# Levels.fyi: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/levels-fyi/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation benchmarking data | 0% | 100 | 33% | 3 |
| Compensation management | 0% | 111 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "use Levels.fyi/Glassdoor for tech total-comp transparency" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Compensation management)
- "Levels.fyi (free) for equity" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Compensation benchmarkin)

## And against it

- "rely on individuals voluntarily submitting their own salary information" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Compensation management)
- "High margin of error, self-reporting bias... Avoid relying solely on crowdsourced data for setting official company bands." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Compensation benchmarkin)

## 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. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 133 → 100 of 148.
- Compensation management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 148 → 111 of 140.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Salaries & Tools to Level Up Your Career (https://levels.fyi/)
- For: job seekers, employers, and academic research users (https://levels.fyi/)

## What it publishes

Every page levels.fyi exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 66 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 204 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.