# Fetcher: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 2 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/fetcher

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Recruiting CRM and sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/index.md) | 4% | 8 | 6% | 18 |
| [AI recruiting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "or Fetcher/Skima if you just need help finding candidates in your existing pipeline" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI recruiting assistants)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, I recommend starting with Gem or Fetcher." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Recruiting CRM)
- "likely to be one of the following: Findem, Gem, hireEZ, or Fetcher" (Llama 4 Maverick, Recruiting CRM)
- "Fetcher, which takes the work out of sourcing entirely and is best for lean teams wanting delivered candidates" (Llama 4 Maverick, Recruiting CRM)

## And against it

- "note that it was reportedly retired in late 2026 per some sources—verify current status" (Grok 4.20, Recruiting CRM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fetcher, from 43 of the 53 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- firsthr.app: 15
- leadchangegroup.com: 14
- lever.co: 14
- noon.ai: 12
- pin.com: 12
- unity-connect.com: 10
- recruitcompare.io: 9
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 9
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 8
- g2.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://firsthr.app/compare/hiring/sourcing-tools: 10
- https://unity-connect.com/our-resources/blog/top-ai-recruitment-tools: 10
- https://lever.co/insights/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 9
- https://recruitcompare.io/category/sourcing-tools: 8
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 7
- https://matchr.io/blog/top-40-best-sourcing-tools: 6
- https://peoplebox.ai/blog/candidate-sourcing-tools: 6
- https://lever.co/insights/best-ai-recruiting-tools: 5

## 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.