Profound vs HubSpot AEO Grader
Five of fourteen models named Profound first on the direct prompt; one named HubSpot AEO Grader. Profound was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HubSpot AEO Grader by thirteen and Profound carries 42 labels and HubSpot AEO Grader 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. 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 AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools page.
By framing
ProfoundFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHubSpot AEO Grader
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Profound and HubSpot AEO Grader were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 126 answers naming Profound and the 80 naming HubSpot AEO Grader. In those answers HubSpot AEO Grader took the first choice four times and Profound twelve.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | |
Profound HubSpot AEO Grader first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Profound on the left and HubSpot AEO Grader on the right.The direct prompt
Profound first, HubSpot AEO Grader an alternative
5 of 14 modelsHubSpot AEO Grader was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.HubSpot AEO Grader first, Profound not the choice
1 of 14 modelsProfound was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
HubSpot AEO Grader16%#2 of 7Profound2%#7 of 7Profound15%#3 of 9HubSpot AEO Grader9%#4 of 9Profound55%#1 of 9HubSpot AEO Grader0%#8 of 9What the models said about Profound
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Tools to Approach with Extra Caution or Avoid (if possible): - Profound: Privacy concerns” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid - Profound ($399+/mo) – Overkill unless you're enterprise” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid pricier ones like Profound ($99+)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“A purpose-built Answer Engine Optimization platform that combines the industry's deepest AI visibility data with content creation, automated workflows, agent analytics, and real-time attribution.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Peec AI or Profound are most likely to deliver the right balance of features, analytics depth, and team-focused pricing.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“the best single pick is usually Profound if your priority is AI visibility / answer-engine tracking specifically” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about HubSpot AEO Grader
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best accessible starting point: HubSpot AEO ... "Best for: SMBs and mid-market companies looking for an accessible, affordable way to get started with AEO."” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd recommend HubSpot AEO as the starting point” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“If you already use HubSpot for CRM and Marketing: Go with HubSpot AEO.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase 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.