# Mettle: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/mettle/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business banking | 0% | 39 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "HSBC Small Business or Mettle are strong alternatives if you want a traditional bank backing." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Business banking)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Business banking: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 53 → 39 of 86.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The business bank account for the self-employed (https://mettle.co.uk/)
- For: self-employed, sole traders and limited companies (https://mettle.co.uk/)
- Price stated: Mettle+ could help you win more business ... convert them to invoices in-app for £4 a month. (https://mettle.co.uk/)
- Starting price: 10 (https://www.mettle.co.uk/features/pots)
- Certifications: Eligible funds protected up to £120,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

## What it publishes

Every page mettle.co.uk exposes, read 2026-09-29: 348 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 188 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-21
- glossary or explainer: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: The side hustlers handbook https://www.mettle.co.uk/blog/the-side-hustlers-handbook
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: What your global clients need to pay your business https://www.mettle.co.uk/blog/what-your-global-clients-need-to-pay-your-business
- Recent: 2026-08-14 blog: Making tax digital the auto enrollment update you need to know https://www.mettle.co.uk/blog/making-tax-digital-the-auto-enrollment-update-you-need-to-know
- Recent: 2026-07-02 blog: Mtd submission five steps to send your first quarterly update https://www.mettle.co.uk/blog/mtd-submission-five-steps-to-send-your-first-quarterly-update
- Recent: 2026-03-27 blog: Meet maia https://www.mettle.co.uk/blog/meet-maia
- Recent: 2025-11-21 blog: The pomodoro guide https://www.mettle.co.uk/blog/the-pomodoro-guide

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.