# MetLife: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/metlife

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [401(k) providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/401k-providers/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Legacy providers like Great-West or MetLife often have portals designed primarily for payroll processing and auditing, which can feel dated" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, 401(k) providers)
- "these insurance-centric providers are sometimes viewed as having higher overhead costs" (Qwen 3.7 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 | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 MetLife, from 3 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 3
- employeefiduciary.com: 2
- forusall.com: 2
- metalsretirement.com: 2
- trustpilot.com: 2
- bionic-ads.com: 1
- bogleheads.org: 1
- complaintsboard.com: 1
- dol.gov: 1
- fa-mag.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://employeefiduciary.com/blog/employers-must-avoid-401k-providers-they-cant-understand: 2
- https://employeefiduciary.com/blog/employers-should-avoid-providers-that-treat-401k-plans-like-a-product-not-a-service: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/Bogleheads/comments/1kw87w4/anyone_else_have_bad_401k_choices: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/Bogleheads/comments/1kz7rip/small_company_i_work_for_is_now_offering_me_a: 2
- https://trustpilot.com/review/slavic401k.com: 2
- https://bionic-ads.com/2015/10/is-wall-street-eating-your-401k-nest-egg: 1
- https://bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php: 1
- https://complaintsboard.com/principal-financial-group-b122866/page/2: 1

## In its own words

What MetLife's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: MetLife is a global provider of employee group benefits, helping employers support workforce health, financial security, and wellbeing through trusted insurance solutions. (https://metlife.com/)
- For: employers (https://metlife.com/)
- Hosting: USA

## What it publishes

Every page metlife.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 9496 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1464 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-17
- conference or event: 30 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- report or ebook: 28 pages, 15 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-24
- comparison: 141 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-24
- glossary or explainer: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1493 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: MetLife Retirement & Income Solutions https://www.metlife.com/retirement-and-income-solutions
- Recent: 2026-09-04 news or press: Newsstories https://www.metlife.com/newsstories/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 conference or event: Stable value https://www.metlife.com/retirement-and-income-solutions/events/stable-value
- Recent: 2026-08-24 report or ebook: Our purpose https://www.metlife.com/global/impact/sustainability/report/our-purpose
- Recent: 2026-08-24 report or ebook: Our new frontier strategy https://www.metlife.com/global/impact/sustainability/report/our-new-frontier-strategy
- Recent: 2026-08-24 report or ebook: Investor https://www.metlife.com/global/impact/sustainability/report/investor

## 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.