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Video interviewing · October 2026 Edition

Willo vs HireVue

Zero of fourteen models named Willo first on the direct prompt; one named HireVue. Willo was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and HireVue by fourteen and Willo carries 39 labels and HireVue 48, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Willo

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

HireVue

criticized challenger

Named in eleven categories this edition.

First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%60%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3948A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Willo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Spark Hire was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Spark Hire vs Willo · Spark Hire vs HireVue · Willo vs Hireflix

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 video interviewing page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WilloFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHireVue
Direct013 against HireVue
Paraphrase307 against HireVue
Comparative071 against HireVue
Budget-constrained105 against HireVue
Scale-constrained012 against HireVue
Negative201 against Willo · 11 against HireVue
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Willo and HireVue were named in the same answer seventy-four times, of the 115 answers naming Willo and the 377 naming HireVue. In those answers HireVue took the first choice twenty-six times and Willo six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Willo and HireVue 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
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Willo HireVue first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Willo on the left and HireVue on the right.

The direct prompt

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

HireVue first, Willo not the choice

1 of 14 modelsWillo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashHireVue alternatives: Modern Hire, Spark Hire, Talmatic, VidCruiter

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniSpark Hire alternatives: HireVue, VidCruiter
Gemini 3.5 FlashSpark Hire alternatives: BrightHire, Metaview, VidCruiter, Willo
Grok 4.1 FastSpark Hire alternatives: Hireflix, VidCruiter, Willo
DeepSeek V4 FlashSpark Hire alternatives: Willo
GLM 4.7 FlashXSpark Hire alternatives: Hireflix, Willo
GPT-6 LunaSpark Hire alternatives: HireVue, VidCruiter

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Spark Hire alternatives: HackerRank
Perplexity SonarSpark Hire alternatives: Rework, VidCruiter
Mistral SmallSpark Hire alternatives: Breezy HR, VidCruiter
Llama 4 MaverickSpark Hire alternatives: VidCruiter
Kimi K2Spark Hire, interviewstream alternatives: Hireflix, VidCruiter
MiniMax M2.5Spark Hire alternatives: VidCruiter, interviewstream
Muse Glimmer 30BSpark Hire alternatives: Breezy, VidCruiter

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
Willo leads by twelve points.
Willo12%#3 of 11
HireVue0%#11 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Willo leads by four points.
Willo8%#2 of 9
HireVue4%#6 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: HireVue leads at enterprise.
HireVue66%#1 of 6
Willo0%#5 of 6
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Willo

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

“Willo doesn't support live video interviews or screen sharing, and lacks a mobile app” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd choose Willo Lite for a limited budget because it combines *low cost*, *clear pricing*, and *no long-term commitment*” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Look for highly transparent, candidate-first platforms (like Willo or VidCruiter) that allow retakes” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Willo or AsyncInterview are excellent choices due to their ease of use, strong integration options” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about HireVue

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

“The Case of HireVue: HireVue is one of the largest enterprise video hiring tools, but it has faced intense scrutiny.... the ACLU filed an EEOC complaint against Intuit and HireVue” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Platforms to Avoid or Approach with Caution ### HireVue - Why be cautious: Face intense criticism for facial-expression analysis and AI bias” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“HireVue | Enterprise-scale structured interviews | AI-driven, live + async, solid for 500-person companies expanding” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder: HireVue ... For mid-market companies looking for structure and data, it is the safest bet.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“HireVue and VidCruiter lead in enterprise‑grade AI assessments and compliance, with higher price points.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative 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.