# Stack Overflow: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/stack-overflow

## 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% | 30 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Stack Overflow profiles provide additional contact and portfolio information" (Mistral Small, Recruiting CRM)
- "Native search filters on both platforms are completely free." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 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 Stack Overflow, from 4 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- matchr.io: 3
- augtal.com: 2
- juicebox.ai: 2
- leadchangegroup.com: 2
- lever.co: 2
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 2
- apollo.io: 1
- candidate-sourcing.recruitcrm.io: 1
- corporatenavigators.com: 1
- enginy.ai: 1

### Pages cited

- https://matchr.io/blog/top-40-best-sourcing-tools: 3
- https://augtal.com/blog/candidate-sourcing-tools-ranked-by-roi-for-independent-recruiters: 2
- https://lever.co/insights/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 2
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 2
- https://apollo.io/insights/best-software-for-real-time-contact-enrichment: 1
- https://augtal.com/blog/candidate-sourcing-tools-roi-independent-recruiters: 1
- https://candidate-sourcing.recruitcrm.io/: 1
- https://corporatenavigators.com/articles/candidate-sourcing/top-sourcing-tools: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The World’s Largest Online Community for Developers (https://stackoverflow.com/)
- For: professional and enthusiast programmers (https://stackoverflow.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page stackoverflow.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 238 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 187 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.