Pin vs Gem
Three of fourteen models named Pin first on the direct prompt; four named Gem. Pin was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Gem by twelve and Pin carries 26 labels and Gem 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the talent intelligence page.
By framing
PinFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGem
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Pin and Gem were named in the same answer sixty-three times, of the 199 answers naming Pin and the 221 naming Gem. In those answers Gem took the first choice seven times and Pin twenty-seven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Pin Gem first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pin on the left and Gem on the right.The direct prompt
Pin first, Gem an alternative
3 of 14 modelsGem was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gem first, Pin an alternative
4 of 14 modelsPin was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
What the models said about Pin
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“The best talent intelligence platform for a company with a limited budget is Pin, which starts at $100/month and has a free tier.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Gem
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“faces integration issues with some third-party systems and occasionally has UI and workflow clunkiness” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“positioned more for outbound recruiting and pipeline management than broad talent intelligence” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Gem is widely considered the best option for small businesses because they have a specific pricing tier designed to help you grow” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.