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Applicant tracking systems · October 2026 Edition

Greenhouse vs Pinpoint

Twelve of fourteen models named Greenhouse first on the direct prompt; one named Pinpoint. Greenhouse was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Pinpoint by ten and Greenhouse carries 55 labels and Pinpoint 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Greenhouse

endorsed leader

Named in thirteen categories this edition.

Pinpoint

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

First-choice share40%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5518A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Greenhouse reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Lever was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Greenhouse vs Breezy HR · Greenhouse vs Ashby · Greenhouse vs Workable

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.
GreenhouseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPinpoint
Direct121
Paraphrase70
Comparative90
Budget-constrained001 against Greenhouse
Scale-constrained41
Negative301 against Greenhouse
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 Greenhouse 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
Greenhouse Pinpoint first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Greenhouse on the left and Pinpoint on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Both were the first choice

1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
Mistral SmallGreenhouse, Pinpoint alternatives: Ceipal, JazzHR, iCIMS

Greenhouse first, Pinpoint an alternative

11 of 14 modelsPinpoint was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever, Pinpoint, Workable
GPT-5.4 miniGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Perplexity SonarGreenhouse alternatives: Gem, Jobvite, Lever, Workable
Grok 4.1 FastGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Workable
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Llama 4 MaverickGreenhouse alternatives: JazzHR, iCIMS
Qwen 3.7 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Kimi K2Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, JazzHR, Lever, Paycor, Workable
GLM 4.7 FlashXGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Rippling, Workable
MiniMax M2.5Greenhouse, Lever alternatives: Bullhorn, Workable
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse alternatives: Lever

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Pinpoint, Teamtailor
GPT-6 LunaAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, 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
Greenhouse leads by two points.
Greenhouse2%#8 of 11
Pinpoint0%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Greenhouse leads by thirty-six points.
Greenhouse40%#1 of 15
Pinpoint3%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Greenhouse leads by thirty-three points.
Greenhouse37%#1 of 9
Pinpoint4%#5 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Greenhouse

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

“pick a structured, recruiting-first platform like Greenhouse or iCIMS when consistency, reporting and hiring manager adoption are priorities” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Ranked #1 ATS on G2's Winter 2026 reports across Overall, Enterprise, Mid-Market, and EMEA categories with a 98% user satisfaction rate” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct 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 Breezy HRGreenhouse vs AshbyGreenhouse vs WorkableGreenhouse vs Zoho RecruitGreenhouse vs LeverGreenhouse vs ManatalBreezy HR vs PinpointAshby vs PinpointWorkable 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.