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title: Paradox (Olivia) alternative — Fidelic comparison
slug: paradox-olivia
competitor: Paradox (Olivia)
competitorUrl: "https://www.paradox.ai"
category: AI recruiter (high-volume)
publishedAt: "2026-05-04T16:00:00.000Z"
canonical: "https://fidelic.ai/alternatives/paradox-olivia"
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# Paradox (Olivia) alternative

*Paradox (Olivia) is shaped for QSR and retail high-volume hiring — a context where the conversational-only loop fits. Knowledge-worker hiring needs a different shape: tighter screening criteria, slower funnel, more deliberate scheduling. Fidelic's NYRA-01 is flat $500/mo, configured for knowledge-worker hiring, with screening criteria published.*

Conversational AI recruiter for QSR/retail high-volume hiring; ~$25K–100K+/yr per third-party reports.

## Where Paradox (Olivia) falls short

- Product is shaped for QSR/retail high-volume; capability gap on knowledge-worker hiring
- Pricing routed through sales (no public floor)
- Conversational-only loop limits the screening discipline knowledge-worker hiring needs
- No published honest-limits section on protected-class screening

## Who Fidelic suits

Heads of recruiting at companies running 5–20 open knowledge-worker reqs at any time who need scheduling + screening discipline that the QSR-shaped products don't fit.

## Side by side

| Dimension | Paradox (Olivia) | Fidelic |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pricing | ~$25K–100K+/yr typical (third-party) | $500/mo flat |
| Buyer fit | QSR / retail high-volume primarily | Knowledge-worker hiring |
| Screening discipline | Conversational screening; criteria gating not as transparent | Auditable screening: every reject has a published criterion attached |
| Protected-class refusal | Not publicly documented | Hard-coded refusal on protected-class signals |

## Recommended Fidelic agents

- [NYRA-01](https://fidelic.ai/agents/nyra) ($500/mo) — NYRA-01 runs scheduling + first-touch screening for knowledge-worker hiring, with protected-class screening as an explicit refusal.

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Canonical: https://fidelic.ai/alternatives/paradox-olivia