AI assistants for recruiters

Which AI assistant should a recruiter use?

Start with where you already work. Teams on Outlook, Teams and Excel get the most from Microsoft Copilot, and teams on Gmail, Docs and Drive get the most from Gemini. ChatGPT has the widest set of everyday features, Claude is strongest on long documents and connects to many recruiting tools through MCP, Grok adds live search across X, and Perplexity is best for cited company and market research.

How much do AI assistants cost?

All six have a free plan. Personal paid plans run from about $5 to $30 a month, with power-user tiers from $100, and business seats start around $20 per user per month. Each card below shows the starting price with the date we checked it on the vendor site.

Is it safe to put candidate data into an AI assistant?

Check the data settings first. Several personal plans can use your chats to train models unless you opt out, while business and enterprise plans generally do not. For candidate personal data, use a business plan your company has approved, and read our guide to what candidate data you can put into ChatGPT.