Interview scheduling · October 2026 Edition
ModernLoop vs Koalendar
Four of fourteen models named ModernLoop first on the direct prompt; zero named Koalendar. ModernLoop was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Koalendar by seven and ModernLoop carries 26 labels and Koalendar 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share9%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2610A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ModernLoop reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Greenhouse was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Calendly vs ModernLoop · Calendly vs Koalendar · GoodTime vs ModernLoop
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 interview scheduling page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ModernLoopFirst choices, of fourteen modelsKoalendar
Direct40
Paraphrase00
Comparative40
Budget-constrained042 against ModernLoop
Scale-constrained20
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 ModernLoop and Koalendar stood in it.
| 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 | | |
ModernLoop Koalendar first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ModernLoop on the left and Koalendar on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ModernLoop and Koalendar stood in it.
ModernLoop first, Koalendar not the choice
4 of 14 modelsKoalendar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, GoodTime, Greenhouse
Gemini 3.5 FlashModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly’s Prelude, GoodTime
Kimi K2ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly, GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever
GPT-6 LunaModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarGoodTime alternatives: Calendly Sales, Greenhouse, ModernLoop
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniAshby alternatives: Calendly Sales, GoodTime, Prelude
Grok 4.1 FastCalendly alternatives: Chili Piper, Greenhouse, Lever
Mistral SmallGreenhouse, Lever alternatives: Cal.com
DeepSeek V4 FlashCal.com, Calendly alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
Llama 4 MaverickLever alternatives: Cal.com, Greenhouse, Joveo, Workforce Now
Qwen 3.7 FlashGoodTime alternatives: Ashby, Lever
GLM 4.7 FlashXCalendly alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever
MiniMax M2.5Lever alternatives: Cal.com, Chili Piper, Greenhouse
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse, Jobvite alternatives: GoodTime, candidate.fyi
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
Koalendar leads by fourteen points.
Koalendar14%#2 of 15ModernLoop0%#14 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ModernLoop leads at mid-market.
ModernLoop9%#4 of 12Koalendar6%#7 of 12Enterprise
ModernLoop leads by four points.
ModernLoop4%#5 of 13Koalendar0%#– of 13What the models said about ModernLoop
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“they're overkill for a budget-conscious small company” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“you don't need to spend thousands of dollars on enterprise-grade recruiting software like GoodTime or ModernLoop” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“My default pick: ModernLoop—if you’re a mid-market B2B company with a dedicated recruiting team and regular multi-person interview panels.” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Platforms like candidate.fyi, GoodTime, and ModernLoop are specifically designed to handle complex, multi-stage panel loops” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Top Pick: ModernLoop ... widely considered the gold standard for mid-market recruiting teams” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Koalendar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“It's the top pick for simple automated interview scheduling, especially for small and mid-sized recruiting teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Koalendar or Calendly's free plan to get basic functionality without cost.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Cal.com free tier or Koalendar free forever give the most features without cost” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Calendly vs ModernLoopCalendly vs KoalendarGoodTime vs ModernLoopGoodTime vs KoalendarLever vs ModernLoopLever vs KoalendarModernLoop vs GreenhouseModernLoop vs Cal.comModernLoop vs AshbyGreenhouse vs KoalendarCal.com vs KoalendarKoalendar vs AshbyAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full interview scheduling 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.