# Alibaba: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/alibaba/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 0% | 109 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "On Alibaba, stick to "Gold Suppliers" with Trade Assurance escrow—beware basic "Verified Suppliers" or those refusing factory checks." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Recruiting CRM)
- "Never pay outside of Alibaba's Trade Assurance — this is the single biggest red flag." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Recruiting CRM)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 109 of 111.

## In its own words

What Alibaba's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Find quality Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters, Importers, Buyers, Wholesalers, Products and Trade Leads from our award-winning International Trade Site. Import & Export on alibaba.com (https://alibaba.com/)
- For: Buyers (https://alibaba.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page alibaba.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 13 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.