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Talent intelligence · September 2026 Edition

Pin vs Metaview

One of twelve models named Pin first on the direct prompt; one named Metaview. Pin was named by ten of the twelve models and Metaview by ten and Pin carries 25 labels and Metaview 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Pin

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

Metaview

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share17%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels2521A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Pin reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.hireEZ was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. Pin vs Gem · Pin vs Lessie AI · Pin vs Eightfold AI

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

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PinFirst choices, of twelve modelsMetaview
Direct11
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained72
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Pin and Metaview were named in the same answer forty-four times, of the 163 answers naming Pin and the 84 naming Metaview. In those answers Metaview took the first choice one time and Pin seventeen.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Pin and Metaview stood in it.
ModelDirectPIParaphrasePIComparativePIBudget-constrainedPIScale-constrainedPINegativePI
Claude Haiku 4.5PIPI
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 FlashPI
Perplexity SonarPIPI
Grok 4.1 FastPI
Mistral SmallPI
DeepSeek V4 FlashPIPI
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 FlashPIPIPI
Kimi K2PIPI
GLM 4.7 FlashXPIPI
MiniMax M2.5
PI Pin MetaviewPI first choicePI named as an alternativePI argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pin on the left and Metaview on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Pin and Metaview stood in it.

Pin first, Metaview an alternative

1 of 12 modelsMetaview was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXPin alternatives: Metaview, SeekOut, iCIMS Talent Cloud

Metaview first, Pin not the choice

1 of 12 modelsPin was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallGem, Metaview

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.
Perplexity SonarhireEZ alternatives: Lightcast, Pin
Grok 4.1 FastGem alternatives: Loxo, Metaview, hireEZ
DeepSeek V4 FlashGem alternatives: Lessie AI, Pin, SeekOut, hireEZ
Kimi K2Gem alternatives: Pin, SeekOut, hireEZ

Neither was named

6 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Bryq alternatives: GoPerfect, Skima AI, iCIMS Talent Cloud
GPT-5.4 miniSeekOut alternatives: Eightfold AI
Gemini 3.5 FlashGem alternatives: Findem, SeekOut, hireEZ
Llama 4 MaverickLessie AI alternatives: AmazingHiring, Gem, hireEZ
Qwen 3.7 FlashGem alternatives: AmazingHiring, hireEZ, iCIMS Talent Cloud
MiniMax M2.5SeekOut, hireEZ alternatives: Greenhouse

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Pin leads by fourteen points.
Pin18%#1 of 16
Metaview4%#6 of 16
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Pin leads by ten points.
Pin17%#1 of 17
Metaview6%#6 of 17
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Pin0%#– of 10
Metaview0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 Metaview

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“Offers a free tier with a work email... making it ideal for smaller teams” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.