Two of twelve models named HubSpot Meetings first on the direct prompt; zero named Cal.com. HubSpot Meetings was named by twelve of the twelve models and Cal.com by eleven and HubSpot Meetings carries 44 labels and Cal.com 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the meeting scheduling page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, HubSpot Meetings and Cal.com were named in the same answer fifty-five times, of the 105 answers naming HubSpot Meetings and the 121 naming Cal.com. In those answers Cal.com took the first choice ten times and HubSpot Meetings seven.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid HubSpot Meetings for non-business, non-sales meetings where GDPR/CCPA consent is a factor.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid HubSpot Meetings entirely” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Tools like HubSpot (CRM-heavy) or Zoho (sync issues) frustrate small users.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“HubSpot Meeting Scheduler (free with HubSpot's free CRM) is the best option for sales teams on a limited budget.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“If you're a HubSpot shop, standardize on HubSpot Meetings and stop — it's free, native, and does the job.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“the strongest default choice is HubSpot Meetings if your sales team already uses HubSpot” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Start with Cal.com Free if you have technical capacity or want the most generous free tier with unlimited bookings.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Cal.com (Best Overall Value & Scalability)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Cal.com (open-source, self-host)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.