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Email verification · September 2026 Edition

Bouncer vs DeBounce

Four of twelve models named Bouncer first on the direct prompt; zero named DeBounce. Bouncer was named by eleven of the twelve models and DeBounce by nine and Bouncer carries 40 labels and DeBounce 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Bouncer

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

DeBounce

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share24%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4017A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Bouncer reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ZeroBounce was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. ZeroBounce vs Bouncer · ZeroBounce vs DeBounce · Bouncer vs Hunter

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

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BouncerFirst choices, of twelve modelsDeBounce
Direct40
Paraphrase30
Comparative701 against DeBounce
Budget-constrained42
Scale-constrained10
Negative301 against DeBounce
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Bouncer and DeBounce were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 114 answers naming Bouncer and the 48 naming DeBounce. In those answers DeBounce took the first choice two times and Bouncer sixteen.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Bouncer and DeBounce stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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 DeBounce first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bouncer on the left and DeBounce on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Bouncer and DeBounce stood in it.

Bouncer first, DeBounce not the choice

4 of 12 modelsDeBounce was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Bouncer, Skrapp alternatives: NeverBounce, ZeroBounce
Gemini 3.5 FlashBouncer alternatives: Allegrow, BounceBan, NeverBounce, ZeroBounce
Perplexity SonarBouncer alternatives: Hunter, MillionVerifier, ZeroBounce
DeepSeek V4 FlashBouncer alternatives: Hunter, NeverBounce, ZeroBounce

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.
Grok 4.1 FastHunter, ZeroBounce alternatives: Bouncer, Clearout, Kickbox
Mistral SmallZeroBounce alternatives: Bouncer, Clearout, Hunter, NeverBounce
Qwen 3.7 FlashZeroBounce alternatives: Bouncer, EmailListVerify, Kickbox, MillionVerifier
Kimi K2ZeroBounce alternatives: Bouncer, Clearout, Hunter

Neither was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniZeroBounce alternatives: Hunter
Llama 4 MaverickClearout, Hunter, Kickbox
GLM 4.7 FlashXClearout alternatives: Hunter, Kickbox
MiniMax M2.5ZeroBounce alternatives: Hunter

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Bouncer leads by thirty-one points.
Bouncer33%#1 of 10
DeBounce2%#9 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Bouncer leads by twenty points.
Bouncer24%#2 of 11
DeBounce4%#7 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Bouncer leads by four points.
Bouncer4%#6 of 9
DeBounce0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 DeBounce

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Best for: Cost-sensitive users (accuracy may vary)” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · soft negative
“DeBounce: 94.0% real accuracy” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most businesses, DeBounce or MyEmailVerifier offer the best balance of cost, accuracy, and features.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“DeBounce – Best Overall Value ... one of the cheapest rates available” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“DeBounce — Best for Bulk List Cleaning ... aggressive bulk pricing while maintaining industry-standard accuracy” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.