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Budget & alternatives · Prompt 8 of 8 · July 2026

A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What's the best affordable way to give employees access to coaching?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…marginal cost. Bring in coaching platforms (but use them selectively) Platforms like BetterUp, CoachHub, Torch, etc. can work, but they’re not always “cheap.” The affordable way to use them is: limit licenses to a specific group (e.g., managers only) run short-term programs instead of open-ended access Otherwise costs creep up quickly. Offer async + self-serve support This fills the gap between sessions: recorded…

Named across its answers: 1. BetterUp2. CoachHub3. Torch

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

BetterUp dominates this question, appearing in all 9 answers and leading 7 of them at an average position of 1.7, making it the near-automatic first answer across all three models. CoachHub is a consistent runner-up at position 2.6 but never breaks through to first, which matters because first-position mentions drive disproportionate buyer consideration.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name BetterUp, CoachHub and Torch on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

BetterUp 111111315 9/9 · 7× first · #1.7

CoachHub 22223226 8/9 · never first · #2.6

Torch 33233 5/9 · never first · #2.8

Fingerprint for Success 262 3/9 · never first · #3.3

Rocky.ai 451 3/9 · 1× first · #3.3

Bravely 174 3/9 · 1× first · #4

Wave 3 1/9 · never first · #3

LinkedIn Learning 4 1/9 · never first · #4

PocketConfidant 4 1/9 · never first · #4

Coursera 5 1/9 · never first · #5

Bunch 5 1/9 · never first · #5

Guider 7 1/9 · never first · #7

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 13 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Ezra, Paperbell, Sounding Board, CoachAccountable, Practice, GrowthSpace, HoneyBook, Calendly, Dubsado, Kajabi, Notion.