# Criteria Corp: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 38 judge labels across 3 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/criteria-corp

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Candidate assessment](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/candidate-assessment/index.md) | 12% | 2 | 6% | 36 |
| [Talent intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/talent-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 119 | 100% | 1 |
| [Technical hiring assessments](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/technical-hiring-assessments/index.md) | 0% | 61 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Criteria Corp, Harver, and Plum bundle personality, cognitive, and behavioral assessments in one platform with strong ATS integration" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Candidate assessment)
- "Criteria (by Criteria Corp) stands out as the best overall pre-employment assessment platform for a mid-market B2B company" (Grok 4.20, Candidate assessment)
- "My default pick: Criteria Corp for a mid-market B2B company hiring across several job families." (GPT-6 Luna, Candidate assessment)
- "start with a mid-market psychometric/soft-skills core like Test Partnership or Criteria Corp" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Candidate assessment)

## And against it

- "under investigation by California authorities for potential illegal bias in employment screening" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Candidate assessment)
- "Why to Avoid: Issues relate to both assessment quality and billing." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Talent intelligence)
- "older or less transparent ones like some legacy SHL, Wonderlic, or Criteria tools" (Grok 4.20, Candidate assessment)
- "Criteria Corp (when used as the primary filter for software engineers)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Criteria Corp, from 102 of the 111 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- leadchangegroup.com: 54
- capterra.com: 48
- softwareadvice.com: 44
- criteriacorp.com: 38 (its own site)
- g2.com: 33
- testgorilla.com: 33
- getapp.com: 31
- firsthr.app: 30
- resources.rework.com: 28
- softwareworld.co: 22

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/pre-employment-testing-software: 28
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/recruiting-ats/best-pre-employment-assessment-tools-2026: 27
- https://firsthr.app/compare/hiring/pre-employment-assessment: 22
- https://softwareadvice.com/hr/pre-employment-assessment-tools-comparison: 19
- https://equalture.com/blog/pre-employment-assessment-tools: 18
- https://leadchangegroup.com/pre-employment-testing-software/enterprise: 18
- https://leadchangegroup.com/pre-employment-testing-software/small-business: 18
- https://testgorilla.com/pricing: 18

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The Criteria Basic Skills Test (CBST) measures the basic math and verbal skills that are required to succeed in a wide variety of entry-level jobs. (https://www.criteriacorp.com/assess/skills/criteria-basic-skills-test-cbst)
- For: Most entry-level positions (https://www.criteriacorp.com/assess/skills/criteria-basic-skills-test-cbst)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free Trial (https://www.criteriacorp.com/assess/skills/criteria-basic-skills-test-cbst)

## 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.