# 365Talents vs MuchSkills: which do AI models recommend for skills intelligence, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Skills intelligence. Two of fourteen models named 365Talents first on the direct prompt; zero named MuchSkills. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/performance/skills-intelligence/365talents-vs-muchskills/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365Talents | 7% | #4 of 16 | 0% | 11 | 7 of 14 |
| MuchSkills | 5% | #6 of 16 | 0% | 11 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: 365talents first (first choices: 365Talents) (alternatives: Eightfold AI, SkillPanel)
- Perplexity Sonar: 365talents first (first choices: 365Talents) (alternatives: Docebo, Workday Skills Cloud)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: TalentGuard, iMocha) (alternatives: 365Talents, Engagedly, Fuel50, Gloat)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: TalentGuard) (alternatives: 365Talents, Fuel50, TechWolf, iMocha)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: iMocha) (alternatives: 365Talents, Fuel50)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: INOP) (alternatives: Fuel50, Skillsoft Percipio)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: iMocha) (alternatives: Fuel50, Retrain.ai, TalentGuard)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Fuel50, Neobrain) (alternatives: TalentGuard, TechWolf)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: TalentGuard) (alternatives: Lightcast Open Skills, iMocha)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: TalentGuard, TechWolf) (alternatives: AG5, Eightfold AI, Gloat, iMocha)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Fuel50, iMocha Skills Intelligence Cloud) (alternatives: Bryq, Engagedly, TalentGuard WorkforceGPT)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Workday Skills Cloud) (alternatives: TechWolf)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: TalentGuard) (alternatives: Eightfold AI, SAP SuccessFactors Skills, Skills Base, Workday Skills Cloud)

## What the models said about 365Talents

- "Pure-play AI skills intelligence. Dynamically maps skills from your existing HCM data using AI inference + self-reporting." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "Choose 365Talents if you want the best *dedicated* skills intelligence platform for a mid-market B2B company." (Perplexity Sonar, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about MuchSkills

- "MuchSkills: Excellent for professional services, engineering, or project-heavy companies needing beautiful, easy-to-read skill matrices and CV builders." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "I'd recommend starting with a free trial from Pin or MuchSkills to evaluate which features best match your organization's needs." (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Skills Base or MuchSkills are particularly recommended" (Mistral Small, budget prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.