# Nationwide: 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/nationwide

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [401(k) providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/401k-providers/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "insurance-based providers (Principal, MassMutual, Nationwide, John Hancock) tend to raise more red flags" (Kimi K2, 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 Nationwide, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 7
- investmentnews.com: 6
- planadviser.com: 6
- employeefiduciary.com: 4
- news.bloomberglaw.com: 4
- plansponsor.com: 4
- bogleheads.org: 3
- napa-net.org: 3
- propublica.org: 3
- purposefulfinance.org: 3

### Pages cited

- https://investmentnews.com/regulation-legal-compliance/workers-allege-principal-financial-ran-459b-401k-as-a-fee-machine/268324: 4
- https://bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php: 3
- https://propublica.org/article/401k-retirement-investment-plan-risk-trump: 3
- https://purposefulfinance.org/a-guide-to-choosing-a-401k-provider: 3
- https://reddit.com/r/Bogleheads/comments/1kw87w4/anyone_else_have_bad_401k_choices: 3
- https://reddit.com/r/FIREyFemmes/comments/18wvcx6/update_on_employer_401k_recommendations_needed: 3
- https://employeefiduciary.com/blog/small-business-owners-are-redefining-the-401k-market: 2
- https://employeefiduciary.com/blog/switching-401k-providers: 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.