# Lightcast Open Skills: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/lightcast-open-skills/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skills intelligence | 5% | 7 | 0% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "The Backbone: Lightcast Open Skills Taxonomy ... Why it’s perfect for mid-sized B2B" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Skills intelligence)
- "I'd recommend Lightcast Open Skills as the primary skills taxonomy" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Skills intelligence)
- "Lightcast is my starting recommendation for a flexible, API-led setup" (GPT-6 Luna, Skills intelligence)
- "Taxonomy backbone: Lightcast Open Skills for a continuously updated posting-derived open library" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Skills intelligence)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Skills intelligence: 9% to 5%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 7 of 127.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: delivers clarity by allowing everyone to speak the same language; an extensive library that catalogs over 34,000 skills and is updated monthly, providing a standardized and universally understood language for describing and analyzing workforce capabilities (https://lightcast.io/taxonomies)
- For: HR departments, educational institutions, workforce developers (https://lightcast.io/taxonomies)
- Price stated: free of charge (https://lightcast.io/taxonomies/skills-taxonomy)
- Free plan or trial: See all 34,000+ skills in the Lightcast taxonomy right here, for free. ... When you register to use Lightcast Skills, we'll set you up with full access, free of charge. (https://lightcast.io/taxonomies/skills-taxonomy)
- Integrations claimed: 150 (https://lightcast.io/taxonomies)
- Customers named: A multinational retailer, A global beverage company, A large manufacturing company

## 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.