Three of fourteen models named hireEZ first on the direct prompt; one named SeekOut. hireEZ was named by eleven of the fourteen models and SeekOut by fourteen and hireEZ carries 27 labels and SeekOut 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the talent intelligence page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, hireEZ and SeekOut were named in the same answer 123 times, of the 191 answers naming hireEZ and the 224 naming SeekOut. In those answers SeekOut took the first choice ten times and hireEZ twelve.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget: HireEZ - Starts at $494/month” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“HireEZ has faced severe backlash regarding privacy and data hygiene.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“I'd recommend starting with hireEZ or Metaview due to their balance of functionality, mid-market pricing, and B2B relevance” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“HireEZ is the most frequently recommended talent intelligence / sourcing platform for that segment in 2026 buyer guides.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“18% negative sentiment noted. Seat-based model draws complaints on contact data accuracy, pricing, and ROI challenges” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Users report it's "slower to reach ROI"” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“SeekOut – Best Overall for Mid-Market” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose a single-seat SeekOut Recruit Core plan to leverage enterprise-grade search filters without an enterprise contract.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
“Excellent for deep, diverse, and technical talent pools... though pricing has increasingly leaned toward enterprise budgets.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.