# Internal talent marketplace for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "internal talent marketplace" and as "internal mobility platform", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/enterprise/

**Standing:** Gloat leads with 49% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 45 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloat | 49% | 13% | 53 |
| 2 | Fuel50 | 16% | 2% | 42 |
| 3 | Workday Talent Marketplace | 7% | 11% | 18 |
| 4 | Workday | 4% | 21% | 14 |
| 5 | SAP SuccessFactors | 2% | 29% | 14 |
| 6 | Eightfold AI | 0% | 21% | 42 |
| 7 | Phenom | 0% | 13% | 15 |
| 8 | Toptal | 0% | 23% | 13 |
| 9 | Upwork | 0% | 59% | 17 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Fuel50; alternatives Eightfold AI, Gloat
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Gloat; alternatives Eightfold AI, Fuel50, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday
- Perplexity Sonar: Gloat; alternatives Eightfold AI, SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace, Workday Talent Marketplace
- Grok 4.1 Fast: Gloat; alternatives Fuel50, SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace, Workday Skills Cloud/Talent Marketplace
- Mistral Small: Gloat; alternatives 365Talents, Eightfold AI, Fuel50
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Gloat; alternatives Eightfold AI, Fuel50, ServiceNow Opportunity Marketplace
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Fuel50, Gloat; alternatives 365Talents, Phenom, ServiceNow
- Kimi K2: Fuel50, Gloat; alternatives Eightfold AI
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Gloat; alternatives 365Talents, Fuel50, ServiceNow Opportunity Marketplace
- MiniMax M2.5: Gloat; alternatives Docebo, Phenom, Workday

## Sources the answers cite

65 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- fuel50.com: 40 answers, 70 citations
- gartner.com: 36 answers, 43 citations
- engagedly.com: 27 answers, 34 citations
- recruiterslineup.com: 21 answers, 24 citations
- docebo.com: 20 answers, 21 citations
- g2.com: 19 answers, 30 citations
- guideflow.com: 18 answers, 18 citations
- sprad.io: 16 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/internal-talent-marketplaces (35 answers)
- https://fuel50.com/blog/talent-marketplace-software (24 answers)
- https://fuel50.com/blog/internal-talent-marketplace-platforms (23 answers)
- https://engagedly.com/blog/best-talent-mobility-softwares (22 answers)
- https://recruiterslineup.com/best-talent-marketplace-platforms-reviewed (21 answers)
- https://docebo.com/learning-network/blog/internal-mobility-platforms (20 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/internal-mobility-software (17 answers)
- https://sprad.io/blog/internal-talent-marketplace-software-in-2025-vendors-features-pricing-and-rfp-checklist (15 answers)
- https://teammeter.com/best-talent-marketplace-software-in-2026 (14 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/talent-marketplace/for-enterprise (13 answers)

## Warned against

- Upwork: 10 of 17 labels negative. "Platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer.com are primarily designed for SMEs and individual freelancers. For large enterprises, they present several critical risks" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- Fiverr: 8 of 8 labels negative. "Upwork (non-Enterprise tiers) and Fiverr present substantial risks for enterprise use" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- Gloat: 7 of 53 labels negative. "Gloat - While popular for internal mobility, it has a steep learning curve reported by reviewers... enterprise-only pricing with limited mid-market accessibility." (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt)
- Eightfold AI: 9 of 42 labels negative. "Several major AI talent intelligence and matching platforms (most notably Eightfold AI and Workday) have faced high-profile class-action lawsuits." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)

## 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, September 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.