Six of fourteen models named TalentGuard first on the direct prompt; three named 365Talents. TalentGuard was named by eight of the fourteen models and 365Talents by eleven and TalentGuard carries 12 labels and 365Talents 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the skills intelligence page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, TalentGuard and 365Talents were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 49 answers naming TalentGuard and the 101 naming 365Talents. In those answers 365Talents took the first choice zero times and TalentGuard eight.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“TalentGuard is best suited for mid-market companies that need structured competency frameworks and career pathing without the enterprise complexity of Eightfold or Gloat.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“TalentGuard appears to be purpose-built for your segment, offering structured frameworks without the complexity typically seen in enterprise solutions” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Shortlist 3–4 vendors suited to your size (suggest: 365Talents, MuchSkills, Degreed, Fuel50).” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Often cited as the top *dedicated* skills intelligence platform for mid-market buyers” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“The best skills intelligence platform for a mid-market B2B company is 365Talents” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.