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"reccFsdMPl8UztWMd", "prompt": "c02-v6", "model": "anthropic-current", "cat": "product-analytics", "variant": "negative", "raw": "Interana", "vendor_link": null, "label": "hard_negative", "override": null, "weight": -3, "pos": 12, "ev": "all either died or got absorbed"}, {"id": "reccGZbxKNuETz9jp", "prompt": "c04-v3", "model": "challenger-single", "cat": "seo-content-optimization", "variant": "comparative", "raw": "Screaming Frog", "vendor_link": null, "label": "alternative", "override": null, "weight": 2, "pos": 10, "ev": "Choose **Screaming Frog** for technical site audits."}, {"id": "reccIjb5J82RaNvXa", "prompt": "c02-v3", "model": "challenger-single", "cat": "product-analytics", "variant": "comparative", "raw": "PostHog", "vendor_link": "reczYG6rk8sREkkR1", "label": "alternative", "override": null, "weight": 2, "pos": 4, "ev": "Choose **PostHog** if you want **open-source** control and a bundled developer toolkit."}, {"id": "reccJFBhqZ8QrGPc7", "prompt": "c10-v1", "model": 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