# Skills intelligence for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "skills intelligence platform" and as "skills taxonomy and inference tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/skills-intelligence/2026-11/enterprise

**Standing:** Eightfold AI leads with 33% of first choices; verdict contested. 49 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Eightfold AI](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/eightfold-ai/index.md) | 33% | 14% | 50 |
| 2 | [TechWolf](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/techwolf/index.md) | 16% | 10% | 40 |
| 3 | [Workday Skills Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/workday-skills-cloud/index.md) | 14% | 7% | 42 |
| 5 | [Lightcast Open Skills](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/lightcast-open-skills/index.md) | 4% | 5% | 21 |
| 6 | [Gloat](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/gloat/index.md) | 4% | 24% | 41 |
| 8 | [Degreed](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/degreed/index.md) | 2% | 16% | 25 |
| 9 | [Fuel50](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/fuel50/index.md) | 2% | 8% | 12 |
| 15 | [365Talents](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/365talents/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 16 |
| 16 | [Docebo](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/docebo/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 19 | [Pluralsight Skills](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/pluralsight-skills/index.md) | 0% | 25% | 12 |
| 20 | [Beamery](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/beamery/index.md) | 0% | 27% | 11 |
| 22 | [Cornerstone OnDemand](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/cornerstone-ondemand/index.md) | 0% | 38% | 13 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 118 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Eightfold AI; alternatives Beamery, Gloat, TechWolf, Workday Skills Cloud
- GPT-5.4 mini: Workday Skills Cloud; alternatives 365Talents, Eightfold AI, Fuel50
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Eightfold AI; alternatives Beamery, Gloat, Lightcast Open Skills, SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace
- Perplexity Sonar: TechWolf; alternatives 365Talents, Eightfold AI, Workday Skills Cloud, iMocha
- Grok 4.20: TechWolf; alternatives Eightfold AI, Gloat, Lightcast Open Skills, Phenom
- Mistral Small: Eightfold AI; alternatives Lightcast Open Skills, TechWolf, Workday Skills Cloud
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Eightfold AI; alternatives Gloat, SAP SuccessFactors Talent Intelligence Hub, TechWolf, Workday Skills Cloud
- Llama 4 Maverick: Eightfold AI
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Eightfold AI; alternatives Fuel50, Paradox, Phenom
- Kimi K2: Eightfold AI, TechWolf; alternatives 365Talents, Gloat, Workday Skills Cloud
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Workday Skills Cloud; alternatives Beamery, Eightfold AI, TechWolf
- MiniMax M2.5: Eightfold AI; alternatives Gloat, Lightcast Open Skills, TechWolf, Workday Skills Cloud
- GPT-6 Luna: TechWolf; alternatives Eightfold AI, Gloat, Lightcast Talent Transform
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Eightfold AI; alternatives 365Talents, Gloat, Lightcast Open Skills, TechWolf

## Sources the answers cite

74 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- marketintelligencetools.com: 31 answers, 31 citations
- github.com: 20 answers, 33 citations
- g2.com: 19 answers, 43 citations
- gane.ai/index: 16 answers, 25 citations
- fuel50.com: 16 answers, 21 citations
- disprz.ai: 16 answers, 18 citations
- 365talents.com: 14 answers, 22 citations
- docebo.com: 14 answers, 15 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://marketintelligencetools.com/rankings/skills-intelligence-platforms (31 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/hr/performance/skills-intelligence/2026-09/enterprise (13 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/hr/performance/skills-intelligence/enterprise (11 answers)
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-skills-management-software-for-enterprises (11 answers)
- https://disprz.ai/blog/skills-gap-analysis-software (9 answers)
- https://aihr.com/blog/skills-intelligence (8 answers)
- https://github.com/ishandutta2007/Awesome-Skills-Intelligence-Platform (8 answers)
- https://oreilly.com/resources/best-online-learning-platforms-for-enterprises-2026 (8 answers)
- https://skills-base.com/pricing (8 answers)
- https://darwinbox.com/blog/best-skills-management-software (7 answers)

## Warned against

- Gloat: 10 of 41 labels negative. "Gloat: Frequently flagged for unpredictable costs ($15–25 per employee per month + $100K+ setup fees; quote-only pricing fails 'predictable total cost' tests)" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt)
- Eightfold AI: 7 of 50 labels negative. "I *would* be cautious about these platform types—including when evaluating well-known vendors such as Eightfold, Gloat, or Microsoft People Skills." (GPT-6 Luna, negative prompt)
- Udemy Business: 6 of 14 labels negative. "Platforms to Avoid or Use Cautiously ... Udemy (individual or basic Business plans): Highly variable course quality ... unsuitable as a core platform" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- LinkedIn Learning: 6 of 14 labels negative. "MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) like LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, and Udemy may have limitations, such as minimal customization, limited ROI data, and low engagement." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Eightfold AI at 33%.

- Eightfold AI: 47% to 33%, −14. Cleared the floor by 1 point · rank 1 of 118, unchanged.
- Workday Skills Cloud: 6% to 14%, +8. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 4 → 3 of 118.
- TechWolf: 10% to 16%, +6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 2 of 118, unchanged.
- Lightcast Open Skills: 8% to 4%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 → 5 of 118.
- Degreed: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 → 8 of 118.
- 365Talents: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 15 of 118.
- iMocha: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 17 of 118.
- Gloat: 4% to 4%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 5 → 6 of 118.
- Fuel50: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 7 → 9 of 118.
- Docebo: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 21 → 16 of 118.
- Pluralsight Skills: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 25 → 19 of 118.
- Beamery: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 23 → 20 of 118.

## Record

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