Gem vs Textio

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Gem is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 5.1 versus 0.3 for Textio, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Gem if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (5.1 vs 0.3)
Strong option for recruiting teams in 2026
Startup discount on yearly billing
Candidate sourcing and interview management

Choose Textio if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 coverage
Inclusive job language

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Gem	Textio
Visibility score	5.1%	0.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#19	#64
Share of voice	1.7%	0.2%
Mentions this run	10	1
Positive in AI answers	33%	—

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Gem 0pp · Textio 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Gem leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

8.9%

AI Mode

0.9%

Perplexity

5.6%

0.9%

GemTextio

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Gem ranked higher

0Textio ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Gem	Textio
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#10	#21

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Gem	Textio
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	$130 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	No	—
Deployment	Web application and Chrome extension	Cloud
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Onshore support, success and development team	1:1 support from the Textio Customer Success team, Textio Support Center, Textio U certification training
Founded	2017	2014
Headquarters	—	Seattle, Washington, United States
Employees	51–200	51–200
Funding	Series C · $148M raised	Unattributed VC round
Best for	Growing talent acquisition teams, from startups to global enterprises, that want sourcing, ATS and CRM in one platform or AI layered onto an existing ATS.	High-growth companies that want to recruit and give managers feedback with AI guidance