# candidate.fyi: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/candidate-fyi

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Interview scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/interview-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 7% | 14 |

## What the models said for it

- "layers on top of existing ATS systems ... to give candidates a personalized, branded prep portal" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Interview scheduling)
- "look at recruiting-native schedulers like ModernLoop, Prelude, Grayscale, or candidate.fyi" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Interview scheduling)
- "often point to GoodTime, Paradox, Rooster, Ashby, or candidate.fyi" (Kimi K2, Interview scheduling)
- "candidate.fyi (Best for Candidate Experience & Modern Portal Scheduling)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Interview scheduling)

## And against it

- "Good for scaling but lean more enterprise (higher cost/complexity)" (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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named candidate.fyi, from 70 of the 70 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- modernloop.com: 48
- candidate.fyi: 39 (its own site)
- cal.com: 32
- goodtime.io: 32
- bestrecruitingtools.com: 28
- g2.com: 28
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 26
- leadchangegroup.com: 19
- lever.co: 19
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 17

### Pages cited

- https://modernloop.com/guides/best-interview-scheduling-software: 41
- https://cal.com/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software: 28
- https://bestrecruitingtools.com/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software-enterprise-2026: 23
- https://g2.com/categories/interview-scheduling/enterprise: 22
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-interview-scheduling-software: 20
- https://goodtime.io/blog/talent-operations/best-interview-scheduling-software: 17
- https://lever.co/insights/best-interview-scheduling-software: 17
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/interview-scheduling-software: 13

## In its own words

What candidate.fyi's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-powered interview scheduling and recruiting coordination platform for enterprise talent teams. (https://candidate.fyi/)
- For: enterprise talent acquisition teams (https://candidate.fyi/)
- Price stated: Contact for enterprise pricing (https://candidate.fyi/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://candidate.fyi/)
- Free plan or trial: personalized demos (https://candidate.fyi/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 40 (https://candidate.fyi/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Zendesk, Intercom, Discord, Squarespace, CoreWeave, Bally's, Yahoo, Yext

## What it publishes

Every page candidate.fyi exposes, read 2026-09-29: 337 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 81 pages, 25 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-19
- conference or event: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-14
- comparison: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-17
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Hiring process https://candidate.fyi/post/hiring-process
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Hiring manager https://candidate.fyi/post/hiring-manager
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Candidate engagement https://candidate.fyi/post/candidate-engagement
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Cost per hire https://candidate.fyi/post/cost-per-hire
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Candidate experience platform https://candidate.fyi/post/candidate-experience-platform
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Ai recruiter https://candidate.fyi/post/ai-recruiter

## 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.