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Best overall · Prompt 1 of 8 · September 2026

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

“What's the best coaching platform for employees?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

It depends on what you mean by “best,” because employee coaching platforms serve different goals. Best coaching platforms for employees by use case BetterUp — best for executive coaching, leadership development, and enterprise programs CoachHub — best for global organizations needing scalable coaching in many languages Torch — best for linking coaching with leadership assessment and talent strategy Sounding Board —…

Named across its answers: 1. BetterUp2. CoachHub3. Torch4. Sounding Board5. Ezra

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

BetterUp has a perfect score, named first in all 9 answers across every model, making it the clearest consensus pick seen in this index. CoachHub holds second in every answer but never leads, which signals strong awareness without the authority signal that drives buyer shortlists.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

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

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

BetterUp 111111111 9/9 · 9× first · #1

CoachHub 222223222 9/9 · never first · #2.1

Torch 333332463 9/9 · never first · #3.3

Bravely 66444554 8/9 · never first · #4.8

Ezra 58556346 8/9 · never first · #5.3

Sounding Board 44485 5/9 · never first · #5

Pluma 565 3/9 · never first · #5.3

Modern Health 766 3/9 · never first · #6.3

GrowthSpace 73 2/9 · never first · #5

Udemy 77 2/9 · never first · #7

Lyra 87 2/9 · never first · #7.5

Coursera 88 2/9 · never first · #8

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 19 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Practice, Paperbell, CoachAccountable, HoneyBook, Kajabi, Dubsado, Calendly.