# Merrill: 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/merrill

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [401(k) providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/401k-providers/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Merrill (Bank of America) (8/10) - Good for existing bank clients" (MiniMax M2.5, 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 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 Merrill, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- adp.com: 3
- betterment.com: 3
- business.bofa.com: 3
- 401k.is: 2
- forbes.com: 2
- investmentnews.com: 2
- spotsaas.com: 2
- businessnewsdaily.com: 1
- canada.ca: 1
- capitalgroup.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://betterment.com/top-401ks-for-small-businesses-in-2026: 3
- https://business.bofa.com/en-us/content/workplace-benefits/who-we-serve/small-businesses.html: 3
- https://adp.com/what-we-offer/benefits/retirement/401k.aspx: 2
- https://forbes.com/advisor/retirement/best-401k-plans: 2
- https://investmentnews.com/glossary/401k-companies/263041: 2
- https://401k.is/compare: 1
- https://401k.is/providers: 1
- https://adp.com/resources/articles-and-insights/articles/s/small-business-employee-benefits.aspx: 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.