# Bureau of Labor Statistics: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/bureau-of-labor-statistics

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 5% | 4 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best overall for free salary comparison tools... highly recommended for small businesses due to its cost-effectiveness" (Mistral Small, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) – Best Overall Free Option ... Start with BLS for credibility and zero cost" (Grok 4.20, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "For a truly limited budget, start with BLS + Glassdoor combined." (MiniMax M2.5, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 11 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fitsmallbusiness.com: 9
- ravio.com: 8
- payscale.com: 7
- comprehensive.io: 6
- g2.com: 6
- salary.com: 5
- figures.hr: 4
- hrpaypick.com: 3
- marketintelligencetools.com: 3
- pave.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/salary-comparison-tools: 9
- https://payscale.com/: 7
- https://ravio.com/blog/free-salary-data: 6
- https://comprehensive.io/content/best-compensation-benchmarking-data-sources: 5
- https://salary.com/solutions/company-size/small-business: 5
- https://figures.hr/post/salary-benchmarking-tools: 4
- https://g2.com/categories/salary-benchmarking/small-business: 4
- https://ravio.com/blog/compensation-benchmarking-companies: 4

## 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.