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Interview scheduling · September 2026 Edition

Calendly vs candidate.fyi

Zero of twelve models named Calendly first on the direct prompt; zero named candidate.fyi. Calendly was named by twelve of the twelve models and candidate.fyi by six and Calendly carries 52 labels and candidate.fyi 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Calendly

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

candidate.fyi

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share21%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate40%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5211A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Calendly reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ModernLoop was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Calendly vs ModernLoop · Calendly vs Greenhouse · Calendly vs Koalendar

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 interview scheduling page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CalendlyFirst choices, of twelve modelscandidate.fyi
Direct005 against Calendly
Paraphrase101 against Calendly
Comparative302 against Calendly
Budget-constrained902 against Calendly
Scale-constrained133 against Calendly
Negative118 against Calendly
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, Calendly and candidate.fyi were named in the same answer forty-six times, of the 218 answers naming Calendly and the 59 naming candidate.fyi. In those answers candidate.fyi took the first choice seventeen times and Calendly five.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Calendly and candidate.fyi 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
Calendly candidate.fyi first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Calendly on the left and candidate.fyi on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Calendly and candidate.fyi stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Cronofy, Greenhouse alternatives: Calendly, Koalendar, ModernLoop
GPT-5.4 miniGoodTime alternatives: Ashby, Calendly
Gemini 3.5 FlashModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, candidate.fyi
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenhouse, ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly, Lever
Qwen 3.7 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Calendly, GoodTime, Lever, LimeLight, Lunacal
GLM 4.7 FlashXModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Lever, candidate.fyi

Neither was named

6 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Lever
Grok 4.1 FastGoodTime, Lever alternatives: Greenhouse, ModernLoop
Mistral SmallLever alternatives: Koalendar, ModernLoop
Llama 4 MaverickModernLoop alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
Kimi K2Lever alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, ModernLoop
MiniMax M2.5Cal.com, Lever alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, ModernLoop

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
Calendly leads by sixty-two points.
Calendly62%#1 of 11
candidate.fyi0%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Calendly leads by fifteen points.
Calendly21%#1 of 11
candidate.fyi6%#7 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: candidate.fyi leads at enterprise.
candidate.fyi21%#2 of 9
Calendly0%#9 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Calendly

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

“it's frequently cited as a tool recruiting teams outgrow quickly: Built for two-party scheduling, not complex panel interviews” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“basic scheduling links (like standard Calendly) or relying entirely on manual emails will severely bottleneck your growth... Breaks down completely once you try to schedule 3-person panel loops” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Why to be cautious: These platforms are fantastic for lightweight, 1-on-1 recruiter phone screens. However, they quickly fall apart if you try to use them for multi-stage or panel interviews.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Calendly – Offers a free plan that includes basic scheduling, calendar sync, and reminders. It's user-friendly and widely used” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Calendly is the most popular name in the category... Choose Calendly if you have a small team, diverse needs (sales + hiring)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Calendly Enterprise: The gold standard for basic functionality. Highly customizable, but can be expensive per-seat.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about candidate.fyi

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

“Built specifically for companies of your size. Strong zero-click automation, heavy interviewer training logic, and branded portals.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“prioritize tools with panel support like GoodTime alternatives (e.g., candidate.fyi, ModernLoop)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“Best for complex panels/enterprise orchestration: GoodTime, candidate.fyi” Kimi K2 · scale 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.