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Candidate assessment · September 2026 Edition

Criteria Corp vs The Predictive Index

Three of twelve models named Criteria Corp first on the direct prompt; one named The Predictive Index. Criteria Corp was named by twelve of the twelve models and The Predictive Index by nine and Criteria Corp carries 33 labels and The Predictive Index 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Criteria Corp

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

The Predictive Index

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate3%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.

Labels3315A 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 The Predictive Index · 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 modelsThe Predictive Index

Direct31

Paraphrase10

Comparative00

Budget-constrained001 against Criteria Corp · 2 against The Predictive Index

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 The Predictive Index were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 101 answers naming Criteria Corp and the 35 naming The Predictive Index. In those answers The Predictive Index took the first choice four times and Criteria Corp four.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Criteria Corp and The Predictive Index stood in it.

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

Criteria Corp

The Predictive Index

first choice

named as an alternative

argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Criteria Corp on the left and The Predictive Index on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Criteria Corp first, The Predictive Index an alternative

3 of 12 modelsThe Predictive Index 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

The Predictive Index first, Criteria Corp an alternative

1 of 12 modelsCriteria Corp was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Claude Haiku 4.5The Predictive Index alternatives: Criteria Corp, 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.

Gemini 3.5 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: Coderbyte, Criteria Corp, Intervue, The Predictive Index, Vervoe

Grok 4.1 FastTestGorilla alternatives: Criteria Corp

Mistral SmallTestGorilla alternatives: Adaface, Greenhouse, The Predictive Index

DeepSeek V4 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: Criteria Corp, The Predictive Index

Neither was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

GPT-5.4 miniTestGorilla alternatives: HireVue, Talogy

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 Corp#6 of 8

The Predictive Index#– of 8

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

Criteria Corp leads by seven points.

Criteria Corp#2 of 10

The Predictive Index#6 of 10

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Criteria Corp leads by three points.

Criteria Corp#2 of 12

The Predictive Index#4 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 The Predictive Index

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

“Enterprise-grade legacy platforms (like SHL, Predictive Index, or Hogan) require expensive annual contracts and formal setup fees.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative

“Predictive Index, Hogan, SHL are more suited for that, but they’re much more expensive” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative

“ideal for mid-market and enterprise companies looking to standardize their hiring process around behavioral fit” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice

“If behavioral and cognitive insights are a priority, The Predictive Index is an excellent alternative.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative

“Best if you want hiring *plus* talent/performance management in one suite” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · alternative

Also compared

TestGorilla vs Criteria Corp TestGorilla vs The Predictive Index Criteria Corp vs Vervoe Criteria Corp vs Testlify Criteria Corp vs iMocha Vervoe vs The Predictive Index Testlify vs The Predictive Index iMocha vs The Predictive Index All fifteen head-to-head pages and the full candidate assessment standing

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.