# Starling Bank: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/starling-bank

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Business banking](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/business-banking/index.md) | 6% | 5 | 12% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Starling Bank Business Account (modern app, no fees, instant notifications)" (MiniMax M2.5, Business banking)
- "For most companies with a limited budget, Starling Bank is the clear winner" (Kimi K2, Business banking)
- "Overall best free digital banking | £0 | 100% customer recommendation rate" (Kimi K2, Business banking)
- "Bluevine (US) or Starling/Monzo (UK) are among the best choices" (Mistral Small, Business banking)

## And against it

- "Tide, Monzo, or Starling have mixed feedback on international fees and phone support" (Grok 4.20, Business banking)

## 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Starling Bank, from 10 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- forbes.com: 6
- business.hsbc.uk: 3
- gov.uk: 3
- moneysavingexpert.com: 3
- nerdwallet.com: 3
- thisismoney.co.uk: 3
- wise.com: 3
- applyright.co: 2
- bunq.com: 2
- business.bankofamerica.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://forbes.com/advisor/banking/best-business-bank-accounts: 4
- https://business.hsbc.uk/en-gb/products/small-business-bank-account: 3
- https://forbes.com/advisor/banking/checking/best-business-checking-accounts: 3
- https://gov.uk/government/news/latest-banking-satisfaction-survey-results-revealed-by-cma: 3
- https://moneysavingexpert.com/banking/business-bank-account: 3
- https://nerdwallet.com/business/banking/best/banks: 3
- https://thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-9620631/Best-UK-bank-accounts-small-businesses.html: 3
- https://applyright.co/en/guides/which-us-business-banks-freeze-accounts: 2

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Award-winning bank accounts (https://starlingbank.com/)
- For: Personal and business banking online and at your fingertips, always. (https://starlingbank.com/)
- Price stated: No monthly fees. (https://starlingbank.com/)
- Free plan or trial: No monthly fees. (https://starlingbank.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page starlingbank.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 816 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 319 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 201 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.