Background screening
Asked as “background check provider”, and as “employment screening service”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 53 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
53%
Clear leader
53Checkr13Certn06Accurate Background28others
53% of first choices, clear leader.
Since October 2026▲+22Since October 2026: 31% → 53%, +22 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.Checkr held the lead, +22 points on 31%, past the floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
GoodHire42%Clear leader▲+1Since October 2026: 41% → 42%, +1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-market
Checkr53%Clear leader▲+22Since October 2026: 31% → 53%, +22 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.This pageEnterpriseCheckr46%Clear leader↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Checkr (46%) replaces HireRight (27% then, 14% now), 32 points clear, past the 13-point floor.Standing →
GoodHire42%Clear leader▲+1Since October 2026: 41% → 42%, +1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketCheckr53%Clear leader▲+22Since October 2026: 31% → 53%, +22 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.This pageEnterpriseCheckr46%Clear leader↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Checkr (46%) replaces HireRight (27% then, 14% now), 32 points clear, past the 13-point floor.Standing →The standing
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. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Checkr53%13%63endorsed leader▲+22Since October 2026: 31% → 53%, +22 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.31% → 53%
Checkr53%13%63endorsed leader▲+22Since October 2026: 31% → 53%, +22 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.31% → 53%02
Certn13%0%37accepted challenger▲+6Since October 2026: 7% → 13%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 13%
Certn13%0%37accepted challenger▲+6Since October 2026: 7% → 13%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 13%03GoodHire6%4%48accepted challenger▼−10Since October 2026: 16% → 6%, −10 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.16% → 6%
GoodHire6%4%48accepted challenger▼−10Since October 2026: 16% → 6%, −10 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.16% → 6%04
Accurate Background6%7%27accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%
Accurate Background6%7%27accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%06
BackgroundChecks.com2%25%20criticized challenger▼−9Since October 2026: 11% → 2%, −9 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.11% → 2%
BackgroundChecks.com2%25%20criticized challenger▼−9Since October 2026: 11% → 2%, −9 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.11% → 2%07
Spokeo2%58%12criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
Spokeo2%58%12criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%Show the eight products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
15TruthFinder0%82%17criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
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BeenVerified0%73%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
BeenVerified0%73%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%14
Instant Checkmate0%69%13criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Instant Checkmate0%69%13criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%12
Sterling0%45%29criticized challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Sterling0%45%29criticized challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%11
HireRight0%37%35criticized challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
HireRight0%37%35criticized challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%10
First Advantage0%26%31criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
First Advantage0%26%31criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%09
Verified First0%0%12accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 7% → 0%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 0%
Verified First0%0%12accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 7% → 0%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 0%08
Mitratech AssureHire0%0%11accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 5% → 0%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 0%
Mitratech AssureHire0%0%11accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 5% → 0%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 0%The floor is 13 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
All twenty-one head-to-head pages: the top seven products, each against each
Checkr vs AccuSourceHRCheckr vs BackgroundChecks.comCheckr vs SpokeoCertn vs GoodHireCertn vs Accurate BackgroundCertn vs AccuSourceHRCertn vs BackgroundChecks.comCertn vs SpokeoGoodHire vs Accurate BackgroundGoodHire vs AccuSourceHRGoodHire vs BackgroundChecks.comGoodHire vs SpokeoAccurate Background vs AccuSourceHRAccurate Background vs BackgroundChecks.comAccurate Background vs SpokeoAccuSourceHR vs BackgroundChecks.comAccuSourceHR vs SpokeoBackgroundChecks.com vs Spokeo
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
01020304A05
060708091011121314T15
Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative70%
Key
01Checkr53%
Checkr53%02Certn13%
Certn13%03GoodHire6%
GoodHire6%04Accurate Background6%
Accurate Background6%05AccuSourceHR4%
06BackgroundChecks.com2%
BackgroundChecks.com2%07Spokeo2%
Spokeo2%08Mitratech AssureHire0%
Mitratech AssureHire0%09Verified First0%
Verified First0%10First Advantage0%
First Advantage0%11HireRight0%
HireRight0%12Sterling0%
Sterling0%13BeenVerified0%
BeenVerified0%14Instant Checkmate0%
