# Top Echelon: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Staffing agency platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/staffing-agency-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "TE Recruit is specifically described as an ATS + CRM for recruiting/staffing agencies and SMB staffing teams." (GPT-5.4 mini, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Top Echelon, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 8
- softwareadvice.com: 6
- firsthr.app: 4
- getapp.com: 4
- g2.com: 2
- jazzhr.com: 2
- recruitingcrm.com: 2
- selecthub.com: 2
- zoho.com: 2
- 100hires.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/staffing-agency-software: 5
- https://softwareadvice.com/staffing-agency: 5
- https://softwareadvice.com/staffing-agency/small-business: 5
- https://firsthr.app/compare/hiring/staffing-agency-software: 4
- https://getapp.com/hr-employee-management-software/staffing-agency/org/small-business: 3
- https://capterra.com/staffing-agency-software/s/small-businesses: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/staffing: 2
- https://jazzhr.com/insights/best-staffing-agency-software: 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.