# Wellfound: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/wellfound

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Strategic sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/spend/strategic-sourcing/index.md) | 0% | 84 | 0% | 2 |

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Wellfound, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- matchr.io: 5
- leonar.app: 3
- aitoolsbakery.com: 2
- forbes.com: 2
- leadchangegroup.com: 2
- lever.co: 2
- peoplebox.ai: 2
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 2
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2

### Pages cited

- https://matchr.io/blog/top-40-best-sourcing-tools: 5
- https://leonar.app/blog/best-talent-sourcing-platforms: 3
- https://aitoolsbakery.com/blog/best-ai-sourcing-tools: 2
- https://forbes.com/advisor/in/business/software/best-recruiting-software: 2
- https://leadchangegroup.com/candidate-sourcing-software/compare: 2
- https://lever.co/insights/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 2
- https://peoplebox.ai/blog/candidate-sourcing-tools: 2
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 2

## In its own words

What Wellfound's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI recruiting platform and talent marketplace for startups. (https://wellfound.com/)
- For: Startups hiring at every stage, from a first engineering hire to scaling whole teams, and candidates who want to work at high-growth companies. (https://wellfound.com/)
- Price stated: Unlimited jobs, unlimited applicants, and a built-in ATS are $0 forever. Promoting a job for extra visibility is optional and paid, as are Wellfound Reach (AI sourcing) and Autopilot (managed hiring). (https://wellfound.com/)
- Starting price: $0 forever (https://wellfound.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Yes. Creating a profile and applying to jobs on Wellfound is always free for candidates. (https://wellfound.com/)
- Customers named: Chime, Cognition, Oklo, Zipline, Lovable, Notion, Stripe, ModernHealth

## What it publishes

Every page wellfound.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 831 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 353 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-04-04
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-10
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Wellfound reach mcp ai assistant https://wellfound.com/blog/wellfound-reach-mcp-ai-assistant
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Company updates https://wellfound.com/blog/company-updates
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Skills based hiring why job titles fail https://wellfound.com/blog/skills-based-hiring-why-job-titles-fail
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Hiring https://wellfound.com/blog/hiring
- Recent: 2026-04-23 blog: Best ai recruiting tools for technical hiring in 2026 https://wellfound.com/blog/best-ai-recruiting-tools-for-technical-hiring-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-04-20 blog: Best ai sourcing tools startup hiring https://wellfound.com/blog/best-ai-sourcing-tools-startup-hiring

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.