# Gem vs Pin: which do AI models recommend for Recruiting CRM, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Recruiting CRM and sourcing. Six of twelve models named Gem first on the direct prompt; zero named Pin. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/gem-vs-pin/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem | 18% | #2 of 11 | 3% | 39 | 12 of 12 |
| Pin | 7% | #5 of 11 | 0% | 11 | 6 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: gem first (first choices: Gem, hireEZ) (alternatives: Jobvite, Loxo, SeekOut)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: gem first (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Fetcher, SeekOut, ZoomInfo Talent, hireEZ)
- Perplexity Sonar: gem first (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Fetcher, SeekOut, Workable, hireEZ)
- Mistral Small: gem first (first choices: Gem, Lever) (alternatives: Juicebox, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: gem first (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: gem first (first choices: Gem) (alternatives: Juicebox, Manatal, SeekOut, hireEZ)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: LinkedIn Recruiter) (alternatives: Gem, Gorilla Search, SeekOut)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: hireEZ) (alternatives: Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Lever, SeekOut) (alternatives: Findem, Gem, hireEZ)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: LinkedIn Recruiter) (alternatives: SeekOut, Workable, Zoho Recruit)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Lever) (alternatives: LinkedIn Recruiter, Workable)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named

## What the models said about Gem

- "Gem — widely praised for workflow, but users repeatedly report inaccurate/outdated email addresses and scraping issues" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "The Best Standalone CRM: Gem ... Gem is the market standard for high-growth B2B companies with outbound-heavy sourcing models." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Outbound, high\u2011volume, want CRM + analytics | Gem | Best\u2011in\u2011class CRM + AI sourcing; strong reporting for ROI." (MiniMax M2.5, comparative prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.