# PreCheck: 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/precheck

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Background screening](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/background-screening/index.md) | 0% | 81 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Described as "the worst background check company" by multiple users" (Kimi K2, Background screening)
- "Heavy criticism for making the candidate do all the work" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Background screening)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 PreCheck, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bbb.org: 2
- forbes.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- accusourcehr.com: 1
- amsinform.com: 1
- bestguide.com: 1
- bib.com: 1
- bostonherald.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- cirtininvestigations.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/how-to-find-the-best-background-check-services-lmandp5: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/y8y6t8/hireright_is_the_worst_background_check_company: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/138tgeu/precheck_is_the_worst_background_check_company_i: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/wgttrb/offshore_background_check_companies_are_the_worst: 2
- https://accusourcehr.com/blog/first-advantage-background-check-is-it-worth-it-in-2026: 1
- https://amsinform.com/technology_/dont-be-fooled-by-fake-background-checks: 1
- https://bbb.org/us/ca/irvine/profile/investigator/hireright-1126-13171651/complaints: 1
- https://bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/employment-background-check/checkr-inc-1116-539357/complaints: 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.