Lever vs Gem
Three of twelve models named Lever first on the direct prompt; six named Gem. Lever was named by ten of the twelve models and Gem by twelve and Lever carries 16 labels and Gem 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
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 Recruiting CRM and sourcing page.
By framing
LeverFirst choices, of twelve modelsGem
The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Lever first, Gem an alternative
2 of 12 modelsGem was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gem first, Lever not the choice
5 of 12 modelsLever was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Lever2%#– of 13Gem2%#7 of 13What the models said about Lever
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If you want one default recommendation without more context, Lever is the best starting point for a mid-sized B2B in-house recruiting team.” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Lever: Ideal for mid-sized in-house teams wanting an all-in-one ATS + CRM with native sourcing and nurturing capabilities” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd start with Lever as the default recommendation due to its strong balance of CRM capabilities and ATS integration” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Gem
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Gem — widely praised for workflow, but users repeatedly report inaccurate/outdated email addresses and scraping issues” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The Best Standalone CRM: Gem ... Gem is the market standard for high-growth B2B companies with outbound-heavy sourcing models.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Outbound, high\u2011volume, want CRM + analytics | Gem | Best\u2011in\u2011class CRM + AI sourcing; strong reporting for ROI.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.