# Interview scheduling: what AI models recommend, September 2026

Gane Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "interview scheduling software" and as "recruiting coordination tool", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/interview-scheduling/2026-09

This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 17, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/interview-scheduling/index.md

**Standing:** Calendly leads with 21% of first choices; verdict contested. 53 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Calendly](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/calendly/index.md) | 21% | 40% | 52 |
| 2 | [ModernLoop](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/modernloop/index.md) | 15% | 10% | 29 |
| 3 | [Greenhouse](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/greenhouse/index.md) | 13% | 7% | 28 |
| 4 | [Koalendar](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/koalendar/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 13 |
| 5 | [GoodTime](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/goodtime/index.md) | 9% | 24% | 45 |
| 6 | [Lever](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/lever/index.md) | 8% | 18% | 28 |
| 7 | [candidate.fyi](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/candidate-fyi/index.md) | 6% | 0% | 11 |
| 9 | [Workable](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/workable/index.md) | 4% | 8% | 12 |
| 11 | [Ashby](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/ashby/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 15 |
| 12 | [YouCanBookMe](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/youcanbookme/index.md) | 2% | 28% | 18 |
| 17 | [Paradox](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/paradox/index.md) | 0% | 31% | 13 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 72 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Cronofy, Greenhouse; alternatives Calendly, Koalendar, ModernLoop
- GPT-5.4 mini: GoodTime; alternatives Ashby, Calendly
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: ModernLoop; alternatives Ashby, candidate.fyi
- Perplexity Sonar: ModernLoop; alternatives GoodTime, Lever
- Grok 4.20: GoodTime, Lever; alternatives Greenhouse, ModernLoop
- Mistral Small: Lever; alternatives Koalendar, ModernLoop
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Greenhouse, ModernLoop; alternatives Ashby, Calendly, Lever
- Llama 4 Maverick: ModernLoop; alternatives Greenhouse, Lever
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Greenhouse; alternatives Calendly, GoodTime, Lever, LimeLight
- Kimi K2: Lever; alternatives GoodTime, Greenhouse, ModernLoop
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: ModernLoop; alternatives GoodTime, Lever, candidate.fyi
- MiniMax M2.5: Cal.com, Lever; alternatives GoodTime, Greenhouse, ModernLoop

## Sources the answers cite

66 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- lever.co: 37 answers, 37 citations
- hiretruffle.com: 35 answers, 38 citations
- candidate.fyi: 33 answers, 50 citations
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 32 answers, 38 citations
- cal.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- learn.g2.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- metaview.ai: 21 answers, 21 citations
- youcanbook.me: 20 answers, 26 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://lever.co/insights/best-interview-scheduling-software (37 answers)
- https://hiretruffle.com/blog/interview-scheduling-tools (27 answers)
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/interview-scheduling-software (24 answers)
- https://candidate.fyi/interview-scheduling-software (21 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-interview-scheduling-software (21 answers)
- https://metaview.ai/resources/blog/automated-interview-scheduling-tools (20 answers)
- https://cal.com/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software (18 answers)
- https://lunacal.ai/blogs/interview-scheduling-software-recruiter (17 answers)
- https://youcanbook.me/blog/free-interview-schedulers (17 answers)
- https://goodtime.io/blog/talent-operations/best-interview-scheduling-software (16 answers)

## Warned against

- Calendly: 21 of 52 labels negative. "it's frequently cited as a tool recruiting teams outgrow quickly: Built for two-party scheduling, not complex panel interviews" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- GoodTime: 11 of 45 labels negative. "Avoid ATS-style recruiting platforms like Breezy HR, Workable, or GoodTime if budget is tight" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt)
- Doodle: 4 of 8 labels negative. "Multiple sources flag declining quality and user experience issues... made polls "basically useless"... Mobile app described as "utterly garbage"" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- Google Calendar: 4 of 8 labels negative. "Google Calendar itself is not designed for self-scheduling or ATS integration. It's fully manual" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, September 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.