{
  "slug": "plaid",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 12,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Onboarding": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Compensation": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 8,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 16,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Mission, Purpose & Impact": {
      "rank": 10,
      "score": 33.3
    }
  },
  "company": "Plaid",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 57.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 47.7
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 75
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 41.7
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Plaid is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Fintech sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it surfaces consistently in employer-related queries — ranking #7 out of 52 Fintech companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Plaid alongside Stripe, Chime, and Block when discussing Fintech employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Candidate Feedback, Career Opportunities and Company Culture. Visibility gaps exist in Application & Communication and Job Security, where competitors tend to dominate the AI narrative.\n\nPlaid's Visibility Score has fallen from 57.1 to 51.3 across its last 5 measurements (since January 2026), slipping 4 places in the Fintech rankings. Stripe and Block have moved ahead of it. It now trails Sofi by 5.1 points.\n\nThis analysis is based on AI-generated responses from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity. Data is refreshed regularly to reflect changes in AI employer perception.",
  "website": "plaid.com",
  "industry": "Fintech",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/plaid",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 46.2,
    "googleAi": 53.8,
    "perplexity": 53.8
  },
  "overallRank": 121,
  "industryRank": 7,
  "mentionCount": 20,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "stripe",
      "company": "Stripe",
      "visibilityScore": 79.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "chime",
      "company": "Chime",
      "visibilityScore": 74.4
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "block",
      "company": "Block",
      "visibilityScore": 64.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "robinhood",
      "company": "Robinhood",
      "visibilityScore": 59
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "square",
      "company": "Square",
      "visibilityScore": 59
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [
    {
      "industry": "Finance",
      "industryRank": 49,
      "visibilityScore": 5.1
    }
  ],
  "visibilityScore": 51.3,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 52,
  "methodology": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api-docs/#methodology",
    "description": "Visibility Score (0-100) is the share of AI model × candidate-experience-theme combinations within an industry and country where the company was mentioned in AI-generated answers to candidate-style questions. Ranks are computed per industry and country; ties break by mention count, then company name. Responses from other assistants (e.g. Claude, DeepSeek) are collected for research but not included in index scoring.",
    "models": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Google Gemini",
      "Perplexity"
    ]
  }
}