Candidate assessment · November 2026 Edition
Criteria Corp vs EmployTest
Five of fourteen models named Criteria Corp first on the direct prompt; zero named EmployTest. Criteria Corp was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and EmployTest by eleven and Criteria Corp carries 36 labels and EmployTest 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3615A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Criteria Corp reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.TestGorilla was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. TestGorilla vs Criteria Corp · TestGorilla vs EmployTest · Criteria Corp vs Codility
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.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Criteria CorpFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEmployTest
Direct50
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Criteria Corp
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Criteria Corp and EmployTest stood in it.
| 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 | | |
Criteria Corp EmployTest first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Criteria Corp on the left and EmployTest on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Criteria Corp and EmployTest stood in it.
Criteria Corp first, EmployTest not the choice
5 of 14 modelsEmployTest was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Criteria Corp, Harver, Plum alternatives: JobCannon, SHL, TestGorilla, Vervoe, Wonderlic
GPT-5.4 miniCriteria Corp alternatives: HighMatch, TestGorilla, Testlify, The Predictive Index
Perplexity SonarCriteria Corp alternatives: Codility, TestGorilla, Vervoe
Grok 4.20Criteria Corp alternatives: Harver, TestGorilla, Thomas International
GPT-6 LunaCriteria Corp alternatives: TestGorilla
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: Criteria Corp, The Predictive Index, Vervoe
DeepSeek V4 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: Canditech, Codility, Criteria Corp, HackerRank
Llama 4 MaverickThomas International alternatives: Codility, EmployTest, HackerRank, Weirdly
Kimi K2TestGorilla alternatives: Codility, Criteria Corp, HackerRank, HireVue, Vervoe
GLM 4.7 FlashXTestGorilla alternatives: Criteria Corp, HireVue, Thomas International
MiniMax M2.5Prevue HR, TestGorilla alternatives: Codility, Criteria Corp, HackerRank, HireVue
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallCodility, HackerRank alternatives: TestGorilla, Thomas International
Qwen 3.7 FlashTestGorilla alternatives: HackerRank, PI Online, Spark Hire, Vervoe
Muse Glimmer 30BCodility, Thomas alternatives: HackerRank, HireVue, Weirdly
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
EmployTest leads by two points.
EmployTest4%#3 of 11Criteria Corp2%#6 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Criteria Corp leads at mid-market.
Criteria Corp12%#2 of 12EmployTest4%#4 of 12Enterprise
Criteria Corp leads by twenty-two points.
Criteria Corp22%#2 of 12EmployTest0%#– of 12What the models said about Criteria Corp
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
What the models said about EmployTest
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“EmployTest offers the most financial flexibility if you only test a few candidates per year” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“start with Toggl Hire's free plan or EmployTest for low-cost per-test pricing” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“If you particularly dislike subscription commitments, EmployTest's pay-per-test model is your best bet.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared
TestGorilla vs Criteria CorpTestGorilla vs EmployTestCriteria Corp vs CodilityCriteria Corp vs HackerRankCriteria Corp vs CodeSignalCriteria Corp vs HarverCodility vs EmployTestEmployTest vs HackerRankEmployTest vs CodeSignalEmployTest vs HarverAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full candidate assessment 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.