# Wellfound: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 5 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/wellfound/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job advertising and distribution | 0% | 33 | 0% | 3 |
| Internal talent marketplace | 0% | 31 | 0% | 2 |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 0% | 36 | 0% | 2 |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | 0% | 54 | 0% | 1 |
| Staffing agency platforms | 0% | 66 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Wellfound (AngelList Talent) | Free | Unlimited job posts, startup-focused talent pool" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Recruitment marketing)
- "For startups: Consider Wellfound or Handshake Basic for free job postings" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Staffing agency tools)
- "It has a highly capable free tier that allows companies to post job openings" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Recruiting CRM)
- "Vertical-focused databases with enrichment (e.g., SeekOut, Wellfound)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Recruiting CRM)

## 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 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 16 → 33 of 111.
- Internal talent marketplace: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 31 of 102.
- Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 50 → 36 of 111.
- Recruitment marketing and career sites: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 54 of 104.
- Staffing agency platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 66 of 136.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The AI recruiting platform and talent marketplace for startups. (https://wellfound.com/)
- For: Startups hiring at every stage, from a first engineering hire to scaling whole teams, and candidates who want to work at high-growth companies. (https://wellfound.com/)
- Price stated: Unlimited jobs, unlimited applicants, and a built-in ATS are $0 forever. Promoting a job for extra visibility is optional and paid, as are Wellfound Reach (AI sourcing) and Autopilot (managed hiring). (https://wellfound.com/)
- Starting price: $0 forever (https://wellfound.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Yes. Creating a profile and applying to jobs on Wellfound is always free for candidates. (https://wellfound.com/)
- Customers named: Chime, Cognition, Oklo, Zipline, Lovable, Notion, Stripe, ModernHealth

## What it publishes

Every page wellfound.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 831 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 353 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-04-04
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-10
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Wellfound reach mcp ai assistant https://wellfound.com/blog/wellfound-reach-mcp-ai-assistant
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Company updates https://wellfound.com/blog/company-updates
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Skills based hiring why job titles fail https://wellfound.com/blog/skills-based-hiring-why-job-titles-fail
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Hiring https://wellfound.com/blog/hiring
- Recent: 2026-04-23 blog: Best ai recruiting tools for technical hiring in 2026 https://wellfound.com/blog/best-ai-recruiting-tools-for-technical-hiring-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-04-20 blog: Best ai sourcing tools startup hiring https://wellfound.com/blog/best-ai-sourcing-tools-startup-hiring

## 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.