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Interview scheduling · September 2026 Edition

Koalendar vs GoodTime

Zero of twelve models named Koalendar first on the direct prompt; two named GoodTime. Koalendar was named by ten of the twelve models and GoodTime by twelve and Koalendar carries 13 labels and GoodTime 45, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Koalendar

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

GoodTime

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share11%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1345A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Koalendar 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 Koalendar · Calendly vs GoodTime · ModernLoop 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.
KoalendarFirst choices, of twelve modelsGoodTime
Direct021 against GoodTime
Paraphrase101 against GoodTime
Comparative05
Budget-constrained504 against GoodTime
Scale-constrained031 against GoodTime
Negative014 against GoodTime
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.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

GoodTime first, Koalendar not the choice

2 of 12 modelsKoalendar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniGoodTime alternatives: Ashby, Calendly
Grok 4.1 FastGoodTime, Lever alternatives: Greenhouse, ModernLoop

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 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
Perplexity SonarModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Lever
Mistral SmallLever alternatives: Koalendar, ModernLoop
Qwen 3.7 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Calendly, GoodTime, Lever, LimeLight, Lunacal
Kimi K2Lever alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, ModernLoop
GLM 4.7 FlashXModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Lever, candidate.fyi
MiniMax M2.5Cal.com, Lever alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, ModernLoop

Neither was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, candidate.fyi
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenhouse, ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly, Lever
Llama 4 MaverickModernLoop alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever

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
Koalendar leads by eleven points.
Koalendar11%#2 of 11
GoodTime0%#10 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Koalendar leads by two points.
Koalendar11%#4 of 11
GoodTime9%#5 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: GoodTime leads at enterprise.
GoodTime56%#1 of 9
Koalendar0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Koalendar

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

“The best interview scheduling software for a company with a limited budget is Koalendar, which offers a genuinely free-forever plan and is simple to use.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“the best interview scheduling software is usually Calendly or Koalendar if you want a dedicated scheduler” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“I would recommend starting with Koalendar or Calendly since they offer the most robust free plans” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice

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.

“Avoid ATS-style recruiting platforms like Breezy HR, Workable, or GoodTime if budget is tight” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise, quote-only, often thousands per month — avoid these on a limited budget” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Frequent reports of bugs like missing time slots, crashes, slow performance, calendar sync glitches, and timezone issues.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose GoodTime if you have a dedicated recruiting team and want to automate the administrative side of interviewing” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“GoodTime is the top choice for enterprises whose scheduling challenge extends beyond simple booking” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best overall for mid-market recruiting teams: GoodTime if you run multi-interviewer panels” GPT-5.4 mini · 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.