# Crayon vs Crunchbase: which do AI models recommend for market intelligence, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Market intelligence platforms. Four of fourteen models named Crayon first on the direct prompt; zero named Crunchbase. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/gtm-data/market-intelligence/crayon-vs-crunchbase/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crayon | 7% | #4 of 12 | 14% | 42 | 14 of 14 |
| Crunchbase | 3% | #5 of 12 | 12% | 17 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: crayon first (first choices: Crayon) (alternatives: Contify, Klue)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: crayon first (first choices: Crayon) (alternatives: 6sense, AlphaSense, Klue, Kompyte, ZoomInfo)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: crayon first (first choices: Crayon, Klue) (alternatives: Crunchbase, Gong, ZoomInfo)
- GPT-6 Luna: crayon first (first choices: Crayon) (alternatives: Klue, Kompyte)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Klue) (alternatives: Crayon, Improvado, ZoomInfo)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Apollo.io, Klue) (alternatives: Cognism, Crayon, Demandbase, Kompyte, Semrush)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: ZoomInfo) (alternatives: Apollo.io, Crayon, Klue)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Apollo.io) (alternatives: Crayon, HubSpot Intelligence/Marketing Hub, Klue)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Apollo.io, Klue) (alternatives: AlphaSense, Crayon, HockeyStack)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: HG Insights) (alternatives: 6sense, AlphaSense, Bombora, Crayon, HubSpot Breeze Intelligence, Klue)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Kompyte) (alternatives: Crayon, Klue, ZoomInfo)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: ZoomInfo) (alternatives: AlphaSense, Crayon, Klue, Similarweb)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Klue) (alternatives: 6sense, Bombora, Crayon, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Semrush, ZoomInfo)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: HG Insights, HockeyStack) (alternatives: AlphaSense, Klue, ZoomInfo)

## What the models said about Crayon

- "Avoid enterprise-oriented platforms like Crayon, Klue, or AlphaSense if budget is the main constraint" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid enterprise platforms — Klue, Crayon, AlphaSense, and ZoomInfo" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Pick Crayon if you want the most balanced "mid-market CI platform" for day-to-day competitive tracking and sales enablement." (GPT-5.4 mini, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Crunchbase

- "the depth is limited for real go-to-market work... Users note frustration with high costs, limited contact data and restrictive export policies." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "more accessible for basic funding/company lookups but lacks verified contact data and deep workflow integration" (Kimi K2, comparative prompt, soft negative)
- "Crunchbase Pro is ideal for mid-sized B2B companies" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "choose Crunchbase for company-level research" (GPT-6 Luna, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Crunchbase offers excellent insight into private company funding rounds, leadership changes, and growth signals at a mid-market price point." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, alternative)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.