Zoho Recruit vs Lever
Zero of fourteen models named Zoho Recruit first on the direct prompt; one named Lever. Zoho Recruit was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Lever by thirteen and Zoho Recruit carries 26 labels and Lever 50, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in twelve 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 applicant tracking systems page.
By framing
Zoho RecruitFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLever
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Zoho Recruit and Lever were named in the same answer forty-three times, of the 327 answers naming Zoho Recruit and the 264 naming Lever. In those answers Lever took the first choice five times and Zoho Recruit four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | |
Zoho Recruit Lever first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zoho Recruit on the left and Lever on the right.The direct prompt
Lever first, Zoho Recruit not the choice
1 of 14 modelsZoho Recruit was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Zoho Recruit14%#4 of 14Lever0%#10 of 14Zoho Recruit9%#5 of 17Lever5%#6 of 17Lever4%#5 of 10Zoho Recruit0%#– of 10What the models said about Zoho Recruit
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Zoho is a top contender for tight budgets because it offers a robust Free plan for startups and small businesses” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Lever
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid expensive enterprise systems like Greenhouse or Lever unless you have the scale” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Works adequately for tracking candidates (though some users find it lacking in reporting and sourcing)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top Pick: Lever ... Choose Lever if you want the best balance of functionality, scalability, and modern features” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Lever / Greenhouse: The gold standard for scaling tech companies. Highly customizable, great analytics” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
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.