SHOWCASE vs Maki for testing AI skills
Maki is a set of AI hiring agents for screening, assessments, interviews, and scheduling. In April 2026 it added an AI proficiency assessment. SHOWCASE does one thing: a real task with Claude, with the full session recorded.
| SHOWCASE | Maki | |
|---|---|---|
| The task | A realistic task inside a made-up company, with real files and problems planted in them. The candidate uses Claude in a chat or in Claude Code. | “Situational judgement tests” with “hypothetical work scenarios involving AI,” and “structured behavioural grids” about how they’ve used AI before. |
| What it measures | Setting Claude up, handing off work, checking it, steering and correcting it, owning the result. | AI tool agility, human-tool interactivity, ethical use, and data and algorithmic literacy. |
| The result | A level from L1 to L5 with the reasons, the moments worth watching, and a full replay. | Part of Maki’s screening and interview results. |
| Other tools | None. AI skills only. | Skills screening, cognitive and behavioral tests, AI interviews by web and phone, and scheduling. |
| Price | $5 per test, published. | Not published: “flexible, usage-based pricing” by quote. The AI assessment is included at no extra cost. |
Maki details from its April 3, 2026 announcement and makipeople.com/pricing, checked October 13, 2026.
Pick Maki if
- you want AI agents to run screening and interviews at volume, with AI skills as one part;
- you already use Maki: the AI assessment comes at no extra cost.
Pick SHOWCASE if
- you want to see someone work with an AI, not describe how they would;
- you want a published price and no sales call;
- you hire a few people at a time.