# GitHub: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/github

## 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) | 0% | 25 | 0% | 5 |
| [Job advertising and distribution](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/job-advertising-and-distribution/index.md) | 0% | 38 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Ideal for tech recruiters. GitHub's advanced search allows filtering by location, language, and activity" (Mistral Small, Recruiting CRM)
- "GitHub/Levels.fyi for tech) to get higher candidate signal over noise" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Job advertising)
- "Native search filters on both platforms are completely free." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Recruiting CRM)
- "For Tech Hiring: GitHub (free)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Recruiting CRM)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GitHub, from 8 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- matchr.io: 4
- leadchangegroup.com: 3
- oneupsales.com: 3
- pin.com: 3
- augtal.com: 2
- candidate-sourcing.recruitcrm.io: 2
- firsthr.app: 2
- github.com: 2
- hiretruffle.com: 2
- juicebox.ai: 2

### Pages cited

- https://matchr.io/blog/top-40-best-sourcing-tools: 4
- https://oneupsales.com/blog/best-tools-for-sourcing-candidates: 3
- https://augtal.com/blog/candidate-sourcing-tools-ranked-by-roi-for-independent-recruiters: 2
- https://candidate-sourcing.recruitcrm.io/: 2
- https://firsthr.app/compare/hiring/sourcing-tools: 2
- https://leadchangegroup.com/candidate-sourcing-software/small-business: 2
- https://lever.co/insights/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 2
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 2

## What it publishes

Every page github.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 13 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## 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.