# Instacart: 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/instacart/

## Standing by category

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

## And against it

- "have been sued at least 70 times by workers claiming protection under state and federal labor laws" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Contingent workforce man)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Contingent workforce management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 95 → 113 of 121.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Order same-day delivery or pickup from more than 300 retailers and grocers. (https://instacart.com/)
- For: people who want groceries, alcohol, home essentials, and more delivered or picked up (https://instacart.com/)
- Price stated: Delivery fees start at $3.99 for same-day orders over $35. With an optional Instacart+ membership, you can get $0 delivery fees on eligible orders. (https://instacart.com/)
- Starting price: 3.99 (https://instacart.com/)
- Hosting: the U.S. & Canada
- Customers named: Walmart, Costco, Food Lion, ALDI, Sprouts Farmers Market, Restaurant Depot, Sam's Club, CVS®

## What it publishes

Every page instacart.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 533 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 23 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-09
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- Recent: 2026-09-09 news or press: Meet clementine instacart s ai shopping assistant that takes what s for dinner off your plate https://company.instacart.com/pressreleases/meet-clementine-instacart-s-ai-shopping-assistant-that-takes-what-s-for-dinner-off-your-plate
- Recent: 2026-07-09 report or ebook: White paper turning the perimeter into a profit engine https://company.instacart.com/enterprise-blog/white-paper-turning-the-perimeter-into-a-profit-engine

## 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.