15Five rather than ahead of them, and in Employee Engagement the brand disappears entirely when enterprise buyers or feature-specific questions shape the prompt.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Gap

How Leapsome positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Leapsome's homepage positions it for HR & Payroll. Ask the models that question and they name Rippling, Gusto and BambooHR, not Leapsome.

The pitch

"The only HR platform with AI that raises your talent density."

Positions in HR & Payroll

What AI actually says

Strongest #3 · Performance Management

In HR & Payroll Not named. Rippling, Gusto and BambooHR lead

Why, and what closes it. Models recommend what the web says about a brand, not what its homepage asserts. That is a content and coverage gap, not a product one. Earned mentions and clearer positioning can move it.

Homepage self-messaging · September 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

Performance Management · #4 of 15

47 / 100 ▲ 8 vs last month

71%

mention rate (72 answers)

4

avg. position

0%

first pick

11%

share of voice

ChatGPT

53

Claude

54

Gemini

33

How the models portray Leapsome

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

53% 39% 8%

endorsed · 95% band 40–66% listed caveated graded across 51 mentions in Performance Management answers

Prompt themes Leapsome would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention Leapsome. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Startup & small team

9/9

Feature-led ask

9/9

Top tools in 2026

8/9

Budget & alternatives

8/9

Use-case fit

7/9

Best overall

6/9

If you could pick one

4/9

Enterprise pick

0/9

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Leapsome's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Lattice

96%

15Five

94%

Culture Amp

71%

Workday

41%

Betterworks

41%

BambooHR

31%

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

Get alerted on big movements

We rerun the index every month. Drop your email and pick what to watch in Performance Management: the whole category or specific brands. Free, unsubscribe anytime.