Bouncer vs Clearout
Four of twelve models named Bouncer first on the direct prompt; two named Clearout. Bouncer was named by eleven of the twelve models and Clearout by ten and Bouncer carries 40 labels and Clearout 33, 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 twelve 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 email verification page.
By framing
BouncerFirst choices, of twelve modelsClearout
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Bouncer and Clearout were named in the same answer fifty-seven times, of the 114 answers naming Bouncer and the 101 naming Clearout. In those answers Clearout took the first choice zero times and Bouncer twenty-three.
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 | |
Bouncer Clearout first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bouncer on the left and Clearout on the right.The direct prompt
Bouncer first, Clearout not the choice
4 of 12 modelsClearout was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Clearout first, Bouncer not the choice
2 of 12 modelsBouncer was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 12 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
Bouncer33%#1 of 10Clearout4%#4 of 10What the models said about Bouncer
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Well-regarded alternatives with stronger track records ... include Bouncer, ZeroBounce, Kickbox, and NeverBounce” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Bouncer as the best all-around value (great accuracy, flexible non-expiring pricing, 100 free credits to trial)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend evaluating Skrapp or Bouncer first, as they balance accuracy, ease of use, and workflow integration” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Clearout
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Clearout: 94.1% real accuracy” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best email verification service for a mid-market B2B company is Hunter, Clearout, or Kickbox” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd recommend starting with Clearout” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“would be Hunter, Clearout, or Zerobounce” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase 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.