# Video interviewing for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "video interviewing platform" and as "asynchronous video interview tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/video-interviewing/smb/

**Standing:** Hireflix leads with 43% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 49 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hireflix | 43% | 0% | 54 |
| 2 | Spark Hire | 14% | 32% | 62 |
| 3 | Willo | 12% | 2% | 51 |
| 4 | EasyHire.me | 10% | 6% | 18 |
| 5 | myInterview | 8% | 14% | 22 |
| 6 | Hirevire | 6% | 0% | 12 |
| 7 | Google Meet | 2% | 18% | 11 |
| 8 | Jobma | 0% | 18% | 11 |
| 9 | Zoom | 0% | 25% | 16 |
| 10 | VidCruiter | 0% | 70% | 27 |
| 11 | HireVue | 0% | 74% | 35 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: EasyHire.me; alternatives Hireflix, Spark Hire, myInterview
- GPT-5.4 mini: Spark Hire; alternatives HireVue, Hireflix, VidCruiter, Willo
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Hireflix; alternatives 1Way Interview, Spark Hire, Truffle, Willo
- Perplexity Sonar: Willo; alternatives Pin, Spark Hire
- Grok 4.1 Fast: Hireflix; alternatives Spark Hire, Willo
- Mistral Small: Hireflix; alternatives Ducknowl, Jobma, Spark Hire
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Hireflix; alternatives EasyHire.me, Hirevire, Willo
- Llama 4 Maverick: Spark Hire
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Spark Hire; alternatives Hireflix, Willo
- Kimi K2: Hireflix; alternatives Spark Hire, Willo
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Hireflix; alternatives Spark Hire, Willo
- MiniMax M2.5: Spark Hire; alternatives HireVue, Hireflix, Zoom
- GPT-6 Luna: Hireflix; alternatives Spark Hire
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Hireflix; alternatives Hirevire, Willo

## Sources the answers cite

79 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- hiretruffle.com: 51 answers, 75 citations
- willo.video: 41 answers, 74 citations
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 39 answers, 48 citations
- sparkhire.com: 37 answers, 49 citations
- learn.g2.com: 33 answers, 33 citations
- resources.rework.com: 32 answers, 37 citations
- hirevire.com: 31 answers, 84 citations
- linkedin.com: 31 answers, 33 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://hiretruffle.com/blog/video-interviewing-solutions (37 answers)
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-video-interview-software (36 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-video-interviewing-software (33 answers)
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/recruiting-ats/best-video-interview-software-2026 (31 answers)
- https://firsthr.app/compare/hiring/interviewing-platform (30 answers)
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/dont-settle-mediocre-video-interview-software-anh-nguyen-aqpfc (30 answers)
- https://sparkhire.com/video-interviews/best-software (26 answers)
- https://hackerearth.com/blog/best-video-interview-software (23 answers)
- https://getapp.com/hr-employee-management-software/video-interviewing/org/small-business (22 answers)
- https://pin.com/blog/video-interview-platforms (21 answers)

## Warned against

- HireVue: 26 of 35 labels negative. "small businesses should avoid or be highly cautious about the following categories ... Enterprise-Focused Platforms with Gated Pricing (e.g., HireVue, VidCruiter)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- Spark Hire: 20 of 62 labels negative. "Pricing can be steep for smaller organizations, and the interface has a learning curve." (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt)
- VidCruiter: 19 of 27 labels negative. "Avoid: Enterprise-focused Platforms ... VidCruiter is another enterprise-grade platform that small businesses should be cautious about" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Skype: 3 of 3 labels negative. "Why to avoid for structured hiring: ... not a real recruiting solution." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Hireflix at 44%.

- Spark Hire: 6% to 17%, +11. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 5 → 2 of 40.
- Hirevire: 17% to 7%, −9. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 6 of 40.
- Hireflix: 38% to 44%, +6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 1 of 40, unchanged.
- 1Way Interview: 6% to 2%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 7 of 40.
- myInterview: 4% to 7%, +3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 7 → 5 of 40.
- Willo: 10% to 7%, −3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 3 → 4 of 40.
- Jobma: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 of 40, unchanged.
- Zoom: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 10 of 40.
- Google Meet: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 → 11 of 40.
- EasyHire.me: 10% to 12%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 4 → 3 of 40.
- VidCruiter: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 51 → 39 of 40.
- HireVue: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 52 → 40 of 40.

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.