# IBM: how AI models rank it, October 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation benchmarking data | 0% | 97 | 0% | 1 |
| Workforce planning | 0% | 89 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Powerful, but extremely expensive and complex. Often avoided by anyone other than Fortune 100 companies" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Workforce planning)

## 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 benchmarking data: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 97 of 148.
- Workforce planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 89 of 98.

## In its own words

What IBM's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: For more than a century, IBM has been a global technology innovator, leading advances in AI, automation and hybrid cloud solutions that help businesses grow. (https://ibm.com/)
- For: businesses (https://ibm.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Try for free (https://www.ibm.com/trust)
- Customers named: APIS IT, SecurityScorecard, NORD/LB, Volkswagen Group Services, CrushBank, Riverty, Citadelle, Broadridge

## What it publishes

Every page ibm.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12886 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 69 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 1341 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26
- webinar or virtual event: 15 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- conference or event: 192 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- report or ebook: 38 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- comparison: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-19
- template or tool: 14 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- glossary or explainer: 97 pages, 28 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- podcast or video: 50 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- news or press: 882 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Ai forecasters new opportunity business hire humans too https://www.ibm.com/think/news/ai-forecasters-new-opportunity-business-hire-humans-too
- Recent: 2026-09-25 news or press: Eth zurich robot hand walks on fingers https://www.ibm.com/think/news/eth-zurich-robot-hand-walks-on-fingers
- Recent: 2026-09-25 podcast or video: New frontier ai models https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts/new-frontier-ai-models
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: From ai pilots autonomous ams https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/from-ai-pilots-autonomous-ams
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Shadow ai has reached soc security teams blind spots https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/shadow-ai-has-reached-soc-security-teams-blind-spots
- Recent: 2026-09-23 podcast or video: Ai labs ignoring cybersecurity https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence/ai-labs-ignoring-cybersecurity

## 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.