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Applicant tracking systems · October 2026 Edition

Ashby vs Pinpoint

Two of fourteen models named Ashby first on the direct prompt; one named Pinpoint. Ashby was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Pinpoint by ten and Ashby carries 32 labels and Pinpoint 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Ashby

accepted challenger

Named in eight categories this edition.

Pinpoint

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

First-choice share10%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3218A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Ashby reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Greenhouse was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Greenhouse vs Ashby · Greenhouse vs Pinpoint · Breezy HR vs Ashby

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 applicant tracking systems page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AshbyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPinpoint
Direct21
Paraphrase30
Comparative10
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained11
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Ashby and Pinpoint stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Ashby Pinpoint first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ashby on the left and Pinpoint on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Ashby and Pinpoint stood in it.

Ashby first, Pinpoint an alternative

2 of 14 modelsPinpoint was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Pinpoint, Teamtailor
GPT-6 LunaAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever

Pinpoint first, Ashby not the choice

1 of 14 modelsAshby was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallGreenhouse, Pinpoint alternatives: Ceipal, JazzHR, iCIMS

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever, Pinpoint, Workable
GPT-5.4 miniGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Qwen 3.7 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Kimi K2Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, JazzHR, Lever, Paycor, Workable

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarGreenhouse alternatives: Gem, Jobvite, Lever, Workable
Grok 4.1 FastGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Workable
Llama 4 MaverickGreenhouse alternatives: JazzHR, iCIMS
GLM 4.7 FlashXGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Rippling, Workable
MiniMax M2.5Greenhouse, Lever alternatives: Bullhorn, Workable
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse alternatives: Lever

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Ashby leads by five points.
Ashby5%#5 of 11
Pinpoint0%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Ashby leads by seven points.
Ashby10%#3 of 15
Pinpoint3%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Pinpoint leads at enterprise.
Pinpoint4%#5 of 9
Ashby2%#7 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Ashby

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Ashby if data-driven decisions and pipeline nurturing are your top priorities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The ultimate analytics-first platform for modern, data-obsessed recruiting teams.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Ashby: A fast-rising favorite for tech and high-growth mid-market companies.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Pinpoint

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“Pinpoint: Known for its flexibility and mid-market/enterprise focus.” Llama 4 Maverick · scale prompt · first choice
“Greenhouse and Pinpoint are top choices” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Greenhouse vs AshbyGreenhouse vs PinpointBreezy HR vs AshbyBreezy HR vs PinpointAshby vs WorkableAshby vs Zoho RecruitAshby vs LeverAshby vs ManatalWorkable vs PinpointZoho Recruit vs PinpointLever vs PinpointPinpoint vs ManatalAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full applicant tracking syste standing

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.