# Bain & Company: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/bain-company

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Need benchmarking as part of a broader transformation strategy? → McKinsey / BCG / Bain" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Compensation benchmarkin)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Bain & Company, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- apqc.org: 3
- gartner.com: 2
- github.com: 2
- wifitalents.com: 2
- aimultiple.com: 1
- anywherer.com: 1
- artificialanalysis.ai: 1
- axiobench.com: 1
- benchgecko.ai: 1
- best-in-class.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://apqc.org/: 3
- https://aimultiple.com/: 1
- https://aimultiple.com/enterprise-software: 1
- https://anywherer.com/best-salary-benchmarking-software: 1
- https://apqc.org/What-Is-Best-in-Class-Benchmarking: 1
- https://apqc.org/about-apqc/news-press-release/apqc-introduces-self-service-benchmarking-portal-worlds-largest-open: 1
- https://apqc.org/resources/benchmarking/open-standards-benchmarking: 1
- https://apqc.org/sites/default/files/APQC%20Benchmarking%20Measures%20List.pdf: 1

## In its own words

What Bain & Company's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Bain & Company is a top management consulting firm. (https://bain.com/)
- For: leaders (https://bain.com/)
- Customers named: Banca Investis, The Hera Group, NatWest, SoftwareCo, 3i group, Astorg, BC Partners, Church Commissioners

## What it publishes

Every page bain.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 21852 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 5717 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 120 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-30
- conference or event: 86 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-02
- report or ebook: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-07-23
- comparison: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-02-24
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-04-07
- glossary or explainer: 19 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- podcast or video: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-19
- news or press: 1335 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Building the ai era utility demands bold moves infographic https://www.bain.com/insights/building-the-ai-era-utility-demands-bold-moves-infographic/
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Customer engagement is bankings new battleground infographic https://www.bain.com/insights/customer-engagement-is-bankings-new-battleground-infographic/
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Us consumer health indexes https://www.bain.com/insights/us-consumer-health-indexes/
- Recent: 2026-08-19 glossary or explainer: What is a modern data platform https://www.bain.com/insights/what-is-a-modern-data-platform/
- Recent: 2026-08-06 glossary or explainer: What is an ai native enterprise https://www.bain.com/insights/what-is-an-ai-native-enterprise/
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: How is AI Changing the Way Bain Hires Consultants https://www.bain.com/insights/How-is-AI-Changing-the-Way-Bain-Hires-Consultants

## 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.