One of twelve models named Lessie AI first on the direct prompt; one named Metaview. Lessie AI was named by eight of the twelve models and Metaview by ten and Lessie AI carries 11 labels and Metaview 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in five 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, Lessie AI and Metaview were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 33 answers naming Lessie AI and the 84 naming Metaview. In those answers Metaview took the first choice one time and Lessie AI six.
| 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 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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Offers a free tier with a work email... making it ideal for smaller teams” Mistral Small · 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.