# Mercor: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/mercor/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video interviewing | 0% | 66 | 100% | 2 |
| Job advertising and distribution | 0% | 95 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "supply-chain compromise ... exposed the recorded interviews and facial biometric data of roughly 40,000 people" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Video interviewing)
- "Often called "resume black holes"... Low ROI, suspected fake listings." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Job advertising)
- "Mercor (Avoid if Possible)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Video interviewing)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Video interviewing: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 40 → 66 of 66.
- Job advertising and distribution: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 90 → 95 of 111.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: organizing human intelligence to power the AI economy (https://mercor.com/)
- For: the top AI labs and enterprises (https://mercor.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page mercor.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 274 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 101 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 12 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.