# GoodTime vs Koalendar: which do AI models recommend for interview scheduling, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Interview scheduling. Two of fourteen models named GoodTime first on the direct prompt; zero named Koalendar. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/interview-scheduling/goodtime-vs-koalendar/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoodTime | 16% | #2 of 12 | 18% | 49 | 14 of 14 |
| Koalendar | 6% | #7 of 12 | 0% | 10 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about GoodTime

- "What to avoid if on a tight budget: Enterprise-level tools like GoodTime or ModernLoop" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Users report technical issues, including frequent crashes, missing time slots, and incorrect calendar availability display." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Caveat: It has a steeper price tag (often starting around $15,000 to $40,000/year) and a longer implementation curve" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, soft negative)
- "look toward standalone partners like Goodtime or Gem as they are designed specifically for the volume and complexity typical of 500-person companies" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "Platforms like candidate.fyi, GoodTime, and ModernLoop are specifically designed to handle complex, multi-stage panel loops" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "For complex panels, frequent rescheduling, or lots of recruiting coordination, compare GoodTime and ModernLoop." (GPT-6 Luna, comparative prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Koalendar

- "It's the top pick for simple automated interview scheduling, especially for small and mid-sized recruiting teams" (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Start with Koalendar or Calendly's free plan to get basic functionality without cost." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Cal.com free tier or Koalendar free forever give the most features without cost" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget 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.