# OpenCATS: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 3 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/opencats

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Talent intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/talent-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 0% | 2 |
| [Applicant tracking systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/applicant-tracking-systems/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |
| [Staffing agency platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/staffing-agency-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 129 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "OpenCATS is truly free but requires server hosting and IT upkeep." (Kimi K2, 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 OpenCATS, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- 100hires.com: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- firsthr.app: 2
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 2
- forbes.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- jobspipe.dev: 2
- pin.com: 2
- recruiter.daily.dev: 2
- reqcore.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://100hires.com/best-applicant-tracking-system-small-business.html: 2
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-free-applicant-tracking-systems: 2
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/best-applicant-tracking-systems: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/talent-intelligence/small-business: 2
- https://jobspipe.dev/talent-intelligence-platforms: 2
- https://pin.com/blog/talent-intelligence-software: 2
- https://recruiter.daily.dev/resources/affordable-developer-recruiting-tools-startups-guide: 2
- https://softwaresuggest.com/talent-intelligence-platform: 2

## 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.