Normie ModeBest AI for CVs, job applications and interviews
CVs, cover letters, job applications and interview practice.
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Top of 14 models for this task
4th and 6th of 14 models for this task
Based only on people's votes. The picks follow a fixed rule using the charts below and each app's plans.
Norm's guide
What I'd tell a friend who asked.
What AI is good at
- Turning your experience into clear, tidy wording.
- Tailoring a CV or cover letter to a job advert.
- Practising interview questions with you.
Where it trips up
- Adding skills or achievements you don't have.
- Sounding generic, like everyone else's application.
- Getting dates and job titles slightly wrong.
How to get a good result
- Give it your real details and the job advert.
- Ask it to keep your own words where it can.
- Read every line out loud before you send it.
How the models compare
Every model we could score for CVs, job applications and interviews, combining the tests below.
Overall for CVs, job applications and interviews
Position on a combined score from 2 tests. The longer the bar, the further ahead · Higher is better
On the tests we have, Claude Opus 5.5 comes out on top, followed by Claude Fable 5.1 and Gemini 3.8 Flash.
The evidence
People's votes on writing and language
Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to writing, editing and language questions. · Higher is better
Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Fable 5.1 are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Pro; Claude Fable 5.1 costs about 3 times as much.
People's votes on following instructions
Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to requests with specific instructions. · Higher is better
Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Fable 5.1 are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.8 Flash and Kimi K3; Claude Fable 5.1 costs about 3 times as much.
If you build with it
What the makers charge developers who use the models directly. Using an app? The plans above are what you pay.
Cost per 1,000 typical requests
List price, about 1,500 words in and 500 out per request · Lower is better
GPT-6 Luna is cheapest, followed by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GPT-5.6 Luna.