Gem vs Eightfold AI
Six of twelve models named Gem first on the direct prompt; zero named Eightfold AI. Both were named by all twelve models and Gem carries 24 labels and Eightfold AI 51, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 talent intelligence page.
By framing
GemFirst choices, of twelve modelsEightfold AI
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Gem and Eightfold AI were named in the same answer eighty-three times, of the 197 answers naming Gem and the 494 naming Eightfold AI. In those answers Eightfold AI took the first choice thirteen times and Gem eighteen.
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 | | | |
Gem Eightfold AI first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Gem on the left and Eightfold AI on the right.The direct prompt
Gem first, Eightfold AI not the choice
6 of 12 modelsEightfold AI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 12 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
Eightfold AI72%#1 of 10Gem0%#– of 10What the models said about Gem
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“If you are hiring a high volume of Sales, Marketing, and Account Management roles alongside software developers, Gem is your best bet.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Eightfold AI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Eightfold AI (Extreme Caution on "Match Scores")... class-action lawsuit... acts as a "consumer reporting agency" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“The strongest AI skill-inference and candidate-to-role matching engine, extending into reskilling & internal mobility — the classic "talent intelligence" pitch” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Eightfold AI: The Full-Lifecycle Enterprise Standard ... Best For: Large enterprises seeking a single, comprehensive system” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Eightfold AI offers the best dual capability in hiring and mobility within a single talent intelligence framework.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase 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.