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Candidate assessment · September 2026 Edition

Criteria Corp vs iMocha

Three of twelve models named Criteria Corp first on the direct prompt; zero named iMocha. Criteria Corp was named by twelve of the twelve models and iMocha by ten and Criteria Corp carries 33 labels and iMocha 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Criteria Corp

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

iMocha

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3316A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Criteria Corp reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.TestGorilla was named alongside these two in twelve of the twelve direct answers. TestGorilla vs Criteria Corp · TestGorilla vs iMocha · Criteria Corp vs Vervoe

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 candidate assessment page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Criteria CorpFirst choices, of twelve modelsiMocha
Direct30
Paraphrase111 against iMocha
Comparative01
Budget-constrained001 against Criteria Corp
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Criteria Corp and iMocha were named in the same answer twenty-nine times, of the 101 answers naming Criteria Corp and the 89 naming iMocha. In those answers iMocha took the first choice three times and Criteria Corp two.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Criteria Corp and iMocha stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Criteria Corp iMocha first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Criteria Corp on the left and iMocha on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Criteria Corp and iMocha stood in it.

Criteria Corp first, iMocha not the choice

3 of 12 modelsiMocha was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarCriteria Corp alternatives: TestGorilla
Kimi K2Criteria Corp, TestGorilla alternatives: Plum, The Predictive Index
GLM 4.7 FlashXCriteria Corp alternatives: Harver, Plum, TestGorilla

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5The Predictive Index alternatives: Criteria Corp, TestGorilla
Gemini 3.5 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: Coderbyte, Criteria Corp, Intervue, The Predictive Index, Vervoe
Grok 4.1 FastTestGorilla alternatives: Criteria Corp
DeepSeek V4 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: Criteria Corp, The Predictive Index

Neither was named

5 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniTestGorilla alternatives: HireVue, Talogy
Mistral SmallTestGorilla alternatives: Adaface, Greenhouse, The Predictive Index
Llama 4 MaverickTestGorilla
Qwen 3.7 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: CodeSignal, HireVue, Talmundo
MiniMax M2.5SHL, TestGorilla alternatives: Test Partnership

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Criteria Corp0%#6 of 8
iMocha0%#– of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Criteria Corp leads by seven points.
Criteria Corp10%#2 of 10
iMocha2%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Criteria Corp leads by three points.
Criteria Corp11%#2 of 12
iMocha8%#3 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Criteria Corp

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Avoid: Criteria Corp appears to require custom quotes with contracts reportedly starting around $5,000-$13,000+ annually” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“I'd recommend Criteria Corp if you want the best balance of validated assessments, structured hiring, and mid-market fit” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“My top recommendation: Start with Criteria Corp if you want a scientifically rigorous, legally defensible solution” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Criteria Corp is widely considered the best overall platform” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about iMocha

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“Less broad validation for non-tech” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Ideal for technical, IT, and digital roles, offering a large library of coding and skills tests.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.