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Talent intelligence · November 2026 Edition

Lessie AI vs Pin

One of fourteen models named Lessie AI first on the direct prompt; two named Pin. Lessie AI was named by eight of the fourteen models and Pin by eleven and Lessie AI carries 10 labels and Pin 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Lessie AI

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Pin

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share13%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1015A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lessie AI reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SeekOut Recruit was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. SeekOut Recruit vs Lessie AI · SeekOut Recruit vs Pin · Lessie AI vs Eightfold AI

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 talent intelligence page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Lessie AIFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPin
Direct12
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained64
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lessie AI and Pin stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Lessie AI Pin first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lessie AI on the left and Pin on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lessie AI and Pin stood in it.

Lessie AI first, Pin not the choice

1 of 14 modelsPin was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashLessie AI, hireEZ alternatives: Gem, SeekOut Recruit

Pin first, Lessie AI not the choice

2 of 14 modelsLessie AI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Arya, Pin alternatives: 365Talents, Eightfold AI, Gem, Loxo, iCIMS Talent Cloud
Kimi K2Pin, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Ashby, Greenhouse

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Muse Glimmer 30BSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, Lessie AI, hireEZ

Neither was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, hireEZ
Gemini 3.5 FlashFindem alternatives: Gem, Loxo, SeekOut Recruit
Perplexity SonarhireEZ alternatives: Gem, SeekOut Recruit
Grok 4.20Loxo alternatives: Eightfold AI, Gem, SeekOut Recruit
Mistral SmallEightfold AI, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Sapia.ai, iCIMS Talent Cloud
DeepSeek V4 FlashSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Gem, hireEZ
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Ceipal, Talent.ai
MiniMax M2.5Greenhouse, SeekOut Recruit alternatives: Eightfold AI, hireEZ
GPT-6 LunaSeekOut Recruit alternatives: Lightcast

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.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Pin leads by three points.
Pin14%#1 of 18
Lessie AI10%#5 of 18
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Lessie AI leads at mid-market.
Lessie AI13%#2 of 15
Pin12%#3 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Lessie AI is not named for this buyer.
Lessie AI—not named
Pin0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Lessie AI

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Choose Lessie AI or hireEZ if you want to reduce cost-per-hire and volume-source aggressively... This is the sweet spot for most mid-market B2B firms.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Lessie AI as the "fast, affordable, action-oriented sourcing" pick are the consensus budget options in 2026” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Lessie AI (free to start, $34.99+/month) for external sourcing” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Pin

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“Pin with its free tier / $99-100/mo plans and Lessie AI as the "fast, affordable, action-oriented sourcing" pick are the consensus budget options in 2026.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with SeekOut or Pin if your primary need is sourcing intelligence at a reasonable price point.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.