# Pin: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/pin/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic sourcing | 0% | 26 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Pin leads for most teams with 850M+ candidate profiles, contextual AI matching" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Strategic sourcing)
- "AI-first tool praised for affordability, multi-source database (850M+ profiles), and outreach." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Strategic sourcing)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Strategic sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 39 → 26 of 128.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI recruiting platform with candidate sourcing from 850M+ profiles, automated outreach, and interview scheduling. (https://pin.com/)
- For: recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams (https://pin.com/)
- Price stated: Free: $0 free forever; Solo: $99 per month, per user, billed annually only on annual billing; Professional: $135 $179 per month, per user, billed annually; Business: Custom pricing for your team (https://pin.com/)
- Starting price: 99 (https://pin.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free trial; No credit card required (https://pin.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 120 (https://pin.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, GDPR & CCPA ready, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
- Hosting: United States
- Customers named: Syelo, Radar, Range, Cruit Group, Flip CX, Lithic, Expa, Stripe

## What it publishes

Every page pin.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 564 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 369 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-05
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-29
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-25
- comparison: 37 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-10
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-01
- glossary or explainer: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-10
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Pin linkedin update https://www.pin.com/blog/pin-linkedin-update
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Talent preview https://www.pin.com/blog/talent-preview
- Recent: 2026-09-12 blog: Quick note from Steve (Pin's CEO) - Pin https://www.pin.com/blog/pin-presence-on-linkedin
- Recent: 2026-08-20 blog: Recruitment analytics software https://www.pin.com/blog/recruitment-analytics-software
- Recent: 2026-07-27 blog: June 2026 product updates https://www.pin.com/blog/june-2026-product-updates
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Employee tenure funding stage study https://www.pin.com/blog/employee-tenure-funding-stage-study

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.