# Recast vs CaliberMind: which do AI models recommend for Attribution & MMM, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Attribution and marketing mix modeling. Two of twelve models named Recast first on the direct prompt; one named CaliberMind. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/attribution-mmm/recast-vs-calibermind/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recast | 9% | #3 of 22 | 9% | 35 | 10 of 12 |
| CaliberMind | 3% | #8 of 22 | 0% | 10 | 7 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: recast first (first choices: Dreamdata, Recast) (alternatives: Cometly, HockeyStack, Improvado, Measured, MixModeler, Ruler Analytics)
- MiniMax M2.5: recast first (first choices: Dreamdata, Recast, SegmentStream) (alternatives: Analytic Edge, HubSpot Marketing Hub)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: calibermind first (first choices: CaliberMind) (alternatives: Dreamdata, HockeyStack, RevSure)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Dreamdata) (alternatives: CaliberMind, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Northbeam)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Dreamdata) (alternatives: Adobe Marketo Measure, CaliberMind, MixModeler)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Dreamdata) (alternatives: HockeyStack, Recast, RevSure)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Dreamdata, HockeyStack, Rockerbox) (alternatives: Improvado, Recast, Ruler Analytics, SegmentStream, Sellforte)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Rockerbox) (alternatives: Alviss AI, Recast)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Dreamdata) (alternatives: Factors.ai, HockeyStack, Recast, Rockerbox)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Dreamdata, SegmentStream) (alternatives: Heeet, HockeyStack, Lifesight, Measured, MixModeler, Northbeam, Recast, Ruler Analytics)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Dreamdata) (alternatives: Factors.ai, HockeyStack)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Improvado) (alternatives: Dreamdata, Rockerbox)

## What the models said about Recast

- "Far too expensive for limited budgets" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Built for Statisticians, Not Marketers ... Requires a data scientist to translate Bayesian posteriors" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Recast/Funnel are solid but more digital-heavy/enterprise (~$50K+)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, paraphrase prompt, soft negative)
- "You likely want to focus on Tier 2 (SaaS-Enabled UMM): Recast, Measured, Lifesight, Mutinex, LiftLab, Haus" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "Recast and Measured being more suitable for mid-market digital teams and enterprises, respectively" (Llama 4 Maverick, scale prompt, first choice)
- "Recast is the standout — transparent Bayesian models, weekly refreshes, and a fast setup" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about CaliberMind

- "CaliberMind is one of the very few platforms that natively unifies bottom-up Multi-Touch Attribution with top-down Marketing Mix Modeling." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)
- "CaliberMind doesn’t just show MTA and MMM side-by-side; they actively feed into each other." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "CaliberMind is best for mid-market and enterprise B2B teams with existing data engineering resources" (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, alternative)

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. 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.