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Applicant tracking systems · October 2026 Edition

Lever vs Pinpoint

One of fourteen models named Lever first on the direct prompt; one named Pinpoint. Lever was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Pinpoint by ten and Lever carries 44 labels and Pinpoint 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Lever

accepted challenger

Named in thirteen categories this edition.

Pinpoint

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

First-choice share7%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4418A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lever 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 Lever · Greenhouse vs Pinpoint · Breezy HR vs Lever

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.
LeverFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPinpoint
Direct11
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained11
Negative101 against Lever
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 Lever 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
Lever Pinpoint first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lever on the left and Pinpoint on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Lever first, Pinpoint not the choice

1 of 14 modelsPinpoint was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
MiniMax M2.5Greenhouse, Lever alternatives: Bullhorn, Workable

Pinpoint first, Lever not the choice

1 of 14 modelsLever 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

11 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
Gemini 3.5 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Pinpoint, Teamtailor
Perplexity SonarGreenhouse alternatives: Gem, Jobvite, Lever, Workable
Grok 4.1 FastGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Workable
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Qwen 3.7 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Kimi K2Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, JazzHR, Lever, Paycor, Workable
GLM 4.7 FlashXGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Rippling, Workable
GPT-6 LunaAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse alternatives: Lever

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 MaverickGreenhouse alternatives: JazzHR, iCIMS

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
Lever leads by four points.
Lever4%#6 of 11
Pinpoint0%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Lever leads by three points.
Lever7%#6 of 15
Pinpoint3%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Pinpoint leads at enterprise.
Pinpoint4%#5 of 9
Lever2%#6 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Lever

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

“focus on mid-market fits like Lever (CRM-strong), Greenhouse (structured processes), Workable (affordable scaling)” Grok 4.1 Fast · 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 LeverGreenhouse vs PinpointBreezy HR vs LeverBreezy HR vs PinpointAshby vs LeverAshby vs PinpointWorkable vs LeverWorkable vs PinpointZoho Recruit vs LeverZoho Recruit vs PinpointLever vs ManatalPinpoint 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.