Eight of twelve models named TalentGuard first on the direct prompt; zero named 365Talents. TalentGuard was named by twelve of the twelve models and 365Talents by seven and TalentGuard carries 15 labels and 365Talents 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the skills intelligence page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, TalentGuard and 365Talents were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 116 answers naming TalentGuard and the 95 naming 365Talents. In those answers 365Talents took the first choice three times and TalentGuard seven.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“TalentGuard is best suited for mid-market companies that need structured competency frameworks and career pathing without the enterprise complexity” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“My top pick for most mid-market B2B companies: TalentGuard for its balance of functionality, implementation ease, and mid-market focus” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“TalentGuard and iMocha are the top choices due to their balance of features, ease of use, and pricing.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“365Talents as your primary skills intelligence platform (best fit for mid-market companies specifically)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“specialized mid-market platforms like TechWolf, 365Talents, or SkillPanel may be a better fit” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.