# Workday Talent Optimization: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/workday-talent-optimization

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best low‑cost SaaS option for Workday users: Workday Talent Optimization (~$8.33/employee/month)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Internal talent marketpl)
- "If you're already on Workday, the native Talent Marketplace is the fastest, lowest‑cost option." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Internal talent marketpl)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Workday Talent Optimization, from 10 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 5
- gofigr.ai: 5
- guideflow.com: 5
- softwarereviews.com: 5
- deloitte.com: 4
- gcom.pdo.aws.gartner.com: 4
- tophrsoftware.com: 4
- fuel50.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- jobful.io: 3

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/talent-marketplace-platforms: 5
- https://softwarereviews.com/categories/internal-talent-marketplace: 5
- https://deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/articles/2024/6791_human-capital-internal-talent-markets/6791-human-capital-internal-talent-markets.pdf: 4
- https://gcom.pdo.aws.gartner.com/reviews/market/internal-talent-marketplaces: 4
- https://gofigr.ai/blog/best-talent-marketplace-platforms: 4
- https://tophrsoftware.com/tools/best-talent-marketplace-software: 4
- https://github.com/ishandutta2007/Awesome-Internal-Talent-Marketplace: 3
- https://github.com/ishandutta2007/Awesome-Talent-Marketplace/blob/main/README.md: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Skills and Performance Management Software (https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/talent-management/talent-optimization.html)
- For: organizations (https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/talent-management/talent-optimization.html)
- Customers named: Concentrix, NVIDIA, PwC, Ochsner Health System, Cochlear

## 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.