# Cal.com: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 34 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/cal-com

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Interview scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/interview-scheduling/index.md) | 8% | 5 | 13% | 23 |
| [Workforce scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 12 | 0% | 10 |
| [AI recruiting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Cal.com is positioned as the best overall interview scheduling software for flexibility, customization, routing, and transparent pricing." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Interview scheduling)
- "Cal.com – best overall free & open source ... 1 user, zero budget, want unlimited event types: Cal.com free." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Interview scheduling)
- "For most teams, start with Cal.com (balanced and flexible) or Calendly (if simplicity is key)." (Grok 4.20, Interview scheduling)
- "Cal.com – Best overall for flexibility, customization, routing and transparent pricing" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Interview scheduling)

## And against it

- "General-purpose schedulers such as Calendly, Cal.com, Koalendar, or YouCanBookMe: ... verify panel coordination, candidate routing, ATS write-back" (Perplexity Sonar, Interview scheduling)
- "Cal.com - Recent Concerns ... Production code went private; public repo became "Cal.diy"" (MiniMax M2.5, Interview scheduling)
- "less proven for pure recruiting at mid-market scale" (Grok 4.20, Interview scheduling)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cal.com, from 92 of the 95 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cal.com: 80 (its own site)
- g2.com: 28
- firsthr.app: 26
- modernloop.com: 26
- fluentbooking.com: 25
- koalendar.com: 25
- lever.co: 21
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 20
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 18
- makeautomation.co: 16

### Pages cited

- https://cal.com/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software: 45
- https://cal.com/blog/best-recruiting-scheduling-software: 40
- https://firsthr.app/compare/time-tracking/interview-scheduling-software: 25
- https://fluentbooking.com/articles/best-interview-scheduling-software: 25
- https://koalendar.com/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software: 22
- https://lever.co/insights/best-interview-scheduling-software: 19
- https://modernloop.com/guides/best-interview-scheduling-software: 19
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/interview-scheduling-software: 19

## What it publishes

Every page cal.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 8280 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 650 pages, 95 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 13 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- conference or event: 30 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- report or ebook: 32 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- comparison: 40 pages, 33 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- glossary or explainer: 7 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-29 comparison: Calcom vs calendly https://cal.com/calcom-vs-calendly
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Custom domain email waitlist https://cal.com/custom-domain-email-waitlist
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Migrate from nylas to calcom https://cal.com/migrate-from-nylas-to-calcom
- Recent: 2026-09-29 comparison: Workflows for alternative medicine https://cal.com/workflows/workflows-for-alternative-medicine
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Workflows for conference centers https://cal.com/workflows/workflows-for-conference-centers
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Workflows for trade show expo organizers https://cal.com/workflows/workflows-for-trade-show-expo-organizers

## 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.