# Cal.com vs Ashby: which do AI models recommend for interview scheduling, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Interview scheduling. One of fourteen models named Cal.com first on the direct prompt; one named Ashby. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/interview-scheduling/cal-com-vs-ashby/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal.com | 8% | #6 of 12 | 0% | 21 | 10 of 14 |
| Ashby | 2% | #8 of 12 | 0% | 18 | 11 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- DeepSeek V4 Flash: cal.com first (first choices: Cal.com, Calendly) (alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever)
- GPT-5.4 mini: ashby first (first choices: Ashby) (alternatives: Calendly Sales, GoodTime, Prelude)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: ModernLoop) (alternatives: Ashby, GoodTime, Greenhouse)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: ModernLoop) (alternatives: Ashby, Calendly’s Prelude, GoodTime)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Greenhouse, Lever) (alternatives: Cal.com)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Cal.com, Greenhouse, Joveo, Workforce Now)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: GoodTime) (alternatives: Ashby, Lever)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: ModernLoop) (alternatives: Ashby, Calendly, GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Cal.com, Chili Piper, Greenhouse)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: GoodTime) (alternatives: Calendly Sales, Greenhouse, ModernLoop)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Calendly) (alternatives: Chili Piper, Greenhouse, Lever)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Calendly) (alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: ModernLoop) (alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse, Jobvite) (alternatives: GoodTime, candidate.fyi)

## What the models said about Cal.com

- "If you want a modern standalone tool for $0: Go with Cal.com (to create multiple interview types for free)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Calendly’s free plan or Cal.com’s free/low-cost tier, because both cover basic scheduling" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Calendly (free) or Cal.com (free tier) | Instant set‑up, embeddable links, zero cost" (MiniMax M2.5, comparative prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.