# Gusto Simple: 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/gusto-simple

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [HR compliance and policy management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/hr-compliance-and-policy-management/index.md) | 2% | 15 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you're starting from scratch and need payroll too, I'd start with Gusto Simple." (GPT-6 Luna, HR compliance)

## 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Gusto Simple, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- gusto.com: 3 (its own site)
- bamboohr.com: 1
- irs.gov: 1
- patriotsoftware.com: 1
- squareup.com: 1
- trustmineral.com: 1
- zoho.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://gusto.com/product/pricing: 3
- https://bamboohr.com/pricing: 1
- https://irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/outsourcing-payroll-duties: 1
- https://patriotsoftware.com/pricing: 1
- https://squareup.com/us/en/payroll/small-business: 1
- https://trustmineral.com/products/mineral-platform: 1
- https://zoho.com/people/zohopeople-pricing.html: 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.