Pin vs Eightfold AI
One of twelve models named Pin first on the direct prompt; zero named Eightfold AI. Pin was named by ten of the twelve models and Eightfold AI by twelve and Pin carries 25 labels and Eightfold AI 51, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Pin
accepted challengerNamed in seven categories this edition.
Named in eleven 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 talent intelligence page.
By framing
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Pin and Eightfold AI were named in the same answer sixty-five times, of the 163 answers naming Pin and the 494 naming Eightfold AI. In those answers Eightfold AI took the first choice nine times and Pin eighteen.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectPI | ParaphrasePI | ComparativePI | Budget-constrainedPI | Scale-constrainedPI | NegativePI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | PI | PI | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | PI | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | PI | | PI | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | PI | | |
| Mistral Small | PI | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | PI | | | PI | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | PI | PI | PI | | |
| Kimi K2 | PI | | PI | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | PI | PI | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | |
Eightfold AIPI first choicePI named as an alternativePI argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pin on the left and Eightfold AI on the right.The direct prompt
Pin first, Eightfold AI not the choice
1 of 12 modelsEightfold AI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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.
By buyer segment
Eightfold AI72%#1 of 10What the models said about Pin
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“the strongest overall pick is Pin if you want a dedicated talent intelligence platform with a free tier and published low starting price” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“For best overall value: Pin at $100/month offers robust features comparable to platforms costing 10-50x more.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Eightfold AI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Eightfold AI (Extreme Caution on "Match Scores")... class-action lawsuit... acts as a "consumer reporting agency" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“The strongest AI skill-inference and candidate-to-role matching engine, extending into reskilling & internal mobility — the classic "talent intelligence" pitch” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Eightfold AI: The Full-Lifecycle Enterprise Standard ... Best For: Large enterprises seeking a single, comprehensive system” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Eightfold AI offers the best dual capability in hiring and mobility within a single talent intelligence framework.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase 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.