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Talent intelligence · September 2026 Edition

Lessie AI vs hireEZ

One of twelve models named Lessie AI first on the direct prompt; two named hireEZ. Lessie AI was named by eight of the twelve models and hireEZ by eleven and Lessie AI carries 11 labels and hireEZ 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Lessie AI

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

hireEZ

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels1128A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lessie AI reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Gem was named alongside these two in seven of the twelve direct answers. Pin vs Lessie AI · Pin vs hireEZ · Gem vs Lessie AI

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

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Lessie AIFirst choices, of twelve modelshireEZ
Direct12
Paraphrase01
Comparative01
Budget-constrained502 against hireEZ
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against hireEZ
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lessie AI and hireEZ stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Lessie AI hireEZ first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lessie AI on the left and hireEZ on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lessie AI and hireEZ stood in it.

Lessie AI first, hireEZ an alternative

1 of 12 modelshireEZ was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Llama 4 MaverickLessie AI alternatives: AmazingHiring, Gem, hireEZ

hireEZ first, Lessie AI not the choice

2 of 12 modelsLessie AI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarhireEZ alternatives: Lightcast, Pin
MiniMax M2.5SeekOut, hireEZ alternatives: Greenhouse

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashGem alternatives: Findem, SeekOut, hireEZ
Grok 4.1 FastGem alternatives: Loxo, Metaview, hireEZ
DeepSeek V4 FlashGem alternatives: Lessie AI, Pin, SeekOut, hireEZ
Qwen 3.7 FlashGem alternatives: AmazingHiring, hireEZ, iCIMS Talent Cloud
Kimi K2Gem alternatives: Pin, SeekOut, hireEZ

Neither was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Bryq alternatives: GoPerfect, Skima AI, iCIMS Talent Cloud
GPT-5.4 miniSeekOut alternatives: Eightfold AI
Mistral SmallGem, Metaview
GLM 4.7 FlashXPin alternatives: Metaview, SeekOut, iCIMS Talent Cloud

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
Lessie AI leads by ten points.
Lessie AI14%#3 of 16
hireEZ4%#7 of 16
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Lessie AI leads by four points.
Lessie AI12%#3 of 17
hireEZ8%#5 of 17
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Lessie AI is not named for this buyer.
Lessie AInot named
hireEZ0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Lessie AI

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“The best talent intelligence platform for a company with a limited budget is Lessie AI, which is free to start” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“If budget is the primary constraint, Lessie AI offers the lowest barrier to entry among serious platforms.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“The best talent intelligence platform for a mid-market B2B company is Lessie AI” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice

What 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.

“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
Also compared

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.