Instant Checkmate0%15TruthFinder0%
What they warned about
Five of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, Perplexity Sonar, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, MiniMax M2.5 and GPT-6 Luna changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
HireRight37%
13 of 35 labels negative · 10 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“Customers often report being asked to handle the entire background check process themselves; inefficiency with document requests” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
TruthFinder
82%
14 of 17 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 12 hard negative
“the FTC said TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate deceived users about criminal-record accuracy and violated FCRA requirements” GPT-5.4 mini, negative prompt
Sterling45%
13 of 29 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“Common complaints: Extremely slow turnaround times, frequent delays, and missed start dates; poor communication and slow support” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
Instant Checkmate69%
9 of 13 labels negative · 7 of 14 models · 8 hard negative
“the FTC said TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate deceived users about criminal-record accuracy and violated FCRA requirements” GPT-5.4 mini, negative prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
77 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 831 links across 227 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
vendor site · Lead Change Group27 answers · 52 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Checkr27 answers · 36 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Mitratech24 answers · 25 citations · 10 models
vendor site · AccuSourceHR22 answers · 25 citations · 11 models
vendor site · FirstHR20 answers · 21 citations · 10 models
vendor site · GoodHire17 answers · 19 citations · 12 models
vendor site · bib.com17 answers · 18 citations · 11 models
16 answers · 19 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G215 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
14 answers · 15 citations · 11 models
13 answers · 16 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Vetty12 answers · 16 citations · 5 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
21 answers · 9 models
19 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 10 models
16 answers · 10 models
14 answers · 9 models
14 answers · 8 models
12 answers · 6 models
10 answers · 8 models
9 answers · 5 models
9 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “background check provider”, “background check providers”, “best background check provider”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkr checkr.com | 53% | 183 | 74,000 | 1,214 | 498,605 | $77,362 | 85 | 4 |
| Certn certn.co | 13% | 100 | 1,900 | 42 | 3,223 | $37 | 8 | |
| GoodHire goodhire.com | 6% | 111 | 2,400 | 45 | 219,964 | 40 | 1 | |
| Accurate accurate.com Accurate Background 6% | 6% | 65 | 8,100 | 561 | 161,894 company | $271 | 7 | 1 |
| AccuSourceHR accusourcehr.com | 4% | 16 | ||||||
| HireShield hireshield.com | 4% | 16 | 90 | 0 | 8,493 | |||
| BackgroundChecks.com backgroundchecks.com | 2% | 55 | 1,600 | 26 | 250,895 | $5,146 | 18 | |
| ShareAble shareable.com ShareAble for Hires 2% | 2% | 18 | 40 | 0 | 1,342 | |||
| 5 Star Background Checks 5starbackground.com | 2% | 3 | ||||||
| bib.com | 2% |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 21 sites; 4 of them are among the sites the models cited here (checkr.com, fadv.com, goodhire.com, money.com). The first result for “background check provider” is accurate.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best background check provider for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which employment screening service would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top background check providers and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best background check provider for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a background check provider. What should we look at?”Negative“Which background check providers should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5AccuSourceHRAccurate Background, CheckrChangedno first choiceCheckr, HireShieldno first choiceagainst: Intelius, Spokeo
Three alternatives
Accurate Background, Bchex, Mitratech AssureHireTwo alternatives
BackgroundReport.com, GoodHireGPT-5.4 miniCheckragainst: First Advantage, HireRight, SterlingCheckrHeldCheckrShareAble for Hiresagainst: BackgroundChecks.comno first choiceagainst: General Information Services, Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder, e-Background-checks.com
Three alternatives
Certn, GoodHire, VICTIGTwo alternatives
GoodHire, InCheckFive alternatives
Accurate Background, First Advantage, GoodHire, HireRight, SterlingOne alternative
CheckrGemini 3.5 FlashCheckrCheckrHeldCheckrCheckragainst: BeenVerified, First Advantage, HireRight, Instant Checkmate, Spokeo, Sterling, TruthFinderCheckr, GoodHire, Ripplingagainst: HireRight, Sterlingagainst: BeenVerified, Checkr, First Advantage, HireRight, Instant Checkmate, Intelius, MyLife, Spokeo, Sterling, TruthFinder, Whitepages
Three alternatives
Accurate Background, Certn, Verified FirstThree alternatives
Accurate Background, Certn, First AdvantageSeven alternatives
Accurate Background, BeenVerified, First Advantage + Sterling, HireRight, ShareAble for Hires, TruthFinder, VettyFour alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, GoodHire, ShareAble for Hires, Verified CredentialsPerplexity SonarCheckrAccurate BackgroundChangedFirst AdvantageCheckrno first choiceagainst: BeenVerified, TruthFinder, US Search
