# LinkedIn Talent Solutions: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 3 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/linkedin-talent-solutions/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job advertising and distribution | 2% | 17 | 0% | 1 |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | 0% | 98 | 50% | 8 |
| Skills intelligence | 0% | 77 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd recommend starting with Appcast or LinkedIn" (MiniMax M2.5, Job advertising)
- "combining free tools like a LinkedIn page, Canva for design, Buffer for scheduling, and Google Analytics" (Mistral Small, Recruitment marketing)

## And against it

- "• Expensive, especially for small companies<br>• Complex setup process<br>• High advertising costs" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Recruitment marketing)
- "reviews frequently note high cost, which makes it harder to justify for smaller companies" (GPT-5.4 mini, Recruitment marketing)
- "Very expensive — particularly a pain point for small companies due to high advertising costs" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Recruitment marketing)
- "Expensive, particularly for small-to-mid-sized companies... hard to justify the ROI" (Kimi K2, Recruitment marketing)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Job advertising and distribution: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 64 → 17 of 111.
- Recruitment marketing and career sites: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 14 → 98 of 104.
- Skills intelligence: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 77 of 127.

## 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.