Interview scheduling · November 2026 Edition
GoodTime vs Prelude
Three of fourteen models named GoodTime first on the direct prompt; zero named Prelude. GoodTime was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Prelude by nine and GoodTime carries 54 labels and Prelude 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Prelude
criticized challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate22%29%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5414A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, GoodTime reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ModernLoop was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. ModernLoop vs GoodTime · ModernLoop vs Prelude · Calendly vs GoodTime
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 interview scheduling page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GoodTimeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPreludeDirect302 against GoodTime · 1 against Prelude
Paraphrase302 against GoodTime · 1 against Prelude
Comparative401 against Prelude
Budget-constrained006 against GoodTime
Scale-constrained01
Negative102 against GoodTime · 1 against Prelude
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 GoodTime and Prelude stood in it.
| Model | DirectPR | ParaphrasePR | ComparativePR | Budget-constrainedPR | Scale-constrainedPR | NegativePR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | PR | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | PR | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | PR | | | | PR | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | PR | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | PR | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | PR | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | PR | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | PR | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | PR | | | | PR |
GoodTimePR Prelude first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GoodTime on the left and Prelude on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where GoodTime and Prelude stood in it.
GoodTime first, Prelude not the choice
3 of 14 modelsPrelude was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniGoodTime alternatives: Ashby, Calendly, Greenhouse, Lever
Perplexity SonarGoodTime alternatives: Ashby, Cal.com, Lever, ModernLoop
Mistral SmallGoodTime alternatives: Calendly, ModernLoop, Paradox
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, GoodTime, Prelude
Gemini 3.5 FlashModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, GoodTime, candidate.fyi
Grok 4.20ModernLoop alternatives: Grayscale, Prelude
Llama 4 MaverickModernLoop alternatives: Calendly, GoodTime
Qwen 3.7 FlashCalendly, ModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever
Kimi K2ModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime
GLM 4.7 FlashXModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Grayscale
MiniMax M2.5ModernLoop alternatives: Cal.com, GoodTime, VidCruiter
GPT-6 LunaModernLoop alternatives: Ashby's native scheduling, GoodTime
Muse Glimmer 30BModernLoop alternatives: Grayscale, Prelude
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.DeepSeek V4 FlashModernLoop alternatives: Calendly
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
GoodTime leads by fifty-three points.
GoodTime55%#1 of 13Prelude2%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about GoodTime
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid - Enterprise-focused tools like GoodTime, VidCruiter, or Paradox” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid these for budgets: Tools like GoodTime, Ashby, Paradox, or ModernLoop” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid GoodTime (unless you're enterprise and test heavily)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“If you already have an ATS (like Greenhouse/Lever): Add GoodTime. It saves hiring managers significantly more time than Calendly” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“GoodTime for most mid-market B2B teams that take hiring seriously and want a scalable recruiting workflow.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“Highly rated for mid-market and enterprise use, especially for structured, multi-stage hiring processes” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Prelude
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Legacy Tools (e.g., Prelude): ... Calendly has wound down this dedicated TA scheduling product.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Prelude is being wound down by Calendly and should likely be avoided for new implementations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · hard negative
“it's being wound down and shouldn't be on your shortlist” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“The top tools for mid-market recruiting teams are typically ModernLoop, Prelude, or Grayscale” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
“look at recruiting-native schedulers like ModernLoop, Prelude, Grayscale, or candidate.fyi” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Prelude (Interview Schedule) (Runner-Up for Candidate Experience and Simplicity)” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
ModernLoop vs GoodTimeModernLoop vs PreludeCalendly vs GoodTimeCalendly vs PreludeGoodTime vs KoalendarGoodTime vs Cal.comGoodTime vs LeverGoodTime vs GreenhouseKoalendar vs PreludeCal.com vs PreludeLever vs PreludeGreenhouse vs PreludeAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full interview scheduling 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.