Four alternatives
AccuSourceHR, Certn, Mitratech AssureHire, Verified FirstFour alternatives
Checkr, First Advantage, Mitratech AssureHire, Verified FirstSix alternatives
Certn, Checkr, DISA Global Solutions, GoodHire, HireRight, SterlingTwo alternatives
Certn, GoodHireGrok 4.20Checkragainst: HireRight, SterlingCheckrHeldagainst: SterlingCheckragainst: BeenVerified, TruthFinderBackgroundChecks.com, GoodHireagainst: Spokeo, TruthFinderCheckragainst: BackgroundChecks.com, Checkr, ClearChecks, Cyber Background Check, FastBackgroundCheck.com, First Advantage, HireRight, Intelius, NetVendor, SpyFly, US Search
Two alternatives
Certn, GoodHireTwo alternatives
Certn, GoodHireSeven alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, Certn, First Advantage, GoodHire, HireRight, Sterling, TurnFour alternatives
Accurate Background, GoodHire, HireRight, SterlingMistral SmallCertn, CheckrAccuSourceHRChangedGoodHireCertnagainst: Checkrno first choiceagainst: BackgroundChecks.com, GoodHire, SpyFly, TruthFinder
Three alternatives
ADP RUN, Mitratech AssureHire, Verified FirstThree alternatives
Asurint, Checkr, Mitratech AssureHireThree alternatives
Backgrounds Online, Checkr, SterlingThree alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, GoodHire, HireShieldDeepSeek V4 FlashCertn, CheckrCheckrChangedagainst: SterlingCheckrCertnagainst: BeenVerified, Checkr, Spokeono first choiceagainst: BeenVerified, Checkr, FastBackgroundCheck.com, First Advantage, HireRight, Instant Checkmate, Intelius, PreCheck, SpyFly, Sterling, TruthFinder
Three alternatives
Accurate Background, GoodHire, TurnThree alternatives
Certn, GoodHire, HireRightFive alternatives
Certn, First Advantage, GoodHire, HireRight, SterlingThree alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, Backgrounds Online, GoodHireLlama 4 MaverickCheckrno first choiceChangedCheckrHireShieldno first choiceagainst: GoodHire, Instant Checkmate, PeopleFinders
Nine alternatives
AccuSourceHR, Bchex, Certn, ClearStar, First Advantage, GoodHire, Mitratech AssureHire, Turn, Verified FirstThree alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, ShareAble for Hires, Trusted EmployeesThree alternatives
5 Star Background Checks, Checkr, GoodHireQwen 3.7 FlashChecksteragainst: FirstAdvantageCheckrChangedCheckragainst: BeenVerified, Instant Checkmate, TruthFinderCertnagainst: Instant Checkmate, Spokeo, TruthFinderno first choiceagainst: Checkr, HireRight, SentryLink, Sterling, Zellis
Three alternatives
BrightCheck, Certified Background, GoodHireThree alternatives
AccuSourceHR, HireRight, Mitratech AssureHireFour alternatives
Certn, First Advantage, GoodHire, HireRightThree alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, GCheck, SmallBizKimi K2Certn, Checkragainst: SterlingCheckrChangedCheckragainst: BeenVerified, TruthFinder5 Star Background Checksagainst: Spokeo, TruthFinderno first choiceagainst: First Advantage, HireRight, InfoTrack, Instant Checkmate, PreCheck, Sterling, TruthFinder
Three alternatives
First Advantage, GoodHire, Verified FirstTwo alternatives
Certn, GoodHireFive alternatives
BackgroundReport.com, GoodHire, HireRight, ShareAble for Hires, SterlingTwo alternatives
Background Investigation Bureau (BIB) SmallBiz, Shield ScreeningGLM 4.7 FlashXCheckrCheckrHeldCheckrPrehireBadgeno first choiceagainst: BackgroundChecks.com, First Advantage Corporation, HireRight, NetVendor, Sterling
Two alternatives
Certn, GoodHireTwo alternatives
Certn, GoodHireTen alternatives
Accurate Background, Certn, Cisive, First Advantage, GoodHire, HireRight, Orange Tree, Sterling, Verified First, YardstikThree alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, Certn, VolunteerBadgeMiniMax M2.5CheckrCheckr, GoodHireChangedCheckrSpokeo, bib.comno first choiceagainst: Accurate Background, Checkr, First Advantage, HireRight
Three alternatives
Accurate Background, Certn, GoodHireThree alternatives
Accurate Background, Certn, HireRightFive alternatives
Accurate Background, BackgroundChecks.com, GoodHire, HireRight, SterlingTwo alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, GoodHireGPT-6 LunaAccurate BackgroundCheckrChangedCheckr, First AdvantageCheckrno first choiceagainst: General Information Services, HireRight, Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder, e-Background-checks.com
One alternative
CheckrOne alternative
First AdvantageThree alternatives
Accurate Background, HireRight, TransUnion SmartMoveOne alternative
GoodHireMuse Glimmer 30BCheckrCheckrHeldCheckr, Inc.Certnno first choiceagainst: Accurate Background, BackgroundChecks.com, Checkr, First Advantage, HireRight, Intelius, Sterling
Eight alternatives
AccuSourceHR, Accurate Background, BackgroundChecks.com, Certn, HireShield, Mitratech AssureHire, Turn, Verified FirstTwo alternatives
GoodHire, Mitratech AssureHireFive alternatives
Certn, First Advantage Corporation, GoodHire, HireRight Holdings Corporation, Sterling Check CorpFour alternatives
