# Greenhouse vs Ashby: which do AI models recommend for AI recruiting assistants, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI recruiting assistants. Four of fourteen models named Greenhouse first on the direct prompt; one named Ashby. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/greenhouse-vs-ashby/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse | 10% | #3 of 15 | 23% | 26 | 14 of 14 |
| Ashby | 4% | #7 of 15 | 17% | 12 | 6 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Llama 4 Maverick: greenhouse first (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: SeekOut, Workable, hireEZ)
- Kimi K2: greenhouse first (first choices: Greenhouse, Workable) (alternatives: Lever, Paradox)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: greenhouse first (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Alex, Ashby, BrightHire, Gem, Humanly, Lever, Manatal)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: greenhouse first (first choices: Greenhouse, Workable) (alternatives: Ashby, Gem, GoPerfect, hireEZ)
- GPT-6 Luna: ashby first (first choices: Ashby) (alternatives: Gem, hireEZ)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: GoPerfect) (alternatives: Ashby, Greenhouse, Manatal, Pin, hireEZ)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: 100Hires, Greenhouse)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Manatal, Pin)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: Greenhouse, Humanly, Lever, SeekOut)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Juicebox, Metaview, Moonhub, hireEZ)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Workable) (alternatives: LinkedIn Hiring Assistant, Paradox, SeekOut)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Workable, hireEZ)

## What the models said about Greenhouse

- "lists HireVue among the companies under investigation for potentially providing consumer reports without adhering to FCRA requirements, alongside Workday, Greenhouse, Lever By Employ, Ashby" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "I'd suggest starting with Workable if you want transparent pricing ... or Greenhouse if you're willing to invest more in a structured hiring process" (Kimi K2, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Ashby

- "under investigation for potentially providing consumer reports without adhering to FCRA requirements, alongside Workday, Greenhouse, Lever By Employ, Ashby" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Class-action attorneys have launched broad investigations into popular tools like Greenhouse, Lever by Employ, and Ashby." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.