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Job advertising and distribution · November 2026 Edition

Indeed vs LinkedIn Jobs

Zero of fourteen models named Indeed first on the direct prompt; zero named LinkedIn Jobs. Both were named by all fourteen models and Indeed carries 35 labels and LinkedIn Jobs 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Indeed

criticized challenger

Named in ten categories this edition.

LinkedIn Jobs

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share5%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate37%37%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3530A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Indeed reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Appcast was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Appcast vs Indeed · Appcast vs LinkedIn Jobs · JobTarget vs Indeed

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 job advertising and distribution page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
IndeedFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLinkedIn Jobs
Direct001 against Indeed
Paraphrase211 against Indeed
Comparative109
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained00
Negative0011 against Indeed · 11 against LinkedIn Jobs
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Indeed and LinkedIn Jobs were named in the same answer seventy times, of the 147 answers naming Indeed and the 81 naming LinkedIn Jobs. In those answers LinkedIn Jobs took the first choice four times and Indeed fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Indeed and LinkedIn Jobs 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
Indeed LinkedIn Jobs first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Indeed on the left and LinkedIn Jobs on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Indeed and LinkedIn Jobs stood in it.

Neither was named

14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Appcast, Joveo alternatives: LinkedIn Ads, Recruitics, StackAdapt
GPT-5.4 miniJoveo alternatives: JobTarget, PandoLogic, Veritone Hire
Gemini 3.5 FlashPandoLogic alternatives: Appcast, Joveo, Recruitics
Perplexity SonarJobTarget alternatives: Appcast, Joveo, Recruitics
Grok 4.20Joveo alternatives: Appcast, JobTarget, Talroo, Veritone Hire
Mistral SmallAppcast, JobTarget alternatives: Joveo, Radancy
DeepSeek V4 FlashJobTarget alternatives: Appcast, Joveo
Llama 4 MaverickAppcast alternatives: JobTarget, Recruitics
Qwen 3.7 FlashAppcast alternatives: Joveo, PandoLogic
Kimi K2Appcast, JobTarget alternatives: Talroo
GLM 4.7 FlashXAppcast, Joveo alternatives: JobTarget, Recruitics, VONQ
MiniMax M2.5Joveo alternatives: Appcast, JobTarget, Recruitics
GPT-6 LunaJobTarget Programmatic+ alternatives: Appcast
Muse Glimmer 30BAppcast, JobTarget Programmatic+, Joveo alternatives: JobAdX, Radancy, Recruitics, Veritone Hire Programmatic formerly PandoLogic

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Indeed2%#8 of 14
LinkedIn Jobs2%#6 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Indeed leads by three points.
Indeed5%#5 of 13
LinkedIn Jobs2%#8 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Indeed0%#16 of 16
LinkedIn Jobs0%#14 of 16
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Indeed

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

“Avoid Enterprise-heavy platforms (like Monster/Indeed's traditional enterprise packages)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Scammers can post or impersonate employers on mainstream platforms too—including Indeed and LinkedIn—so treat the *listing and recruiter* as unverified until you check them.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Money named Indeed as the best overall job posting site because its high web traffic will help employers get in front of a large pool of applicants” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for: Low minimum budgets with total spending control... Zero minimum spend commitment | Indeed Ads (PPA mode)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“using a generalist platform like Indeed for volume, LinkedIn for professional depth” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about LinkedIn Jobs

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

“Scammers can post or impersonate employers on mainstream platforms too—including Indeed and LinkedIn—so treat the *listing and recruiter* as unverified until you check them.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“extra cautious on any platform where anyone can post jobs easily—including big sites like Indeed, LinkedIn, and social media” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“it's not immune—scammers create fake profiles or ads mimicking real companies... Privacy risks are higher due to data sharing.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For Hard-to-Fill Corporate or Executive Roles: Choose LinkedIn to search for and proactively reach out to passive candidates” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“LinkedIn is considered the best overall job search site due to its reach and networking opportunities” Llama 4 Maverick · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most employers, start with a combo: LinkedIn for targeted roles + Indeed/ZipRecruiter for volume.” Grok 4.20 · comparative 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.