# American Funds: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/american-funds

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [401(k) providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/401k-providers/index.md) | 0% | 65 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Avoid: Any fund charging >0.50%–1.00% ... This is common with American Funds" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, 401(k) providers)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 American Funds, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- metalsretirement.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- 401kspecialistmag.com: 1
- bbb.org: 1
- bionic-ads.com: 1
- bogleheads.org: 1
- complaintsboard.com: 1
- employeebenefitslawblog.com: 1
- investmentnews.com: 1
- jdsupra.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://reddit.com/r/Bogleheads/comments/1kw87w4/anyone_else_have_bad_401k_choices: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5uf1a9/401k_plans_which_financial_service_providers_are: 2
- https://401kspecialistmag.com/how-not-to-get-sued-erisa-litigation-2026-part-1: 1
- https://bbb.org/us/ca/burlingame/profile/retirement-planning-services/guideline-1116-927312/customer-reviews: 1
- https://bionic-ads.com/2015/10/is-wall-street-eating-your-401k-nest-egg: 1
- https://bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php: 1
- https://complaintsboard.com/principal-financial-group-b122866/page/2: 1
- https://employeebenefitslawblog.com/some-beach-fiduciary-considerations-as-recordkeeper-sued-for-misusing-401k-participant-data: 1

## Record

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