4 categories · RankedGlassdoor
Glassdoor is a job board and company research site where people search for jobs and look into employers before applying · glassdoor.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Pave is first at 19%.
Payscale is first at 18%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Mercer Total Remuneration Survey is first at 33%.
Why models recommend it
“start with BLS + Glassdoor combined. This combination provides accurate, defensible data for most common positions at zero cost.”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“start with free tools (BLS OEWS + Glassdoor) to get a solid baseline”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Established sites like LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and company career pages tend to have better moderation.”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · alternative
“Best For: Quick market checks, especially for office jobs and white-collar roles.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“We recommend avoiding this data because it is: Inconsistent and fragmented. Unverified and not reflective of the entire population.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Avoid those relying heavily on unverified crowdsourced data (e.g., from Glassdoor or Levels.fyi), as it can be biased or inflated.”Grok 4.20 · Scale-constrained question · warning
“you're too large for free/consumer tools (Glassdoor, BLS) — those won't have the granularity or credibility you need”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Scale-constrained question · warning
“Relying solely on basic crowdsourced databases (like standard Glassdoor, generic Salary.com consumer inputs, or unverified community surveys) for critical pay decisions.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Glassdoor, over the 82 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 15 | View → | |
| 32 | 5 | Compare → | |
| 30 | 8 | Compare → | |
| 29 | 2 | View → | |
| 26 | 8 | View → | |
| 25 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 24 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 19 | 0 | View → | |
| 18 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 17 | 2 | View → |
What the models named instead of Glassdoor →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 73 of the 82 answers that named Glassdoor and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
177 of the 177 domain citations in answers naming Glassdoor came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |