Kalent
AI sourcing agent that searches 200M+ EU and US profiles in plain language, adds mobiles and emails, and runs outreach, with an MCP for Claude and ChatGPT.
From $55/500 credits 7-day free trial MCP server API
Bottom line
AI sourcing agent built in France for teams hiring in Europe and the US. Describe the role in plain language, get ranked matches from 200M+ profiles with mobiles and personal emails, and let the agent draft LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp outreach you approve. Platform seats are quoted after a 7-day free trial, and the MCP for Claude and ChatGPT runs on public credit packs from $55.
Stands out for: European coverage and WhatsApp outreach are built in, which most US-first sourcing tools treat as an afterthought, and the vendor holds SOC 2 Type 2 with GDPR opt-out handling. It also ships one of the more complete recruiting MCP servers: OAuth sign in, search, enrichment, outreach and ATS push from inside Claude or ChatGPT, on credit packs that never expire.
Watch out for: Seat prices are not published, so you need a sales call to cost the full platform; only the MCP credit packs carry public prices. The ATS list leans French and European (Flatchr, Taleez, BoondManager, Beetween), and Greenhouse, Lever and Bullhorn are not among the 20 named integrations on its integrations page. ATS sync is an add-on below the Team plan, and the 70% mobile figure is the vendor's own claim.
Overview
Kalent is an AI-native talent sourcing platform from France that searches more than 200 million professional profiles across Europe and the US. Recruiters type a sourcing prompt describing the ideal candidate, and the search engine returns ranked matches with an AI-written summary for each profile. The vendor says the database is refreshed monthly.
Shortlisted profiles are enriched with contact data. Kalent quotes 70% coverage for mobile numbers and 60% for personal emails, and every plan includes unlimited sourcing projects and CSV export.
The conversational agent handles outreach. It drafts personalised messages from your job post and sends them as sequences on LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp and SMS, with reply tracking and follow ups, and the recruiter approves each message before it is sent.
Kalent pushes candidates into about 20 named ATSs, including Workday, Ashby, Teamtailor, Tellent Recruitee, SmartRecruiters, Workable, Personio, Zoho Recruit and Breezy HR, plus several French systems, and says it supports nearly 50 in total. ATS sync is included on the Team plan and is an add-on on AI Agent.
A vendor-hosted MCP server at app.kalent.ai/api/mcp connects Claude, ChatGPT and Mistral with one-click OAuth, so a recruiter can search, enrich and contact profiles from the assistant. MCP use is billed in one-time credit packs from $55 for 500 credits, with 100 free credits on sign up.
The platform plans, Sourcing, AI Agent and Team, are priced per seat by volume and quoted after a call, with a 7-day free trial that needs no card. Customers named on the site include Randstad's Appel Médical, Vinci, Generali and Alexander Hughes.
Who it's for
Best for
- Agencies and in-house teams hiring across France and the rest of Europe
- Recruiters who reach candidates on WhatsApp as well as LinkedIn and email
- Teams sourcing from inside Claude or ChatGPT through an MCP
- Companies on Workday, Teamtailor, Ashby or SmartRecruiters that want one-click candidate push
Not ideal for
- Buyers who want a public per-seat price before a sales call
- US agencies whose ATS of record is Bullhorn
- Teams that only need a cheap email finder
Key features
Plain-language talent search. Describe the role in a sentence and Kalent scans more than 200 million profiles across Europe and the US, ranks the matches for your brief and writes an AI summary for each. The database is refreshed monthly.
Contact data enrichment. Shortlisted profiles come back with mobile numbers and personal emails; the vendor quotes 70% mobile coverage and 60% personal email coverage.
Multichannel outreach agent. On the AI Agent plan the agent drafts personalised sequences on LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp and SMS, tracks replies and sends follow ups, and you approve every message before it goes out.
First-party MCP. A vendor-hosted server at app.kalent.ai/api/mcp lets Claude, ChatGPT or Mistral search, enrich and contact profiles, and push chosen candidates to your ATS.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Plain-language search across 200M+ profiles with AI ranking and a summary per profile | Sourcing |
| Conversational agent drafts personalised LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp and SMS sequences you approve | AI Agent |
| MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Mistral search, enrich, contact and push candidates to the ATS | Sourcing |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
MCP server
https://app.kalent.ai/api/mcp
First-party MCP at app.kalent.ai/api/mcp, hosted by the vendor. Add it in Claude as a custom connector and sign in with one-click OAuth, no API key needed; ChatGPT and Mistral are also supported. It searches the 200M+ profile database, enriches contacts, drafts outreach and pushes candidates to a connected ATS. MCP use is billed in credit packs (1 credit per profile displayed), with 100 free credits on sign up. API docs are at docs.kalent.ai.
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Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 MCP credits on sign up |
| Starter | $55 | 500 credits, one-time, never expire |
| Growth | $200 | 2,000 credits, one-time |
| Scale | $485 | 5,000 credits, one-time |
| Pro | $920 | 10,000 credits, one-time |
| Platform seats | Quote | Sourcing, AI Agent and Team plans, 7-day trial |
Kalent's platform plans (Sourcing, AI Agent and Team) are priced per seat by volume and quoted after a call; every plan starts with a 7-day free trial with full access and no card. Sourcing covers search, contact data, CSV export and the MCP; AI Agent adds LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp and SMS sequences; Team adds ATS sync, pooled credits and an account manager, with ATS sync an add-on on AI Agent. MCP credits are sold publicly as one-time packs that never expire: Starter $55 for 500 credits, Growth $200 for 2,000, Scale $485 for 5,000 and Pro $920 for 10,000, with 100 free credits on sign up and Enterprise volume quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Kalent expensive?
Kalent does not publish a price. It is one of 58 quote-based tools among the 157 sourcing tools in our directory. 28 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $99 a month.
- 58 quote-based
- 28 free tier
- 82 public price
Worked out automatically from every sourcing listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Strong European profile coverage alongside the US
- WhatsApp and SMS outreach next to LinkedIn and email
- Vendor-hosted MCP with OAuth and public credit packs
Cons
- Platform seat prices are quote only
- ATS list leans toward French and European systems
- ATS sync is an add-on below the Team plan
Integrations
Workday Ashby Teamtailor SmartRecruiters Workable Tellent Recruitee Personio Zoho Recruit
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How Kalent compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | – | $55/500 credits | ✓ | ✓ | |
| | ✓ | $99/mo | ✓ | – | Compare |
| | ✓ | $99/mo | ✓ | – | Compare |
| | – | $494/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
$99/mo Free tier MCP
Natural-language sourcing with a much larger US-heavy index and a public $99/mo start, where Kalent quotes seats but covers Europe more deeply.
$99/mo Free tier MCP
Sourcing and outreach agent with a free plan and public seats from $99/mo, but no WhatsApp channel and ATS export as an add-on.
$494/mo API
Established US outbound sourcing platform from $494/mo with deeper US ATS coverage, a better fit than Kalent for Bullhorn and Greenhouse shops.
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