# Merrill Edge: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/merrill-edge

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [401(k) providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/401k-providers/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "best for simple pricing and full-service business banking" (Llama 4 Maverick, 401(k) providers)

## And against it

- "Higher costs for non-BofA clients; fewer low-cost index options." (Grok 4.20, 401(k) providers)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Merrill Edge, from 5 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- employeefiduciary.com: 4
- forbes.com: 4
- planprovider.pro: 4
- adp.com: 3
- 401k.is: 2
- fidelity.com: 2
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 2
- rothroom.com: 2
- 401kmonitor.com: 1
- betterment.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://forbes.com/advisor/retirement/best-401k-plans: 4
- https://adp.com/what-we-offer/benefits/retirement/adp-401k-essential.aspx: 3
- https://401k.is/compare: 2
- https://adp.com/what-we-offer/benefits/retirement/401k.aspx: 2
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-401k-companies: 2
- https://planprovider.pro/compare: 2
- https://planprovider.pro/small-business-401k: 2
- https://rothroom.com/401k/recordkeepers: 2

## 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.