# Manatal vs Workable: which do AI models recommend for AI recruiting assistants, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI recruiting assistants. Zero of fourteen models named Manatal first on the direct prompt; seven named Workable. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/manatal-vs-workable/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatal | 31% | #1 of 15 | 0% | 24 | 12 of 14 |
| Workable | 22% | #2 of 15 | 4% | 26 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about Manatal

- "Manatal – repeatedly called out as the budget AI recruiter.... "Best For: AI-powered recruiting on a budget"the budget AI recruiter" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Aim for tools like Manatal (affordable AI built-in), Juicebox (sourcing), or monday agents (end-to-end) suited for mid-sized teams." (Grok 4.1 Fast, scale prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Workable

- "significantly cheaper than enterprise competitors like Workable (which starts around $299/month)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "All-in-one mid-market pick: Workable – AI-assisted all-in-one ... the most popular all-in-one option at this price tier" (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)

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.