Gene Dai.
Co-founder & CPO, Metix AI
Gene Dai leads product at Metix AI. He built hiring products at BOSS Zhipin, Liepin and Zuoyebang before this, and studied at Beihang University.
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Talent mapping: know where to look.
Where should you look before you search? A practical guide to finding skill concentrations, questioning source-company assumptions, and writing a sharper hiring brief.
AI recruiter vs recruiting agency: who does the work?
A placement fee and a software subscription can sit in the same budget while buying different work. Compare the search responsibility, payment trigger and risk before comparing the headline numbers.
Pay-per-candidate recruiting: what the fee actually buys
A candidate can mean a profile, a contact, a reply or someone ready to meet. Ask the vendor to name the event that creates a charge before you estimate the bill.
AI recruiters that claim to book interviews within 24 hours, compared
A shortlist sent tomorrow and an interview scheduled tomorrow are different promises. Put the start event, finish event and evidence next to every vendor clock.
Best AI recruiting tools 2026: 8 options, costs and fit
Compare eight current platforms for sourcing and recruiting operations. Check the plan you would buy, the work your team retains and the evidence for one approved vacancy.
AI recruiting tools pricing 2026: what 14 vendors actually publish
The same monthly figure can buy a recruiter seat, an open role or a company-wide plan. Record the payment term and work included before comparing the bill.
LinkedIn Recruiter cost: Lite vs Corporate pricing
Budget from the offer for your plan and country. Separate Lite, RPS, RPS+ and full Recruiter, then add the contract commitment, optional AI and the work your team keeps.
Cost per hire breakdown, including the hours nobody invoices
A software invoice is easy to count. Interview time, sourcing hours and an extended vacancy often live in different spreadsheets. Build the cost of one completed hire from the same period and scope.
Per-seat vs usage-based pricing for recruiting software
Compare commitments and operating work, then check one actual monthly period of standalone actions and new hiring workflows. A reusable Credits worksheet makes the missing inputs visible.
Recruiting agency fees vs software: compare the full cost
An agency proposal can look large beside a subscription while including work the subscription leaves to you. Put the fee trigger, search effort and replacement terms on the same page.
ATS pricing comparison: 8 vendors and a cost calculator
Compare eight ATS vendors by billing unit and required features. Calculate your first paid year, download the budget, then ask vendors to resolve the missing costs.
Metix AI vs SeekOut: talent search versus delivered candidates
SeekOut's search products and its managed service answer different needs. A Metix AI plan covers the search your team runs and the Agent that carries an open role through the next handoff.
Metix AI vs hireEZ: recruiting engine or booked interview
If your ATS is already established, the next purchase should add hands for new roles. Compare the actual hiring workflow and the people who will operate it.
Juicebox alternatives: eight current options and Fetcher status
Compare the workflow, public price basis and person responsible for the next step. Fetcher belongs in a retirement transition, and a cheaper search seat does not buy someone to run the role.
Juicebox vs LinkedIn Recruiter: costs and agents
A published seat price does not describe the workflow. Compare Juicebox Agents and MCP access, LinkedIn plan scope and the work your team would delegate to a Metix AI Agent.
Recruiting agency vs RPO vs software: what each hands back
Choose recruiting help by the work someone will operate, the evidence they hand back and the exceptions your team will keep. A category name or billing unit leaves those details open.