# Wellfound: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 19 judge labels across 6 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/wellfound

## 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% | 17 | 0% | 9 |
| [Recruiting CRM and sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 6 |
| [HR AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/hr-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 143 | 0% | 1 |
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 104 | 0% | 1 |
| [Recruitment marketing and career sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |
| [Talent intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/talent-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 125 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Startup/Tech roles | Wellfound | Audience specifically looking for startup culture and equity." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Job advertising)
- "Combine Recruit'em ... + Apollo.io Chrome Extension ... + Wellfound" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Recruiting CRM)
- "Choose Wellfound if you're a tech startup looking for developers/designers" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Recruitment marketing)
- "If you're a startup hiring on Wellfound, start there instead" (GPT-6 Luna, Recruiting CRM)

## And against it

- "Why to Avoid: Newer users often report a hostile onboarding experience." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Talent intelligence)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Wellfound, from 35 of the 39 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- money.com: 11
- technologyadvice.com: 11
- linkedin.com: 9
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 9
- g2.com: 8
- uschamber.com: 8
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 7
- pin.com: 7
- matchr.io: 6
- wellfound.com: 6 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://money.com/best-job-posting-sites-for-employers: 11
- https://technologyadvice.com/blog/human-resources/best-job-listing-sites-for-employers: 10
- https://uschamber.com/co/run/human-resources/job-posting-sites-small-businesses: 7
- https://matchr.io/blog/top-40-best-sourcing-tools: 6
- https://lever.co/insights/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 5
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 5
- https://businessnewsdaily.com/best-job-posting-sites: 4
- https://wellfound.com/recruit/pricing: 4

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The AI recruiting platform and talent marketplace for startups. (https://wellfound.com/)
- For: Startups hiring at every stage, from a first engineering hire to scaling whole teams, and candidates who want to work at high-growth companies. (https://wellfound.com/)
- Price stated: Unlimited jobs, unlimited applicants, and a built-in ATS are $0 forever. Promoting a job for extra visibility is optional and paid, as are Wellfound Reach (AI sourcing) and Autopilot (managed hiring). (https://wellfound.com/)
- Starting price: $0 forever (https://wellfound.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Yes. Creating a profile and applying to jobs on Wellfound is always free for candidates. (https://wellfound.com/)
- Customers named: Chime, Cognition, Oklo, Zipline, Lovable, Notion, Stripe, ModernHealth

## What it publishes

Every page wellfound.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 831 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 353 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-04-04
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-10
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Wellfound reach mcp ai assistant https://wellfound.com/blog/wellfound-reach-mcp-ai-assistant
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Company updates https://wellfound.com/blog/company-updates
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Skills based hiring why job titles fail https://wellfound.com/blog/skills-based-hiring-why-job-titles-fail
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Hiring https://wellfound.com/blog/hiring
- Recent: 2026-04-23 blog: Best ai recruiting tools for technical hiring in 2026 https://wellfound.com/blog/best-ai-recruiting-tools-for-technical-hiring-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-04-20 blog: Best ai sourcing tools startup hiring https://wellfound.com/blog/best-ai-sourcing-tools-startup-hiring

## 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.