Eleven of fourteen models named ZeroBounce first on the direct prompt; zero named MillionVerifier. ZeroBounce was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and MillionVerifier by twelve and ZeroBounce carries 63 labels and MillionVerifier 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories 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 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 email verification page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ZeroBounce and MillionVerifier were named in the same answer thirty-six times, of the 223 answers naming ZeroBounce and the 53 naming MillionVerifier. In those answers MillionVerifier took the first choice three times and ZeroBounce fourteen.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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 ZeroBounce, as it offers the best balance for mid-market list cleaning.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“ZeroBounce (The Premium, Feature-Rich Suite) ... Best For: Enterprise teams needing a complete email deliverability and analytics toolkit.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“NeverBounce and ZeroBounce are the most recommended for their accuracy, ease of use, and feature sets.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“MillionVerifier is the one most often singled out with documented false positives and billing complaints — proceed with caution there.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“MillionVerifier and EmailListVerify offer the lowest cost per 10k emails but lack advanced deliverability features” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“Budget/low-cost options like EmailListVerify, MillionVerifier, and DeBounce - Approach with caution” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose MillionVerifier if you have a very large list (e.g., 10k+) to clean at once and want the lowest bulk price.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“MillionVerifier – Best Overall Value ... If you need the absolute lowest cost: Go with MillionVerifier” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with MillionVerifier – 100 free credits to test, then pay-as-you-go with no expiration” Kimi K2 · budget 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.