Two of twelve models named hireEZ first on the direct prompt; zero named Loxo. hireEZ was named by eleven of the twelve models and Loxo by eleven and hireEZ carries 28 labels and Loxo 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in three 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.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, hireEZ and Loxo were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 161 answers naming hireEZ and the 88 naming Loxo. In those answers Loxo took the first choice ten times and hireEZ two.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“I'd recommend hireEZ as the top AI talent platform for both hiring (external sourcing/screening) and internal mobility.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best choice is usually hireEZ if your priority is external sourcing plus outreach automation” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“focus your evaluation on sourcing-first TI platforms (e.g., Gem, SeekOut, or hireEZ)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Loxo has faced criticism where users found the interview process features underdeveloped and unintuitive” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Loxo (Honorable) | Limited/solo only (now trial-like) | $149/mo ... All-in-one (less budget)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“or Loxo if you need robust all-in-one functionality at a reasonable price point” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best choice is usually Loxo or Jobin.cloud” GPT-5.4 mini · budget 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.