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Talent intelligence · November 2026 Edition
SeekOut Recruit vs Eightfold AI
Eight of fourteen models named SeekOut Recruit first on the direct prompt; one named Eightfold AI. Both were named by all fourteen models and SeekOut Recruit carries 45 labels and Eightfold AI 65, so the shares are not directly comparable.
SeekOut Recruit
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in ten categories this edition.
First-choice share21%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%48%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4565A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SeekOut Recruit reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SeekOut Recruit vs Lessie AI · SeekOut Recruit vs Pin · SeekOut Recruit vs hireEZ
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.
SeekOut RecruitFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEightfold AI
Direct816 against Eightfold AI
Paraphrase151 against SeekOut Recruit · 5 against Eightfold AI
Comparative010
Budget-constrained004 against SeekOut Recruit · 9 against Eightfold AI
Scale-constrained202 against Eightfold AI
Negative003 against SeekOut Recruit · 9 against Eightfold AI
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 November 2026 Edition, SeekOut Recruit and Eightfold AI were named in the same answer 119 times, of the 130 answers naming SeekOut Recruit and the 581 naming Eightfold AI. In those answers Eightfold AI took the first choice forty-six times and SeekOut Recruit fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SeekOut Recruit and Eightfold AI stood in it.
| Model | DirectSR | ParaphraseSR | ComparativeSR | Budget-constrainedSR | Scale-constrainedSR | NegativeSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | SR | | SR | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | SR | SR | SR | SR | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | SR | | SR | SR | ||
| Grok 4.20 | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR |
| Mistral Small | SR | | SR | SR | SR | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | SR | | SR | | SR | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | SR | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | SR | SR | SR | SR | ||
| Kimi K2 | SR | | SR | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | SR | | SR | SR | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | SR | | SR | SR | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | SR | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | SR | | SR | SR | |
SR SeekOut Recruit Eightfold AISR first choiceSR named as an alternativeSR argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SeekOut Recruit on the left and Eightfold AI on the right.
Eightfold AISR first choiceSR named as an alternativeSR argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SeekOut Recruit on the left and Eightfold AI on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SeekOut Recruit and Eightfold AI stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Mistral SmallEightfold AI, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Sapia.ai, iCIMS Talent Cloud
SeekOut Recruit first, Eightfold AI an alternative
7 of 14 modelsEightfold AI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, hireEZ
DeepSeek V4 FlashSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Gem, hireEZ
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
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 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
Perplexity SonarhireEZ alternatives: Gem, SeekOut Recruit
Grok 4.20Loxo alternatives: Eightfold AI, Gem, SeekOut Recruit
Qwen 3.7 FlashLessie AI, hireEZ alternatives: Gem, SeekOut Recruit
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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
Eightfold AI leads by two points.
Eightfold AI3%#10 of 18SeekOut Recruit2%#11 of 18
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: SeekOut Recruit leads at mid-market.
SeekOut Recruit21%#1 of 15
Eightfold AI12%#4 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Eightfold AI leads at enterprise.
Eightfold AI69%#1 of 11SeekOut Recruit4%#3 of 11
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about SeekOut Recruit
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise-heavy options like Eightfold AI, SeekOut, Beamery” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Many talent intelligence tools (e.g., those from SeekOut, Beamery, Phenom, Gloat, Censia, Findem, Visier, or LinkedIn Talent Insights) aggregate data from public sources” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“SeekOut has notable limitations, such as inconsistent contact data quality and some profiles lacking usable emails” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“SeekOut: Excellent for sourcing intelligence, diversity, and market mapping. Strong external data + ATS integration. Good for recruiting-heavy needs; often praised for mid-market pricing and ease.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd lean SeekOut—because mid-market companies often need the strongest balance of candidate discovery, team usability, and practical recruiting workflows” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“1. SeekOut - *Best Overall Value* ... Start with SeekOut if you're primarily focused on sourcing and talent discovery” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Eightfold AI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Currently facing a 2026 class-action lawsuit in California alleging it builds undisclosed "consumer reports" on job candidates using unverified third-party data” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“The biggest caution flags right now are around Eightfold AI (due to the FCRA class action, data scraping allegations, and poor user reviews)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“What I'd Avoid for a Mid-Sized B2B Company ... Eightfold AI | Excellent skills intelligence, but designed for 1,000–20,000+ employees” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Eightfold.ai: Focuses on skills-based talent management, internal mobility, and AI-driven career pathing. It's widely used for both recruiting and internal talent development” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for: Enterprise-wide skills-based talent strategy ... AI-native platform with role-to-talent recommendations based on skills inference” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Eightfold AI is the most complete enterprise talent intelligence platform, with skills inference across internal and external talent.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.