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SeekOut
Talent search, in the year search agents got good.
KINDA
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Apollo.io covers the headline feature free, so the $500/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Research agents assemble candidate profiles from public data. OpenAI, February 2, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Apollo.io.
- What the call is worth $6,000/yr
- $500/mo at the entry paid tier — $6,000 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- February 2, 2025
- List price
- $500/mo
- Per year
- $6,000
The backstory
SeekOut aggregates candidate profiles from public sources with diversity and skills filters. A research agent can now assemble a comparable profile of a specific person free, and cheaper sourcing tools bundle enrichment. SeekOut's enterprise talent-analytics reporting is what remains defensible.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $6,000/yr L 
LinkedIn Recruiter The incumbent everyone still pays for.
linkedin.com open_in_new A 
Apollo.io Cheap contact data.
apollo.io open_in_new1 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.