# Klue vs Semrush: which do AI models recommend for market intelligence, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Market intelligence platforms. Five of fourteen models named Klue first on the direct prompt; zero named Semrush. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/gtm-data/market-intelligence/klue-vs-semrush/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klue | 8% | #3 of 12 | 11% | 37 | 14 of 14 |
| Semrush | 3% | #6 of 12 | 22% | 27 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: klue first (first choices: Klue) (alternatives: Crayon, Improvado, ZoomInfo)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: klue first (first choices: Apollo.io, Klue) (alternatives: Cognism, Crayon, Demandbase, Kompyte, Semrush)
- Mistral Small: klue first (first choices: Apollo.io, Klue) (alternatives: AlphaSense, Crayon, HockeyStack)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: klue first (first choices: Crayon, Klue) (alternatives: Crunchbase, Gong, ZoomInfo)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: klue first (first choices: Klue) (alternatives: 6sense, Bombora, Crayon, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Semrush, ZoomInfo)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Crayon) (alternatives: Contify, Klue)
- 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)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Crayon) (alternatives: 6sense, AlphaSense, Klue, Kompyte, ZoomInfo)
- 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)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: HG Insights, HockeyStack) (alternatives: AlphaSense, Klue, ZoomInfo)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Crayon) (alternatives: Klue, Kompyte)

## What the models said about Klue

- "Avoid enterprise platforms — Klue, Crayon, AlphaSense, and ZoomInfo typically cost $10,000–$30,000+/year" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid enterprise-oriented platforms like Crayon, Klue, or AlphaSense" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, hard negative)

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.