Smarty vs Loqate
Nine of fourteen models named Smarty first on the direct prompt; one named Loqate. Smarty was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Loqate by thirteen and Smarty carries 61 labels and Loqate 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 address verification tools page.
By framing
SmartyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLoqate
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Smarty and Loqate were named in the same answer ninety-one times, of the 191 answers naming Smarty and the 98 naming Loqate. In those answers Loqate took the first choice eight times and Smarty forty-nine.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | |
Smarty Loqate first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Smarty on the left and Loqate on the right.The direct prompt
Smarty first, Loqate an alternative
9 of 14 modelsLoqate was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Loqate first, Smarty an alternative
1 of 14 modelsSmarty was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 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
Smarty67%#1 of 6Loqate0%#6 of 6What the models said about Smarty
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Smarty (formerly SmartyStreets) is a fast and highly scalable address verification API used heavily in high-volume e-commerce and logistics environments.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“I would recommend Smarty if your volume is mostly U.S. addresses and you want a developer-friendly API with strong validation tooling” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“### 1. Smarty (formerly SmartyStreets) - Best for: US address verification, developer-friendly implementations, e-commerce checkout” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Loqate
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The Industry Standards (High accuracy, widely used): Smarty (formerly SmartyStreets), Loqate (Onbuka), Melissa (DataBox).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for CRM Hygiene & Global Operations: Loqate (a GBG company) ... Loqate is the gold standard.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“It's a strong alternative, especially for companies already using Google Maps or other location services.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative
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.