Greenhouse vs Ashby
Nine of twelve models named Greenhouse first on the direct prompt; one named Ashby. Greenhouse was named by twelve of the twelve models and Ashby by ten and Greenhouse carries 50 labels and Ashby 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in thirteen 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 applicant tracking systems page.
By framing
GreenhouseFirst choices, of twelve modelsAshby
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Greenhouse and Ashby were named in the same answer ninety-three times, of the 370 answers naming Greenhouse and the 136 naming Ashby. In those answers Ashby took the first choice six times and Greenhouse twenty-four.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | |
Greenhouse Ashby first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Greenhouse on the left and Ashby on the right.The direct prompt
Greenhouse first, Ashby an alternative
9 of 12 modelsAshby was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Ashby first, Greenhouse an alternative
1 of 12 modelsGreenhouse was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Greenhouse0%#11 of 11Ashby0%#10 of 11Greenhouse47%#1 of 8Ashby2%#– of 8What the models said about Greenhouse
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“don't publish prices and can cost $3,500\u2013$6,000+/year \u2014 avoid these on a limited budget” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Greenhouse is repeatedly positioned as the best choice for teams that want consistent interview processes and better reporting.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you are an established mid-market company focused on structured interviews & reducing bias: Choose Greenhouse.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd start with Greenhouse if you expect to grow headcount and value structured hiring + deep integrations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Ashby
No label in this category carried a quote.
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.