Two of fourteen models named Zoho Recruit first on the direct prompt; nine named Bullhorn. Both were named by all fourteen models and Zoho Recruit carries 31 labels and Bullhorn 45, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in five 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 staffing agency platforms page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Zoho Recruit and Bullhorn were named in the same answer seventy-seven times, of the 327 answers naming Zoho Recruit and the 189 naming Bullhorn. In those answers Bullhorn took the first choice twenty times and Zoho Recruit twenty-four.
| 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. Two of two in this category shown.
“Less staffing-agency-specific depth than the leading platforms” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“The best staffing agency platform for a company with a limited budget is Zoho Recruit, which starts at $25 per recruiter.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If you need market-proven scale, deep staffing-specific compliance and a large partner ecosystem, start with Bullhorn. It is the default mid-size / large agency platform.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B staffing agencies, Bullhorn remains the safest choice due to its market dominance, extensive integrations, and proven scalability.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“the most established, enterprise-leaning staffing platform; strong end-to-end ATS/CRM, automation, and a large ecosystem/marketplace” GPT-5.4 mini · 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.