# Monster: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 22 judge labels across 5 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/monster

## 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% | 102 | 65% | 17 |
| [Recruitment marketing and career sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/index.md) | 0% | 97 | 100% | 2 |
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 115 | 100% | 1 |
| [Staffing agency platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/staffing-agency-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 88 | 0% | 1 |
| [Talent intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/talent-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best For: General hiring with partner network reach" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Job advertising)
- "practical SMB sourcing alternative" (Perplexity Sonar, Talent intelligence)

## And against it

- "Avoid Enterprise-heavy platforms (like Monster/Indeed's traditional enterprise packages)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Job advertising)
- "CareerBuilder and Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2025." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Recruitment marketing)
- "they are widely considered to be avoided for specialized hiring" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Job advertising)
- "ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, Monster, SimplyHired, and Indeed ranked as the five highest-scoring platforms on what Incogni called a 'privacy damaging score.'" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Recruitment marketing)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Monster, from 40 of the 44 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- consumer.ftc.gov: 15
- g2.com: 14
- reddit.com: 14
- money.com: 13
- linkedin.com: 12
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 10
- joveo.com: 9
- pitchmeai.com: 9
- capterra.com: 6
- hrmorning.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://money.com/best-job-posting-sites-for-employers: 13
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/05/scammers-are-hijacking-job-ads-heres-how-spot-fakes: 12
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/07/looking-job-spot-scams: 6
- https://hrmorning.com/articles/bad-job-boards: 6
- https://scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/jobs-and-employment-scams: 6
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/programmatic-job-advertising-software: 6
- https://businessnewsdaily.com/best-job-posting-sites: 5
- https://news.va.gov/150596/job-scams-never-pay-to-work: 5

## In its own words

What Monster's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Smarter Job Search Tools. Better Results. (https://monster.com/)
- For: Job seekers and employers (https://monster.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Upload your resume for free (https://monster.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page monster.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 8 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.