Novo vs Bank of America
Zero of fourteen models named Novo first on the direct prompt; two named Bank of America. Novo was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Bank of America by thirteen and Novo carries 22 labels and Bank of America 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the business banking page.
By framing
NovoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBank of America
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Novo and Bank of America were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 60 answers naming Novo and the 109 naming Bank of America. In those answers Bank of America took the first choice zero times and Novo six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Novo Bank of America first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Novo on the left and Bank of America on the right.The direct prompt
Bank of America first, Novo not the choice
2 of 14 modelsNovo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Novo11%#3 of 12Bank of America0%#11 of 12Bank of America8%#4 of 11Novo0%#– of 11What the models said about Novo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Online platforms like Novo or Lili are great for lean startups, but they lack a physical branch presence.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Zero-cost digital first: Novo or American Express Business Checking if you want 100% free with no minimums and no fees on ACH/wires.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Opt for established options like Novo, Lili, or traditional banks (e.g., Wells Fargo) with fewer closure complaints.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“If you want a simple, fee‑free online account: Go with Novo, Bluevine, or Lili.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Bank of America
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Widely criticized by small businesses for high monthly fees and rigid compliance requirements.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Long holds on business deposits (7+ days), payment issues, account freezes, poor support.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“BOA sees a high volume of CFPB complaints regarding account closures.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Bank of America Global Commercial Banking with Business Advantage checking and CashPro treasury services for dedicated commercial relationship coverage.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Chase and Bank of America are the banks most cited for businesses that need branch access.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Go with JPMorgan Chase or Bank of America as your primary bank.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.