# Pin vs Gem: which do AI models recommend for talent intelligence, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Talent intelligence. Three of fourteen models named Pin first on the direct prompt; four named Gem. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/performance/talent-intelligence/pin-vs-gem/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin | 27% | #1 of 13 | 0% | 26 | 13 of 14 |
| Gem | 14% | #2 of 13 | 8% | 24 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: pin first (first choices: Arya, Pin) (alternatives: Engagedly, Lattice, iCIMS Talent Cloud)
- Perplexity Sonar: pin first (first choices: Pin) (alternatives: Eightfold AI, Gem, Lightcast, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: pin first (first choices: Pin) (alternatives: Eightfold AI, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: gem first (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Findem, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: gem first (first choices: Gem, hireEZ) (alternatives: Bryq, Phenom, SeekOut)
- Mistral Small: gem first (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Eightfold AI, Neobrain)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: gem first (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Fuel50, Pin, hireEZ)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Eightfold AI) (alternatives: Gem, RepVisor, SeekOut, ZoomInfo Talent)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: SeekOut) (alternatives: Findem, Gem)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Metaview, hireEZ) (alternatives: Gem, SeekOut)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: hireEZ) (alternatives: Gem, SeekOut)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: 365Talents) (alternatives: Fuel50, Phenom, SeekOut)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: SeekOut Recruit) (alternatives: Lightcast)

## What the models said about Pin

- "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

- "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)

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.