# Lever vs Greenhouse: which do AI models recommend for Recruiting CRM, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Recruiting CRM and sourcing. Four of fourteen models named Lever first on the direct prompt; zero named Greenhouse. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/lever-vs-greenhouse/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lever | 15% | #2 of 10 | 0% | 17 | 11 of 14 |
| Greenhouse | 4% | #8 of 10 | 0% | 13 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Grok 4.1 Fast: lever first (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Gem, Greenhouse, Pin, Workable, hireEZ)
- Mistral Small: lever first (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Guideflow, Intervue, Pin)
- MiniMax M2.5: lever first (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Pin, Recruit CRM)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: lever first (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: Gem, Workable, hireEZ)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Workable)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Jobvite, Workable) (alternatives: Gem, hireEZ)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: LinkedIn Recruiter) (alternatives: Hiring Pro)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Juicebox, hireEZ)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Gem, hireEZ) (alternatives: Fetcher, Findem, SeekOut)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Apollo.io, SeekOut)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Gem, hireEZ) (alternatives: LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut)

## What the models said about Lever

- "Lever stands out as a top choice because it integrates sourcing, nurturing, and applicant tracking into a single system" (Mistral Small, 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.