One of twelve models named Metaview first on the direct prompt; two named SeekOut. Metaview was named by ten of the twelve models and SeekOut by twelve and Metaview carries 21 labels and SeekOut 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in six 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, Metaview and SeekOut were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 84 answers naming Metaview and the 193 naming SeekOut. In those answers SeekOut took the first choice one time and Metaview two.
| 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 |
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. 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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid Eightfold or SeekOut unless you are at the upper end of the mid-market” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise heavies like Eightfold/SeekOut ($800+/seat, Fortune 500 focus)” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · hard negative
“Data Integrity & Stale Databases (e.g., SeekOut, hireEZ)... users frequently complain about "stale data"” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you want one platform for a typical mid-market B2B company, I'd start with SeekOut for external talent intelligence and sourcing.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with SeekOut or hireEZ as they specifically position themselves as talent intelligence platforms” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.