6 categories · RankedIndeed
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job advertising and distribution | Talent acquisition | 3% | 8 of 109 | 34% | 29 | criticized challenger |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | Talent acquisition | 2% | 16 of 81 | 25% | 4 | under 10 labels · led by Teamtailor at 16% |
| Compensation management | Compensation and total rewards | 0% | 141 of 189 | 50% | 4 | under 10 labels · led by Pave at 18% |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | Talent acquisition | 0% | 29 of 88 | 0% | 3 | under 10 labels · led by Lever at 20% |
| Applicant tracking systems | Talent acquisition | 0% | 24 of 50 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Greenhouse at 47% |
| Internal talent marketplace | Performance and talent management | 0% | 52 of 129 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Fuel50 at 26% |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Stick to well-established, reputable job boards with strong verification systems, such as LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, Glassdoor, and CareerBuilder.” Mistral Small · Job advertising · negative prompt · first choice
“Commonly ranked as the best overall or #1 by postings volume, making it strongest for reach across many roles.” Perplexity Sonar · Job advertising · comparative prompt · first choice
“Indeed dominates in sheer volume, making it ideal for employers seeking a large pool of applicants quickly.” Mistral Small · Job advertising · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best For: High-volume hiring and maximum visibility. It is the world's largest job site by traffic.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Job advertising · comparative prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Many major platforms (including Indeed and ZipRecruiter) have shifted heavily toward pay-per-click or pay-per-application models. Without strict guardrails... budget vampires” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Job advertising · negative prompt · soft negative
“especially careful with vendors that are not actually full recruitment marketing platforms ... such as Indeed or other job-board-centered products” Perplexity Sonar · Recruitment marketing · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sites like Indeed, Monster, and CareerBuilder are not "bad," but they are massive open markets where almost anyone can create a job posting.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Job advertising · negative prompt · soft negative
“Job search scams target U.S. job seekers on popular platforms like Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, and Handshake” Claude Haiku 4.5 · Job advertising · negative prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 96 of the 119 answers that named Indeed and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
266 of the 266 domain citations in answers naming Indeed came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Names read as Indeed
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