BackgroundChecks.com, Backgrounds Online, HireShield, Verified CredentialsBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:27 | yes | 19 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:26 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 09:37 | yes | 10 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:44 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:05 | yes | 9 | 36 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:57 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:06 | yes | 22 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:23 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:29 | no | 0 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:19 | yes | 14 | 66 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:51 | yes | 22 | 103 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:38 | yes | 5 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:08 | yes | 3 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:00 | yes | 11 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:01 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:24 | yes | 2 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 09:45 | yes | 8 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:59 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:30 | yes | 5 | 34 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:04 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:07 | yes | 22 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:59 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:43 | yes | 5 | 36 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:06 | yes | 14 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:55 | yes | 15 | 35 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:10 | yes | 5 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:44 | yes | 3 | 14 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:38 | yes | 24 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:04 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:41 | yes | 5 | 13 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:31 | yes | 8 | 20 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:16 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:11 | yes | 5 | 33 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:55 | yes | 10 | 65 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:39 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:07 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:09 | yes | 15 | 58 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:47 | yes | 15 | 21 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:34 | yes | 14 | 42 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:13 | yes | 10 | 33 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:47 | yes | 6 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 09:50 | yes | 25 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:41 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:32 | yes | 4 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:52 | yes | 12 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:35 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:16 | yes | 5 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:44 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:26 | yes | 23 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:07 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:06 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:11 | yes | 5 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:42 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 11:01 | yes | 5 | 31 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:49 | yes | 2 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 08:49 | yes | 14 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:40 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:41 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:49 | no | 0 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:59 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:19 | yes | 5 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 08:46 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:22 | yes | 24 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:35 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:12 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:13 | yes | 15 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:29 | yes | 10 | 47 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:00 | yes | 9 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:45 | yes | 4 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:09 | yes | 14 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 08:50 | yes | 27 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:53 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:09 | yes | 11 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:39 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:15 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 08:57 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:01 | yes | 25 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:55 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:05 | yes | 9 | 34 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:58 | yes | 24 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:00 | yes | 25 | 85 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 11:53 | no | 0 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:21 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 11:55 | yes | 13 | 20 s |
Normalization in this category
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Category-scoped readings
Accurate read as Accurate Background
DISA read as DISA Global Solutions
RUN Powered by ADP read as ADP RUN
TransUnion ShareAble for Hires read as ShareAble for Hires
Unresolved, counted raw
Accurate Background, Inc.
BIB (Background Investigation Bureau)
Background Investigation Bureau (BIB) SmallBiz
BrightCheck
Certified Background
Checkr, Inc.
Cyber Background Check
Employment Check Pro
FirstAdvantage
HR Screening Services
HireRight Holdings Corporation
InCheck
InfoTrack
Information Direct
Kress Inc.
MyLife
National Crime Search (NCS)
PrehireBadge
SentryLink
SmallBiz
Tailored
VolunteerBadge
Yardstik
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.