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Talent intelligence · November 2026 Edition

Loxo vs Phenom

One of fourteen models named Loxo first on the direct prompt; zero named Phenom. Loxo was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Phenom by thirteen and Loxo carries 15 labels and Phenom 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Loxo

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

Phenom

criticized challenger

Named in ten categories this edition.

First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate20%40%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1540A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Loxo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SeekOut Recruit was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. SeekOut Recruit vs Loxo · SeekOut Recruit vs Phenom · Lessie AI vs Loxo

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 talent intelligence page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LoxoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPhenom
Direct104 against Phenom
Paraphrase021 against Phenom
Comparative00
Budget-constrained102 against Loxo · 5 against Phenom
Scale-constrained001 against Phenom
Negative001 against Loxo · 5 against Phenom
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Loxo and Phenom stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
Loxo Phenom first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Loxo on the left and Phenom on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Loxo first, Phenom not the choice

1 of 14 modelsPhenom was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.20Loxo alternatives: Eightfold AI, Gem, SeekOut Recruit

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Arya, Pin alternatives: 365Talents, Eightfold AI, Gem, Loxo, iCIMS Talent Cloud
Gemini 3.5 FlashFindem alternatives: Gem, Loxo, SeekOut Recruit

Neither was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, hireEZ
Perplexity SonarhireEZ alternatives: Gem, SeekOut Recruit
Mistral SmallEightfold AI, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Sapia.ai, iCIMS Talent Cloud
DeepSeek V4 FlashSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Gem, hireEZ
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashLessie AI, hireEZ alternatives: Gem, SeekOut Recruit
Kimi K2Pin, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Ashby, Greenhouse
GLM 4.7 FlashXSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Ceipal, Talent.ai
MiniMax M2.5Greenhouse, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, hireEZ
GPT-6 LunaSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Lightcast
Muse Glimmer 30BSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, Lessie AI, hireEZ

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
Loxo leads by ten points.
Loxo12%#2 of 18
Phenom2%#12 of 18
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Loxo4%#6 of 15
Phenom4%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Phenom leads at enterprise.
Phenom2%#5 of 11
Loxo0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Loxo

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

“Weak "opt‑out" synchronization and data‑management controls... Aggressive sourcing that can scrape personal contact information without consent.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Powerful but "quite expensive" per G2 reviews, challenging for small businesses” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · hard negative
“Loxo stands out as the best talent intelligence platform for a mid-market B2B company” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“best value pick is usually Loxo” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Phenom

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

“Why to Avoid: Despite its popularity among large enterprises, implementation is notoriously difficult.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Phenom is often grouped with platforms to avoid due to negative user experiences and limitations” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Median contract ~$98K/year; full talent experience platform may be overkill” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“My default recommendation: Phenom—if you want one platform to connect external recruiting with internal mobility.” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase 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.