# Video interviewing: what AI models recommend, September 2026

Gane Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "video interviewing platform" and as "asynchronous video interview 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/video-interviewing/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This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 17, 2026 and superseded since.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/video-interviewing/index.md

**Standing:** Spark Hire leads with 55% of first choices; verdict consensus. 42 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Spark Hire](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/spark-hire/index.md) | 55% | 11% | 54 |
| 2 | [Hirevire](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/hirevire/index.md) | 10% | 0% | 13 |
| 3 | [myInterview](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/myinterview/index.md) | 10% | 19% | 16 |
| 4 | [Willo](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/willo/index.md) | 7% | 5% | 40 |
| 6 | [Hireflix](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/hireflix/index.md) | 5% | 6% | 35 |
| 8 | [VidCruiter](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/vidcruiter/index.md) | 2% | 6% | 35 |
| 9 | [Jobma](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/jobma/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| 10 | [interviewstream](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/interviewstream/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 13 |
| 39 | [HireVue](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/hirevue/index.md) | 0% | 45% | 47 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 40 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: Spark Hire; alternatives HackerRank, Hireflix, Jobma, VidCruiter
- GPT-5.4 mini: Spark Hire; alternatives HireVue
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Spark Hire; alternatives BrightHire, Hireflix, VidCruiter, Willo
- Perplexity Sonar: Spark Hire; alternatives Jobma, VidCruiter, Willo
- Grok 4.20: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, Willo, interviewstream
- Mistral Small: Spark Hire; alternatives Pin, interviewstream
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, interviewstream
- Llama 4 Maverick: Spark Hire
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Spark Hire; alternatives Hirevire, VidCruiter
- Kimi K2: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, interviewstream
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, Willo
- MiniMax M2.5: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, interviewstream

## 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:

- hiretruffle.com: 45 answers, 63 citations
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 37 answers, 43 citations
- willo.video: 33 answers, 63 citations
- hirevire.com: 31 answers, 38 citations
- resources.rework.com: 25 answers, 29 citations
- interviewstream.com: 25 answers, 25 citations
- pin.com: 24 answers, 25 citations
- noon.ai: 22 answers, 22 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://hiretruffle.com/blog/video-interviewing-solutions (45 answers)
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-video-interview-software (36 answers)
- https://pin.com/blog/video-interview-platforms (24 answers)
- https://interviewstream.com/resources/blog/the-best-video-interview-software (23 answers)
- https://noon.ai/blog/articles/291-top-10-video-interviewing-software (22 answers)
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/recruiting-ats/best-video-interview-software-2026 (22 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-video-interviewing-software (20 answers)
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/video-interviewing-platforms (20 answers)
- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/video-interviewing-software (18 answers)
- https://willo.video/blog/one-way-video-interview-platforms (15 answers)

## Warned against

- HireVue: 21 of 47 labels negative. "High – Be very cautious | HireVue (and any AI facial analysis tool) | History of FTC complaint, BIPA settlement, opaque AI scoring, biased risk" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Spark Hire: 6 of 54 labels negative. "Platforms with Notable Complaints... Spark Hire - Candidate reviews frequently cite... General candidate dissatisfaction described as "dehumanizing"" (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt)
- Mercor: 4 of 4 labels negative. "High – Avoid if possible | AI-labor platforms (Mercor, Apriora) | Recent 4TB data breach, biometric data collection, banking info storage" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- myInterview: 3 of 16 labels negative. "Medium – Caution on experience | myInterview | Poor mobile experience, technical glitches, perceived as impersonal" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, 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.