Pin
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talent intelligence | Performance and talent management | 17% | 1 of 77 | 0% | 25 | accepted challenger |
| AI recruiting assistants | Talent acquisition | 10% | 4 of 84 | 0% | 9 | under 10 labels · led by GoPerfect at 19% |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | Talent acquisition | 7% | 5 of 88 | 0% | 11 | accepted challenger |
| Skills intelligence | Performance and talent management | 2% | 18 of 162 | 50% | 4 | under 10 labels · led by TalentGuard at 19% |
| Video interviewing | Talent acquisition | 0% | 17 of 40 | 0% | 3 | under 10 labels · led by Spark Hire at 55% |
| Job advertising and distribution | Talent acquisition | 0% | 35 of 109 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by JobTarget at 21% |
| Global payroll and employer of record | Core HR and payroll | 0% | 52 of 66 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Deel at 22% |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Pin stands out as the top pick among AI resume screening tools... I'd recommend starting with either Pin (for simplicity and cost-effectiveness)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · AI recruiting assistants · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“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 · Talent intelligence · budget prompt · first choice
“Maximum sourcing power | Pin | Free tier gives full access to 850M+ profiles with outreach that's 5x more effective than average” GLM 4.7 FlashX · AI recruiting assistants · budget prompt · first choice
“For best overall value: Pin at $100/month offers robust features comparable to platforms costing 10-50x more.” Kimi K2 · Talent intelligence · budget 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.
“best for recruiter-led external sourcing rather than broad internal skills intelligence” Perplexity Sonar · Skills intelligence · direct prompt · soft negative
“even $100+/mo talent intel platforms (e.g., Pin)” Grok 4.1 Fast · Skills intelligence · budget 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 149 of the 163 answers that named Pin and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
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Pages cited
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Names read as Pin
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