# Lincoln Financial: 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/lincoln-financial

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [401(k) providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/401k-providers/index.md) | 0% | 61 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Common Examples: ... Lincoln Financial, Prudential." (Gemini 3.5 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 Lincoln Financial, from 4 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 4
- employeefiduciary.com: 3
- metalsretirement.com: 3
- forusall.com: 2
- myubiquity.com: 2
- news.bloomberglaw.com: 2
- purposefulfinance.org: 2
- betterment.com: 1
- blog.axcethr.com: 1
- bogleheads.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://metalsretirement.com/learn/worst-401k-plans: 3
- https://purposefulfinance.org/a-guide-to-choosing-a-401k-provider: 2
- https://betterment.com/top-401k-providers-for-small-business-setup-in-2026: 1
- https://blog.axcethr.com/best-401k-providers-for-small-business-how-to-choose: 1
- https://bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php: 1
- https://carboncollective.co/401k/best-small-business-401k-providers: 1
- https://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/investing-retirement/what-should-i-do-if-my-company-401k-plan-charges-too-many-fees: 1
- https://dol.gov/node/63354: 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.