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title: "Research & Original Hiring Data"
lang: en
canonical_url: "https://www.lemonly.ai/research"
last_updated: "2026-09-08"
last_updated_source: page
summary: "Original data lemonly publishes with methodology and sources: the Recruiting Pricing Transparency Index 2026 (28 services, re-checked October 2026) and Time-to-Hire Benchmarks 2026 (every figure dated and sourced)."
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# Original data from real searches

> **Summary:** lemonly publishes research with methodology and sources attached. Current reports: the Time-to-Hire Benchmarks 2026 – hiring takes 39–75 days depending on who measures it (SHRM median time-to-fill 39 days, Greenhouse 59.67, Ashby 52–75 by seniority and function), and lemonly finds the candidate a client ends up hiring in a median of 19 days from first candidate contact – and the Recruiting Pricing Transparency Index 2026 – of 28 recruiting services checked, only lemonly publishes full pricing on its own site and all 6 traditional agencies publish none. New reports are added as the dataset grows.

Numbers the recruiting industry doesn't publish, from our own closed searches – always aggregated, always with methodology, always honest about the sample size.

[Time-to-Hire Benchmarks 2026](https://www.lemonly.ai/research/time-to-hire-benchmarks-2026.md) – Benchmarks · 2026 How long hiring takes in 2026, by source and seniority: SHRM, Greenhouse, Ashby, LinkedIn, Employ and Statistics Canada side by side, each figure with its definition, sample and date – and lemonly’s own time to find, measured and explained. 39–75 days, by source 19 days – lemonly time to find 7 sources compared Read the report

[Recruiting Pricing Transparency Index](https://www.lemonly.ai/research/recruiter-pricing-transparency-2026.md) – Original data · 2026 We checked 28 recruiting services – AI tools, platforms, marketplaces, and agencies – to see who publishes pricing on their own site. Only lemonly publishes it in full; all six traditional agencies publish none. Every verdict sourced. 28 services checked 1 publishes full pricing 6/6 agencies quote on request Read the report

New reports are added as our dataset grows. Journalists and researchers: cite freely with a link, and reach us at [hello@lemonly.ai](mailto:hello@lemonly.ai) for the underlying aggregates.

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_Markdown version of [this page](https://www.lemonly.ai/research) for AI agents and LLMs. More lemonly content: [llms.txt](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms.txt) · [full index](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms-full.txt)._