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Background screening · November 2026 Edition

GoodHire vs Accurate Background

Zero of fourteen models named GoodHire first on the direct prompt; one named Accurate Background. GoodHire was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Accurate Background by thirteen and GoodHire carries 48 labels and Accurate Background 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.

GoodHire

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Accurate Background

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share6%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4827A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, GoodHire reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Checkr was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Checkr vs GoodHire · Checkr vs Accurate Background · Certn vs GoodHire

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 background screening page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GoodHireFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAccurate Background
Direct01
Paraphrase12
Comparative10
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained10
Negative102 against GoodHire · 2 against Accurate Background
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, GoodHire and Accurate Background were named in the same answer thirty-six times, of the 121 answers naming GoodHire and the 70 naming Accurate Background. In those answers Accurate Background took the first choice one time and GoodHire twelve.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where GoodHire and Accurate Background 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
GoodHire Accurate Background first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GoodHire on the left and Accurate Background on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where GoodHire and Accurate Background stood in it.

Accurate Background first, GoodHire not the choice

1 of 14 modelsGoodHire was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-6 LunaAccurate Background alternatives: Checkr

Neither was the first choice, one was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5AccuSourceHR alternatives: Accurate Background, Bchex, Mitratech AssureHire
GPT-5.4 miniCheckr alternatives: Certn, GoodHire, VICTIG
Gemini 3.5 FlashCheckr alternatives: Accurate Background, Certn, Verified First
Grok 4.20Checkr alternatives: Certn, GoodHire
DeepSeek V4 FlashCertn, Checkr alternatives: Accurate Background, GoodHire, Turn
Llama 4 MaverickCheckr alternatives: AccuSourceHR, Bchex, Certn, ClearStar, First Advantage, GoodHire, Mitratech AssureHire, Turn, Verified First
Qwen 3.7 FlashCheckster alternatives: BrightCheck, Certified Background, GoodHire
Kimi K2Certn, Checkr alternatives: First Advantage, GoodHire, Verified First
GLM 4.7 FlashXCheckr alternatives: Certn, GoodHire
MiniMax M2.5Checkr alternatives: Accurate Background, Certn, GoodHire
Muse Glimmer 30BCheckr alternatives: AccuSourceHR, Accurate Background, BackgroundChecks.com, Certn, HireShield, Mitratech AssureHire, Turn, Verified First

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarCheckr alternatives: AccuSourceHR, Certn, Mitratech AssureHire, Verified First
Mistral SmallCertn, Checkr alternatives: ADP RUN, Mitratech AssureHire, Verified First

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
GoodHire leads by forty points.
GoodHire42%#1 of 10
Accurate Background2%#6 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
GoodHire6%#3 of 15
Accurate Background6%#4 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
GoodHire0%#10 of 10
Accurate Background0%#7 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about GoodHire

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

“be cautious when using these services due to issues such as opaque pricing, lack of advanced support options” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“While GoodHire is generally well-regarded, there are some red flags to consider.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with GoodHire if you want the simplest, most budget-conscious setup for occasional hires” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Look for FCRA-certified, BBB-accredited options with strong track records like GoodHire” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“Best overall for businesses, offers over 100 screening products” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Accurate Background

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

“The worst background check agency on the planet. They will take MONTHS to complete your background check...” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Major established players like Accurate, Checkr, HireRight, and First Advantage are widely used, but even they have some consumer complaints about accuracy and turnaround times.” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd start with Accurate Background. It explicitly serves mid-market employers” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“the strongest default recommendation is Accurate Background” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Accurate (Top Pick for Mid-Sized Businesses)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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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.