6 categories · RankedIndeed
122Judge labels
3First choices
42Negative labels
12 of 12Models named it
6Categories
September 2026 Edition. Every number here is derived from the raw labels under vendor table vv2026-09.3, every buyer segment counted.
Best standing
3% in Job advertising for mid-market buyers
Rank 8 of 109 in the mid-market standingcriticized challenger
0 of 12 models made it the first choice on the direct prompt; 34% of its 29 labels there were negative.
What the models named instead of Indeed →By buyer segmentRead the same way at every buyer size.
Small business18 of 94
0%32 labels
criticized challenger
Mid-market8 of 109
3%29 labels
criticized challenger
Enterprise35 of 66
0%20 labels
criticized challenger
In job advertising · each standing computed within its segment · bars are 0 to 100 · the accent bar is the product's own best reading
Standing by category
Every category where a model named Indeed for a mid-market B2B company. Share is first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts; rank is within every product named in that 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% | 18 of 80 | 40% | 5 | under 10 labels · led by Teamtailor at 16% |
| Compensation management | Compensation and total rewards | 0% | 140 of 186 | 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% | 53 of 128 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Fuel50 at 26% |
Movement
This is the first edition on this tier, so no move can be computed for Indeed yet. From the next edition this section shows, per buyer segment and per category, whether its share moved by more than the measured noise floor.
By model
How each model treated Indeed across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Twelve models, six prompts per category.ShowHide
By model
How each model treated Indeed across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Twelve models, six prompts per category.
ShowHide| 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 | 2 | 6 |
| 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
Which of the six questions produced the naming. By model says how often; this says asked what. The first-choice count on the right carries the marks of the models that produced it.
FramingLabels by classFirst choices
Direct11 labelsNone
Paraphrase8 labels1
Comparative32 labels21not counted in share
Budget-constrained25 labels2
Scale-constrained2 labelsNone
Negative44 labels5not counted in share
First choiceAlternativeMentionNegative122 labels in all, every segment counted; 3 of the 29 first choices count toward share, since the comparative and negative framings do not. The bar is one segment per label class, to scale within the 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
“Still useful for volume-driven, high-turnover roles (retail, hospitality, warehouse), but likely poor ROI for professional, technical, or specialized positions.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Recruitment marketing · 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
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Indeed, over the 121 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Indeed was named but was not.ShowHide
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Indeed, over the 121 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Indeed was named but was not.
ShowHideProductSame answerTook the first choice insteadHead to head
A head-to-head page exists where both products are among a category's top eight. The other rows are the same fact without a page behind them, so they link to the product instead.
What carried it into the answer
The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Indeed. A fact about retrieval, not a lever on the model.
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 98 of the 121 answers that named Indeed and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
g2.com47
selectsoftwarereviews.com33
reddit.com30
linkedin.com29
pin.com26
guideflow.com24
hiretruffle.com23
noon.ai22
joveo.com20
pitchmeai.com20
274 of the 274 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
What the judge wrote, as written, with how often. The vendor table decides that these count as Indeed; a claim can dispute any of them.
Indeed / Indeed Connect 1Indeed Recruiter 1Indeed Sponsored Jobs 1LinkedIn & Indeed 1
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A new claim receives the current edition's vendor brief for Indeed by email, built from the raw record of the edition. It shows:
- where Indeed is named, by buyer and by framing, and which cells hold its first choices;
- the claims the models make when they name it, ranked, with the strongest and the weakest quoted;
- its vocabulary against the segment leader's, and the pages the models cited;
- who was chosen in the answers that did not name Indeed, and every reason the record gives;
- a battlecard for each top rival: the head-to-head split, why they win, and the reservation quoted against them;
- one page of published figures cleared to show a buyer.
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