# Pin vs hireEZ: 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; three named hireEZ. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/performance/talent-intelligence/pin-vs-hireez/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin | 27% | #1 of 13 | 0% | 26 | 13 of 14 |
| hireEZ | 10% | #3 of 13 | 15% | 27 | 11 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)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: hireez first (first choices: Gem, hireEZ) (alternatives: Bryq, Phenom, SeekOut)
- MiniMax M2.5: hireez first (first choices: Metaview, hireEZ) (alternatives: Gem, SeekOut)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: hireez first (first choices: hireEZ) (alternatives: Gem, SeekOut)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Findem, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Fuel50, Pin, hireEZ)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: 365Talents) (alternatives: Fuel50, Phenom, SeekOut)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Eightfold AI, Neobrain)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Eightfold AI) (alternatives: Gem, RepVisor, SeekOut, ZoomInfo Talent)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: SeekOut) (alternatives: Findem, Gem)
- 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 hireEZ

- "Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget: HireEZ - Starts at $494/month" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "HireEZ has faced severe backlash regarding privacy and data hygiene." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "I'd recommend starting with hireEZ or Metaview due to their balance of functionality, mid-market pricing, and B2B relevance" (MiniMax M2.5, direct prompt, first choice)
- "HireEZ is the most frequently recommended talent intelligence / sourcing platform for that segment in 2026 buyer guides." (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct 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.