# Lever vs Ashby: which do AI models recommend for interview scheduling, October 2026

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lever | 11% | #3 of 12 | 9% | 34 | 12 of 14 |
| Ashby | 2% | #8 of 12 | 0% | 18 | 11 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: lever first (first choices: Greenhouse, Lever) (alternatives: Cal.com)
- Llama 4 Maverick: lever first (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Cal.com, Greenhouse, Joveo, Workforce Now)
- MiniMax M2.5: lever first (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Cal.com, Chili Piper, Greenhouse)
- 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)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Calendly) (alternatives: Chili Piper, Greenhouse, Lever)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Cal.com, Calendly) (alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever)
- 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)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Calendly) (alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: GoodTime) (alternatives: Calendly Sales, Greenhouse, ModernLoop)
- 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 Lever

- "Avoid full ATS suites like Lever/Greenhouse unless free tiers suffice, as they're pricier for scale." (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "their native scheduling tools are decent for simple 1:1s, but they lack advanced interviewer load balancing" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt, soft negative)
- "Lever - Best for mid-market to enterprise teams hiring at scale... AI-native recruiting platform with scheduling" (Llama 4 Maverick, direct 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.