# SeekOut: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 78 judge labels across 5 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/seekout/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talent intelligence | 2% | 9 | 10% | 31 |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 0% | 21 | 7% | 27 |
| AI recruiting assistants | 0% | 15 | 0% | 18 |
| People analytics | 0% | 78 | 0% | 1 |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | 0% | 65 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Need to fill niche tech roles? Look at SeekOut." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI recruiting assistants)
- "SeekOut – Best Overall for Mid-Market" (Kimi K2, Talent intelligence)
- "Choose a single-seat SeekOut Recruit Core plan to leverage enterprise-grade search filters without an enterprise contract." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Talent intelligence)
- "Excellent for deep, diverse, and technical talent pools... though pricing has increasingly leaned toward enterprise budgets." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Talent intelligence)

## And against it

- "SeekOut, Findem, Beamery: Don't publish pricing (often signals enterprise-level costs)" (Kimi K2, Recruiting CRM)
- "In recruiting/talent sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut): Be cautious of platforms with outdated/stale data" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Recruiting CRM)
- "18% negative sentiment noted. Seat-based model draws complaints on contact data accuracy, pricing, and ROI challenges" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Talent intelligence)
- "Users report it's "slower to reach ROI"" (Kimi K2, 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: 6% to 2%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 9 of 90.
- AI recruiting assistants: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 15 of 90.
- Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 21 of 111.
- People analytics: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 78 of 114.
- Recruitment marketing and career sites: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 65 of 104, unchanged.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Agentic AI Recruiting Platform (https://seekout.com/)
- For: Recruiters, Sourcers, and TA Leaders (https://seekout.com/)
- Price stated: Plans and packaging for every team size (https://seekout.com/)
- Starting price: 149 (https://www.seekout.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Try free (https://seekout.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II Certified, GDPR Compliant, Enterprise Ready
- Customers named: DocuSign, Sony, Thomson Reuters, Atlassian, Roblox, Discord, Canva, Splunk

## What it publishes

Every page seekout.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 531 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 131 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-11
- webinar or virtual event: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-07
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-02-13
- report or ebook: 28 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-17
- comparison: 7 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-28
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Seekout talent intelligence agent https://www.seekout.com/blog/seekout-talent-intelligence-agent
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Seekout now in microsoft 365 copilot https://www.seekout.com/blog/seekout-now-in-microsoft-365-copilot
- Recent: 2026-09-01 comparison: X-Ray search vs. SeekOut search | SeekOut Help Center https://support.seekout.com/en/articles/11878143-x-ray-search-vs-seekout-search
- Recent: 2026-06-24 blog: Seekout now an app in chatgpt run your whole recruiting workflow in one chat https://www.seekout.com/blog/seekout-now-an-app-in-chatgpt-run-your-whole-recruiting-workflow-in-one-chat
- Recent: 2026-06-16 blog: Agentic ai recruiting leveled up with seekout https://www.seekout.com/blog/agentic-ai-recruiting-leveled-up-with-seekout
- Recent: 2026-06-11 blog: Introducing seekout recruit core enterprise grade ai sourcing built for small teams https://www.seekout.com/blog/introducing-seekout-recruit-core-enterprise-grade-ai-sourcing-built-for-small-teams

## 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.