Gem vs Ashby
Eight of fourteen models named Gem first on the direct prompt; zero named Ashby. Gem was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Ashby by eleven and Gem carries 35 labels and Ashby 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in seven 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 Recruiting CRM and sourcing page.
By framing
GemFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAshby
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Gem and Ashby were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 202 answers naming Gem and the 244 naming Ashby. In those answers Ashby took the first choice seven times and Gem nine.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | |
Gem Ashby first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Gem on the left and Ashby on the right.The direct prompt
Gem first, Ashby not the choice
8 of 14 modelsAshby was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Gem0%#9 of 10Ashby0%#– of 10What the models said about Gem
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Excellent for outbound sourcing but is a point solution, not a full ATS+CRM” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Gem and Fetcher are widely considered the top choices... If you can only afford one advanced tool right now, start with Gem.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Gem (Top Recommendation) ... The gold standard if budget allows and outbound sourcing is a primary channel.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“SeekOut or Gem offer the best balance of functionality, pricing, and ease of use” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Ashby
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Ashby - A recruitment CRM that suits fast-growing companies and provides a single system for applicant tracking, outbound sourcing, CRM, scheduling, and analytics.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase 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.