Zero of fourteen models named Lever first on the direct prompt; one named Recruiterflow. Lever was named by nine of the fourteen models and Recruiterflow by eight and Lever carries 10 labels and Recruiterflow 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in thirteen categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
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 staffing agency platforms page.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“better suited to internal hiring than external or high-volume staffing, so they can be a poor fit for agencies” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you want a single platform that handles both active applicants and passive candidates with strong nurturing and automation: Go with Lever or Ashby.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Recruit CRM and Recruiterflow may be better for smaller operations” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · soft negative
“I'd suggest starting with Vincere or RecruiterFlow” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Go with Loxo or Recruiterflow” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“newer platforms like Recruiterflow and Loxo are redefining what's possible with AI and automation” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
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.