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Recruitment marketing and career sites · September 2026 Edition

Workable vs LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Three of twelve models named Workable first on the direct prompt; zero named LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Workable was named by eleven of the twelve models and LinkedIn Talent Solutions by eight and Workable carries 24 labels and LinkedIn Talent Solutions 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Workable

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

LinkedIn Talent Solutions

criticized challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share16%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2410A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Workable reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Jobvite was named alongside these two in seven of the twelve direct answers. Teamtailor vs Workable · Teamtailor vs LinkedIn Talent Solutions · Workable vs Jobvite

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 recruitment marketing and career sites page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WorkableFirst choices, of twelve modelsLinkedIn Talent Solutions
Direct30
Paraphrase50
Comparative00
Budget-constrained011 against Workable · 1 against LinkedIn Talent Solutions
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Workable · 2 against LinkedIn Talent Solutions
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.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Workable and LinkedIn Talent Solutions stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Workable LinkedIn Talent Solutions first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Workable on the left and LinkedIn Talent Solutions on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Workable and LinkedIn Talent Solutions stood in it.

Workable first, LinkedIn Talent Solutions not the choice

3 of 12 modelsLinkedIn Talent Solutions was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2Jobvite, Workable alternatives: Beamery, Phenom
GLM 4.7 FlashXTalentLyft, Workable alternatives: Recruitee
MiniMax M2.5Jobvite, Workable alternatives: Gem, Phenom, Teamtailor

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5SmartDreamers alternatives: Greenhouse, Jobilla, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Loxo
DeepSeek V4 FlashJobvite alternatives: Beamery, Phenom, Teamtailor, Workable

Neither was named

7 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniPhenom alternatives: Beamery, Joveo, Radancy
Gemini 3.5 FlashGem alternatives: Lever, Teamtailor
Perplexity SonarPhenom alternatives: SmartDreamers, Teamtailor
Grok 4.1 FastTeamtailor alternatives: Jobvite, Recruitee, TalentLyft
Mistral SmallJobvite alternatives: Joveo, Phenom, iCIMS
Llama 4 MaverickJobvite
Qwen 3.7 FlashJobvite alternatives: SmartDreamers, iCIMS

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Workable0%#9 of 16
LinkedIn Talent Solutions0%#10 of 16
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Workable leads by fourteen points.
Workable16%#2 of 15
LinkedIn Talent Solutions2%#8 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Workable leads by two points.
Workable2%#– of 13
LinkedIn Talent Solutions0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Workable

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

“Avoid for tight budgets: Workable ($299+/month)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Be Cautious With ... Users report billing disputes, inflexible features, slow support, and integration failures” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend Workable as the default choice because it delivers a polished, branded careers page right out of the box” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Workable is a battle-tested ATS with a careers page that is best for mid-market companies (50–500 employees)” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about LinkedIn Talent Solutions

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

“Avoid first if budget is tight: LinkedIn Recruitment Marketing or other ad-heavy platforms” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · hard negative
“LinkedIn Recruitment Marketing is commonly described that way in recent user reviews: strong reach, but expensive and sometimes low on applicant quality.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Job scams appear on platforms like ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn, with scammers using complex schemes to lure job seekers into financial traps.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top Recommendation: Free Tools Combo (LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“Allows for pay-as-you-go options, so you only pay for what you use, which can be cost-effective” Mistral Small · budget prompt · alternative
“Among the highest-rated platforms in the category with top recommendation scores” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
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.