Zero of twelve models named Manatal first on the direct prompt; zero named Zoho Recruit. Manatal was named by ten of the twelve models and Zoho Recruit by eight and Manatal carries 19 labels and Zoho Recruit 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in seven 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 AI recruiting assistants page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Manatal and Zoho Recruit were named in the same answer eighty-six times, of the 202 answers naming Manatal and the 177 naming Zoho Recruit. In those answers Zoho Recruit took the first choice nine times and Manatal twenty-four.
| 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. Three of three in this category shown.
“built for SMBs that want one platform instead of a toolchain, though it's not as sophisticated as enterprise platforms” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“I'd suggest starting with Manatal at $19/user/month or Pin if you want to test before committing (free tier)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Manatal ($15/user/month) offers the best combination of AI features, affordability, and ease of use” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget 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.
“The free tier is limited to 1 active job and no AI features” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
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.