# Video interviewing: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "video interviewing platform" and as "asynchronous video interview tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/video-interviewing

**Standing:** Spark Hire leads with 52% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 54 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) | 52% | 5% | 61 |
| 2 | [Hireflix](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/hireflix/index.md) | 24% | 3% | 39 |
| 3 | [Willo](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/willo/index.md) | 9% | 4% | 57 |
| 10 | [HireVue](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/hirevue/index.md) | 2% | 53% | 55 |
| 11 | [VidCruiter](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/vidcruiter/index.md) | 0% | 5% | 39 |
| 12 | [Jobma](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/jobma/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 16 |
| 13 | [myInterview](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/myinterview/index.md) | 0% | 15% | 13 |
| 15 | [Microsoft Teams](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-teams/index.md) | 0% | 20% | 10 |
| 16 | [Zoom](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/zoom/index.md) | 0% | 25% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 65 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 Jobma, Workable
- GPT-5.4 mini: Spark Hire; alternatives BrightHire, HireVue, Metaview, VidCruiter
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Spark Hire; alternatives BrightHire, VidCruiter, Willo
- Perplexity Sonar: Spark Hire; alternatives Hireflix, Jobma, VidCruiter, Willo
- Grok 4.20: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, Willo
- Mistral Small: Spark Hire; alternatives Jobma, VidCruiter
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, interviewstream
- Llama 4 Maverick: Spark Hire; alternatives Hireflix, VidCruiter, Willo
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: HireVue; alternatives Greenhouse, Lever, Spark Hire, Zoom Interviewing
- Kimi K2: Spark Hire; alternatives Hireflix, VidCruiter, interviewstream
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Spark Hire; alternatives VidCruiter, Willo
- MiniMax M2.5: Spark Hire; alternatives HireVue, VidCruiter, interviewstream
- GPT-6 Luna: Spark Hire; alternatives HireVue, VidCruiter
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Spark Hire; alternatives Hireflix, VidCruiter, Willo

## Sources the answers cite

75 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- willo.video: 37 answers, 63 citations
- softwareadvice.com: 26 answers, 31 citations
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 26 answers, 26 citations
- g2.com: 23 answers, 40 citations
- hirevire.com: 22 answers, 34 citations
- resources.rework.com: 19 answers, 22 citations
- hirevue.com: 13 answers, 19 citations
- jobma.com: 13 answers, 18 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-video-interview-software (24 answers)
- https://willo.video/blog/one-way-video-interview-platforms (24 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/hr/video-interviewing-comparison (17 answers)
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/recruiting-ats/best-video-interview-software-2026 (15 answers)
- https://hrstacks.com/video-interview-software (13 answers)
- https://kurums.com/best-video-interviewing-software-2026-comparison?v=653f5ac96a69 (13 answers)
- https://pazcare.com/hr-tools/video-interviewing-software (13 answers)
- https://willo.video/blog/6-great-asynchronous-video-interview-platforms-to-streamline-hiring (13 answers)
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/video-interviewing-platforms (12 answers)
- https://tavus.io/blog/video-interview-platforms (12 answers)

## Warned against

- HireVue: 29 of 55 labels negative. "The biggest concerns cluster around AI-powered one-way interview platforms (like HireVue and Spark Hire) due to privacy, bias, and data exploitation issues" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Spark Hire: 3 of 61 labels negative. "These are the most heavily criticized platforms in the job-seeking community." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Zoom: 3 of 12 labels negative. "Zoom or Teams can be used for live interviews but lack native recruiting features like structured evaluation or ATS integration." (Kimi K2, comparative prompt)
- Mercor: 2 of 2 labels negative. "The Mercor breach exposed 4TB of video interviews, facial biometrics, and passports for 40,000+ AI contractors" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Spark Hire at 52%.

- Hireflix: 6% to 24%, +18. Cleared the floor by 5 points · rank 3 → 2 of 65.
- myInterview: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 13 of 65.
- Spark Hire: 50% to 52%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 1 of 65, unchanged.
- Hirevire: 6% to 4%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 4 of 65, unchanged.
- HireVue: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 10 of 65.
- VidCruiter: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 11 of 65.
- Willo: 8% to 9%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 2 → 3 of 65.
- Jobma: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 14 → 12 of 65.
- Microsoft Teams: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 46 → 15 of 65.
- Zoom: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 23 → 16 of 65.

## Record

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