Paychex Retirement Services
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Guideline is first at 25%.
Human Interest is first at 27%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Fidelity Investments is first at 48%.
Why models recommend it
“if your payroll and HRIS stack is Paychex, keeping retirement under the same roof reduces administrative friction”Kimi K2 · Paraphrase question · alternative
“Offers integrated payroll and 401(k) solutions, suitable for mid-market companies.”Mistral Small · Direct question · alternative
“ADP Retirement Services or Paychex Retirement Services can reduce admin friction”Muse Glimmer 30B · Paraphrase question · alternative
“Payroll-bundled HR stack: ADP Retirement Services, Paychex”Muse Glimmer 30B · Direct question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Often charge higher administrative fees or embed proprietary, higher-cost fund options compared to standalone recordkeepers.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · warning
“often score lower for mid-market due to higher potential fees, less transparency, or more manual work”Grok 4.20 · Direct question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Paychex Retirement Services, over the 52 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 3 | View → | |
| 37 | 3 | View → | |
| 31 | 9 | View → | |
| 25 | 8 | View → | |
| 24 | 2 | View → | |
| 20 | 6 | View → | |
| 18 | 0 | View → | |
| 17 | 1 | View → | |
| 13 | 1 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Paychex Retirement Services →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Paychex Retirement Services's own site, not checked by Gane.
- Also from Paychex
- Paychex Flex, Paychex PEO, Paychex PEO/Oasis, Paychex Time & Attendance
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 47 of the 52 answers that named Paychex Retirement Services and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
163 of the 163 domain citations in answers naming Paychex Retirement Services came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |