# Appen: how AI models rank it, October 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation management | 0% | 113 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Low pay, voice/data theft risks, instant rejections" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Compensation management)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Compensation management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 120 → 113 of 140.

## In its own words

What Appen's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Appen delivers high-quality AI training data, data annotation and model evaluation for the world's leading AI teams. (https://appen.com/)
- For: the world's leading AI teams (https://appen.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOC 2 & ISO 27001 certified, GDPR Compliant, AICPA SOC certification, HIPAA compliance, TÜV Rheinland certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2013

## What it publishes

Every page appen.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1429 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 366 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 52 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-02-09
- webinar or virtual event: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-02-10
- report or ebook: 36 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-17
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-04-14
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 97 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Training data transition coverage ai evaluation https://www.appen.com/blog/training-data-transition-coverage-ai-evaluation
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Vlm judges long horizon video understanding https://www.appen.com/blog/vlm-judges-long-horizon-video-understanding
- Recent: 2026-08-12 blog: Medical data crunch healthcare ai https://www.appen.com/blog/medical-data-crunch-healthcare-ai
- Recent: 2026-07-30 blog: Reward hacking ai agent evaluation https://www.appen.com/blog/reward-hacking-ai-agent-evaluation
- Recent: 2026-02-24 blog: Human in the loop https://www.appen.com/blog/human-in-the-loop
- Recent: 2026-02-05 blog: Rlvr https://www.appen.com/blog/rlvr

## 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.