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Interview scheduling · October 2026 Edition

GoodTime vs ModernLoop

Two of fourteen models named GoodTime first on the direct prompt; four named ModernLoop. GoodTime was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ModernLoop by thirteen and GoodTime carries 49 labels and ModernLoop 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.

GoodTime

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

ModernLoop

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share16%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4926A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, GoodTime reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Greenhouse was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Calendly vs GoodTime · Calendly vs ModernLoop · GoodTime vs Lever

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; 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 fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GoodTimeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsModernLoop
Direct241 against GoodTime
Paraphrase101 against GoodTime
Comparative74
Budget-constrained002 against GoodTime · 2 against ModernLoop
Scale-constrained72
Negative005 against GoodTime
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, GoodTime and ModernLoop were named in the same answer eighty-four times, of the 155 answers naming GoodTime and the 88 naming ModernLoop. In those answers ModernLoop took the first choice four times and GoodTime twenty-nine.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where GoodTime and ModernLoop 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
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
GoodTime ModernLoop first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GoodTime on the left and ModernLoop on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where GoodTime and ModernLoop stood in it.

GoodTime first, ModernLoop an alternative

2 of 14 modelsModernLoop was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarGoodTime alternatives: Calendly Sales, Greenhouse, ModernLoop
Qwen 3.7 FlashGoodTime alternatives: Ashby, Lever

ModernLoop first, GoodTime an alternative

4 of 14 modelsGoodTime was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, GoodTime, Greenhouse
Gemini 3.5 FlashModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly’s Prelude, GoodTime
Kimi K2ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly, GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever
GPT-6 LunaModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniAshby alternatives: Calendly Sales, GoodTime, Prelude
GLM 4.7 FlashXCalendly alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse, Jobvite alternatives: GoodTime, candidate.fyi

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Grok 4.1 FastCalendly alternatives: Chili Piper, Greenhouse, Lever
Mistral SmallGreenhouse, Lever alternatives: Cal.com
DeepSeek V4 FlashCal.com, Calendly alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
Llama 4 MaverickLever alternatives: Cal.com, Greenhouse, Joveo, Workforce Now
MiniMax M2.5Lever alternatives: Cal.com, Chili Piper, Greenhouse

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
GoodTime leads by two points.
GoodTime2%#11 of 15
ModernLoop0%#14 of 15
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
GoodTime leads by six points.
GoodTime16%#2 of 12
ModernLoop9%#4 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
GoodTime leads by fifty-one points.
GoodTime55%#1 of 13
ModernLoop4%#5 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about GoodTime

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

“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 ModernLoop

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

“they're overkill for a budget-conscious small company” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“you don't need to spend thousands of dollars on enterprise-grade recruiting software like GoodTime or ModernLoop” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“My default pick: ModernLoop—if you’re a mid-market B2B company with a dedicated recruiting team and regular multi-person interview panels.” GPT-6 Luna · direct 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
“Top Pick: ModernLoop ... widely considered the gold standard for mid-market recruiting teams” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct 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.