Workable vs Ashby
Seven of fourteen models named Workable first on the direct prompt; one named Ashby. Workable was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Ashby by six and Workable carries 26 labels and Ashby 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in thirteen categories this edition.
Named in eight 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 AI recruiting assistants page.
By framing
WorkableFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAshby
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Workable and Ashby were named in the same answer fifty-one times, of the 327 answers naming Workable and the 173 naming Ashby. In those answers Ashby took the first choice nine times and Workable seven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | |
Workable Ashby first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Workable on the left and Ashby on the right.The direct prompt
Workable first, Ashby an alternative
7 of 14 modelsAshby was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Ashby first, Workable not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWorkable was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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.
By buyer segment
Workable14%#3 of 9Ashby0%#– of 9What the models said about Workable
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“significantly cheaper than enterprise competitors like Workable (which starts around $299/month)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“All-in-one mid-market pick: Workable – AI-assisted all-in-one ... the most popular all-in-one option at this price tier” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Ashby
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“under investigation for potentially providing consumer reports without adhering to FCRA requirements, alongside Workday, Greenhouse, Lever By Employ, Ashby” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Class-action attorneys have launched broad investigations into popular tools like Greenhouse, Lever by Employ, and Ashby.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
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.