# Lensa: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 5 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/lensa

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Job advertising and distribution](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/job-advertising-and-distribution/index.md) | 0% | 99 | 100% | 3 |
| [Staffing agency platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/staffing-agency-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 168 | 100% | 3 |
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 135 | 100% | 2 |
| [Recruiting CRM and sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/index.md) | 0% | 107 | 100% | 1 |
| [Recruitment marketing and career sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/index.md) | 0% | 90 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Sites like Lensa, Jobcase, or generic job portals that aggressively loop you through third-party affiliate sign-ups." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Staffing agency tools)
- ""Click-Loop" Aggregators & Data Scrapers Examples: *Lensa, Jooble, Talent.com, SimplyHired* ... Why exercise caution" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Job advertising)
- "Consistently flagged in professional networks as a "data-harvesting machine" with fraudulent job postings" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Job advertising)
- "Criticized for being a resume-harvesting platform rather than a legitimate job placement service." (Mistral Small, Staffing agency tools)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 Lensa, from 10 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- linkedin.com: 9
- reddit.com: 9
- consumer.ftc.gov: 3
- a.team: 2
- consumer.gov: 2
- money.com: 2
- news.va.gov: 2
- pmapstest.com: 2
- talentculture.com: 2
- 1worktech.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://linkedin.com/posts/katiebleeker_alleged-bad-actors-list-activity-7447639149295173632-tKPC: 6
- https://linkedin.com/posts/lanirosales_alleged-bad-actors-list-ugcPost-7445158491641786368-rnVV: 4
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/11/searching-job-work-remotely-avoid-scams-identity-theft: 3
- https://linkedin.com/posts/lanirosales_alleged-bad-actors-list-activity-7445158492761407489-LZJ0: 3
- https://a.team/talent/guides/red-flags-in-talent-marketplace-claims: 2
- https://consumer.gov/scams-identity-theft/job-scams-explained: 2
- https://linkedin.com/posts/erikajthomas_lensa-is-a-scam-swooped-is-a-scam-activity-7483861100078247936-UzRz: 2
- https://linkedin.com/posts/jessicamotyl_alleged-bad-actors-list-activity-7445515204404158464-LKPY: 2

## In its own words

What Lensa's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Find a job you love on Lensa! Search millions of jobs online and find companies who are hiring now on our new job board. (https://lensa.com/)
- For: job seekers (https://lensa.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Get free job alerts (https://lensa.com/)
- Customers named: amazon, best-buy, fedex, general-electric, marriott-hotels, oracle, pizza-hut, apple

## What it publishes

Every page lensa.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 93 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 73 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-19
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-05-09
- Recent: 2025-11-19 blog: 20 best companies for work life balance of 2025 https://lensa.com/insights/20-best-companies-for-work-life-balance-of-2025/
- Recent: 2025-11-10 blog: Remote hybrid or on site how professionals are redefining the ideal work setup https://lensa.com/insights/remote-hybrid-or-on-site-how-professionals-are-redefining-the-ideal-work-setup/
- Recent: 2025-11-01 blog: 19 https://lensa.com/insights/2025/11/19/
- Recent: 2025-11-01 blog: 10 https://lensa.com/insights/2025/11/10/
- Recent: 2025-10-16 blog: Multiple job offers how to handle competing opportunities https://lensa.com/insights/multiple-job-offers-how-to-handle-competing-opportunities/
- Recent: 2025-10-01 blog: 16 https://lensa.com/insights/2025/10/16/

## 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.