# Workable vs Ashby: which do AI models recommend for AI recruiting assistants, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI recruiting assistants. Seven of fourteen models named Workable first on the direct prompt; one named Ashby. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/workable-vs-ashby/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workable | 22% | #2 of 15 | 4% | 26 | 14 of 14 |
| Ashby | 4% | #7 of 15 | 17% | 12 | 6 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Perplexity Sonar: workable first (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: LinkedIn Hiring Assistant, Paradox, SeekOut)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: workable first (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Manatal, Pin)
- Mistral Small: workable first (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: workable first (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- Kimi K2: workable first (first choices: Greenhouse, Workable) (alternatives: Lever, Paradox)
- MiniMax M2.5: workable first (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, Humanly, Lever, SeekOut)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: workable first (first choices: Greenhouse, Workable) (alternatives: Ashby, Gem, GoPerfect, hireEZ)
- GPT-6 Luna: ashby first (first choices: Ashby) (alternatives: Gem, hireEZ)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: GoPerfect) (alternatives: Ashby, Greenhouse, Manatal, Pin, hireEZ)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Workable, hireEZ)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: SeekOut, Workable, hireEZ)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Alex, Ashby, BrightHire, Gem, Humanly, Lever, Manatal)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: 100Hires, Greenhouse)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Juicebox, Metaview, Moonhub, hireEZ)

## What the models said about Workable

- "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

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.