Decision guide

HireDebate or Talent Validation. Which do you need?

If you just want the AI-vs-AI debate, HireDebate is enough. If you want the full hiring process — from scorecard to post-hire drift detection — go with Talent Validation. Here's the clear difference.

Dimension-by-dimension comparison

Dimension	HireDebate standalone	Talent Validation
What you get	The debate tool — 1v1 + tournament + judge with scoring	Full cockpit — calibration, evidence map, debate, recommendation, post-hire tracking
Role calibration	Paste the JD per debate	Persistent scorecard with 6 dimensions, signed pre-interview
Evidence map	Not included	AI extracts CV evidence per dimension
Debate format	1v1 + Swiss tournament	Same engine, integrated into the flow
Recommendation report	Per-debate PDF only	Synthesized recommendation across debates + evidence
Post-hire tracking	Not included	Week-4 / Week-10 / 30-60-90 checkpoints + drift detection
Pricing	$29–$399 credit packs	Subscription per role / engagement
Best for	Recruiters running ad-hoc comparisons; teams without a full hiring process	Hiring managers running senior roles with sponsor approval + post-hire accountability

What you get

HireDebate standalone

The debate tool — 1v1 + tournament + judge with scoring

Talent Validation

Full cockpit — calibration, evidence map, debate, recommendation, post-hire tracking

Role calibration

HireDebate standalone

Paste the JD per debate

Talent Validation

Persistent scorecard with 6 dimensions, signed pre-interview

Evidence map

HireDebate standalone

Not included

Talent Validation

AI extracts CV evidence per dimension

Debate format

HireDebate standalone

1v1 + Swiss tournament

Talent Validation

Same engine, integrated into the flow

Recommendation report

HireDebate standalone

Per-debate PDF only

Talent Validation

Synthesized recommendation across debates + evidence

Post-hire tracking

HireDebate standalone

Not included

Talent Validation

Week-4 / Week-10 / 30-60-90 checkpoints + drift detection

Pricing

HireDebate standalone

$29–$399 credit packs

Talent Validation

Subscription per role / engagement

Best for

HireDebate standalone

Recruiters running ad-hoc comparisons; teams without a full hiring process

Talent Validation

Hiring managers running senior roles with sponsor approval + post-hire accountability

Next step

Pick the one that fits.

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