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Talent intelligence · September 2026 Edition

SeekOut vs Loxo

Two of twelve models named SeekOut first on the direct prompt; zero named Loxo. SeekOut was named by twelve of the twelve models and Loxo by eleven and SeekOut carries 31 labels and Loxo 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

SeekOut

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

Loxo

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels3118A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SeekOut reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.hireEZ was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. Pin vs SeekOut · Pin vs Loxo · Gem vs SeekOut

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.
SeekOutFirst choices, of twelve modelsLoxo
Direct202 against SeekOut
Paraphrase00
Comparative10
Budget-constrained021 against Loxo
Scale-constrained10
Negative002 against SeekOut · 1 against Loxo
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 SeekOut and Loxo 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
SeekOut Loxo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SeekOut on the left and Loxo on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SeekOut and Loxo stood in it.

SeekOut first, Loxo not the choice

2 of 12 modelsLoxo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniSeekOut alternatives: Eightfold AI
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
Kimi K2Gem alternatives: Pin, SeekOut, hireEZ
GLM 4.7 FlashXPin alternatives: Metaview, SeekOut, iCIMS Talent Cloud

Neither was named

5 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
Perplexity SonarhireEZ alternatives: Lightcast, Pin
Mistral SmallGem, Metaview
Llama 4 MaverickLessie AI alternatives: AmazingHiring, Gem, hireEZ
Qwen 3.7 FlashGem alternatives: AmazingHiring, hireEZ, 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
Loxo leads by ten points.
Loxo10%#4 of 16
SeekOut0%#11 of 16
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: SeekOut leads at mid-market.
SeekOut6%#7 of 17
Loxo4%#8 of 17
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
SeekOut leads by five points.
SeekOut5%#2 of 10
Loxo0%#10 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about SeekOut

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

What the models said about Loxo

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
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.