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Talent intelligence · November 2026 Edition

SeekOut Recruit vs Loxo

Eight of fourteen models named SeekOut Recruit first on the direct prompt; one named Loxo. SeekOut Recruit was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Loxo by eleven and SeekOut Recruit carries 45 labels and Loxo 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

SeekOut Recruit

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Loxo

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share21%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4515A 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 Eightfold AI

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 modelsLoxo
Direct81
Paraphrase101 against SeekOut Recruit
Comparative00
Budget-constrained014 against SeekOut Recruit · 2 against Loxo
Scale-constrained20
Negative003 against SeekOut Recruit · 1 against Loxo
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 Loxo were named in the same answer twenty-eight times, of the 130 answers naming SeekOut Recruit and the 101 naming Loxo. In those answers Loxo took the first choice four times and SeekOut Recruit five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SeekOut Recruit and Loxo stood in it.
ModelDirectSRParaphraseSRComparativeSRBudget-constrainedSRScale-constrainedSRNegativeSR
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 miniSRSR
Gemini 3.5 FlashSRSRSRSR
Perplexity SonarSRSRSR
Grok 4.20SRSRSRSRSRSR
Mistral SmallSRSRSRSR
DeepSeek V4 FlashSRSRSR
Llama 4 MaverickSR
Qwen 3.7 FlashSRSRSRSR
Kimi K2SRSR
GLM 4.7 FlashXSRSRSR
MiniMax M2.5SRSRSR
GPT-6 LunaSR
Muse Glimmer 30BSRSRSR
SR SeekOut Recruit LoxoSR first choiceSR named as an alternativeSR argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SeekOut Recruit on the left and Loxo on the right.

The direct prompt

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

SeekOut Recruit first, Loxo not the choice

8 of 14 modelsLoxo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, hireEZ
Mistral SmallEightfold AI, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Sapia.ai, iCIMS Talent Cloud
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

Loxo first, SeekOut Recruit an alternative

1 of 14 modelsSeekOut Recruit 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

4 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
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
Loxo leads by ten points.
Loxo12%#2 of 18
SeekOut 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
Loxo4%#6 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
SeekOut Recruit leads by four points.
SeekOut Recruit4%#3 of 11
Loxo0%#– 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 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
Also compared
SeekOut Recruit vs Lessie AISeekOut Recruit vs PinSeekOut Recruit vs Eightfold AISeekOut Recruit vs hireEZSeekOut Recruit vs PhenomSeekOut Recruit vs GemLessie AI vs LoxoPin vs LoxoEightfold AI vs LoxohireEZ vs LoxoLoxo vs PhenomLoxo vs GemAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full talent intelligence standing

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.