hireEZ vs LinkedIn Recruiter
Two of fourteen models named hireEZ first on the direct prompt; one named LinkedIn Recruiter. Both were named by all fourteen models and hireEZ carries 27 labels and LinkedIn Recruiter 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
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 Recruiting CRM and sourcing page.
By framing
hireEZFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLinkedIn Recruiter
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, hireEZ and LinkedIn Recruiter were named in the same answer fifty-five times, of the 191 answers naming hireEZ and the 121 naming LinkedIn Recruiter. In those answers LinkedIn Recruiter took the first choice twelve times and hireEZ three.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
hireEZ LinkedIn Recruiter first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, hireEZ on the left and LinkedIn Recruiter on the right.The direct prompt
hireEZ first, LinkedIn Recruiter an alternative
2 of 14 modelsLinkedIn Recruiter was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.LinkedIn Recruiter first, hireEZ not the choice
1 of 14 modelshireEZ was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
LinkedIn Recruiter5%#6 of 12hireEZ0%#11 of 12hireEZ8%#4 of 10LinkedIn Recruiter4%#7 of 10LinkedIn Recruiter6%#6 of 12hireEZ4%#7 of 12What the models said about hireEZ
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“In recruiting/talent sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut): Be cautious of platforms with outdated/stale data” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top tools for your size (per 2026 reviews): HireEZ (AI/multi-source), SeekOut (diversity), Gem (ATS-native).” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“the strongest overall candidate sourcing tool is HireEZ if your priority is *dedicated sourcing*” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about LinkedIn Recruiter
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Overpriced Platforms with Opaque Pricing - LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate: $10,800–$15,000/year with 3-seat minimums” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Tools like LinkedIn Recruiter cost north of $9K/year per seat—this is justified by network size, but many alternatives provide similar value at a fraction of the cost.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“The gold standard network with the highest candidate-intent database, though it lacks advanced multi-channel outbound automation on its own.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“### 1. LinkedIn Recruiter - Best for: Enterprise-scale sourcing - Key difference: Direct access to the largest professional network” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“The most widely used platform, leveraging the world's largest professional database (290M+ profiles).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“The default industry standard — by far the largest professional network with 1B+ profiles.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
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.