Five of fourteen models named Criteria Corp first on the direct prompt; two named Codility. Criteria Corp was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Codility by thirteen and Criteria Corp carries 36 labels and Codility 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in four 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 candidate assessment page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Criteria Corp and Codility were named in the same answer fifty-three times, of the 111 answers naming Criteria Corp and the 251 naming Codility. In those answers Codility took the first choice five times and Criteria Corp five.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“under investigation by California authorities for potential illegal bias in employment screening” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“older or less transparent ones like some legacy SHL, Wonderlic, or Criteria tools” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Criteria Corp, Harver, and Plum bundle personality, cognitive, and behavioral assessments in one platform with strong ATS integration” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Criteria (by Criteria Corp) stands out as the best overall pre-employment assessment platform for a mid-market B2B company” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“My default pick: Criteria Corp for a mid-market B2B company hiring across several job families.” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“these are often viewed unfavorably compared to competitors like HackerRank or HackerEarth” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“positioned as best for repeatable, defensible technical hiring decisions... Codility scored highest on published criteria” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative 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.