# Lightcast: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/lightcast/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talent intelligence | 0% | 20 | 12% | 8 |
| Workforce planning | 0% | 51 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Lightcast — Labor Market Data & Benchmarking ... Rich supply/demand data | No candidate profiles" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Talent intelligence)
- "Strong for external market research, skills intelligence, and regional talent availability." (Perplexity Sonar, Talent intelligence)
- "Best for labor-market data and benchmarking: Lightcast" (Perplexity Sonar, Talent intelligence)
- "Better if you mainly need labor-market analysis" (GPT-6 Luna, Talent intelligence)

## And against it

- "platforms such as Lightcast are quote-based; with a very limited budget, start with free U.S. Department of Labor resources like O*NET instead" (GPT-6 Luna, Talent 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.

- Talent intelligence: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 21 → 20 of 90.
- Workforce planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 27 → 51 of 98.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The Standard for Labor Market Intelligence (https://lightcast.io/)
- For: businesses, education institutions, and governments worldwide (https://lightcast.io/)
- Hosting: US & Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia Pacific
- Customers named: JB Hunt, North Dakota University System, Guild, bridgestone, The Josh Bersin Company, HAI, Bath College, Employ Prince George's

## What it publishes

Every page lightcast.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3732 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1237 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-21
- webinar or virtual event: 159 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-18
- conference or event: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-12-01
- report or ebook: 148 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 6 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-14
- glossary or explainer: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-01
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-18
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-11-18 webinar or virtual event: Single nation many labour markets planning for regional workforce transitions https://lightcast.io/resources/webinars/single-nation-many-labour-markets-planning-for-regional-workforce-transitions
- Recent: 2026-11-11 webinar or virtual event: Making pathways visible connecting skills jobs and learning https://lightcast.io/resources/webinars/making-pathways-visible-connecting-skills-jobs-and-learning
- Recent: 2026-11-04 webinar or virtual event: Beyond the ai headlines what changing skill demand means for australia https://lightcast.io/resources/webinars/beyond-the-ai-headlines-what-changing-skill-demand-means-for-australia
- Recent: 2026-10-27 webinar or virtual event: Demonstrating Institutional Impact https://lightcast.io/resources/webinars/Demonstrating-Institutional-Impact
- Recent: 2026-10-20 webinar or virtual event: Attracting and Enrolling Learners https://lightcast.io/resources/webinars/Attracting-and-Enrolling-Learners
- Recent: 2026-10-13 webinar or virtual event: Building Career Relevant Programs https://lightcast.io/resources/webinars/Building-Career-Relevant-Programs

## 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.