One of twelve models named Kickbox first on the direct prompt; zero named EmailListVerify. Kickbox was named by twelve of the twelve models and EmailListVerify by ten and Kickbox carries 27 labels and EmailListVerify 20, 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 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.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Kickbox and EmailListVerify were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 88 answers naming Kickbox and the 49 naming EmailListVerify. In those answers EmailListVerify took the first choice one time and Kickbox two.
| 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 |
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.
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 best email verification service for a mid-market B2B company is Hunter, Clearout, or Kickbox” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“or Kickbox if you want point-of-entry validation integrated into your existing tech stack.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“include Bouncer, ZeroBounce, Kickbox, and NeverBounce” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“A classic budget option, though some independent audits show lower accuracy than top-tier competitors.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“EmailListVerify: 93.2% real accuracy (lowest tested)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best choice is usually EmailListVerify if you want the lowest cost per verification” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“For the absolute lowest cost: Choose EmailListVerify at $24 for 10K emails.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“the budget option on this list and delivers accordingly, with free supplementary tools adding real value” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget 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.