GoodHire vs Verified First
One of twelve models named GoodHire first on the direct prompt; two named Verified First. GoodHire was named by twelve of the twelve models and Verified First by ten and GoodHire carries 41 labels and Verified First 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 background screening page.
By framing
GoodHireFirst choices, of twelve modelsVerified First
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, GoodHire and Verified First were named in the same answer eighteen times, of the 110 answers naming GoodHire and the 25 naming Verified First. In those answers Verified First took the first choice one time and GoodHire three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 | | |
GoodHire Verified First first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GoodHire on the left and Verified First on the right.The direct prompt
GoodHire first, Verified First not the choice
1 of 12 modelsVerified First was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Verified First first, GoodHire not the choice
2 of 12 modelsGoodHire was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 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
GoodHire38%#1 of 9Verified First0%#– of 9GoodHire14%#2 of 10Verified First7%#5 of 10GoodHire0%#7 of 8Verified First0%#– of 8What the models said about GoodHire
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Checkr acquired GoodHire, so the product roadmap and support structure may be evolving” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · soft negative
“My Verdict: Start with a demo from GoodHire. They strike the safest balance between the capability of an enterprise company and the agility of a startup.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“GoodHire - Great for small-to-mid-sized companies, offers transparent pricing and packages starting around $30/check” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“providers like GoodHire (for ease of use) ... are generally recommended over the cheapest aggregators” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Verified First
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“*Verified First* is widely regarded for its exceptional integration (often via a browser extension) and live, US-based customer support.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Verified First — best all-around mid-market fit” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Mid-Market B2B Companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
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.