Content marketing platforms · October 2026 Edition
Contently vs Buffer
Zero of fourteen models named Contently first on the direct prompt; zero named Buffer. Contently was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Buffer by twelve and Contently carries 33 labels and Buffer 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in nine categories this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3313A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Contently reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Semrush Content Marketing Platform was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. HubSpot Content Hub vs Contently · HubSpot Content Hub vs Buffer · CoSchedule Marketing Suite vs Contently
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 content marketing platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ContentlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBuffer
Direct001 against Contently
Paraphrase102 against Contently
Comparative001 against Contently
Budget-constrained011 against Contently
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Contently
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Contently and Buffer stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 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 | | | | |
Contently Buffer first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Contently on the left and Buffer on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Contently and Buffer stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniHubSpot Content Hub alternatives: Contently, Optimizely CMP
Perplexity SonarHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Contently, PathFactory, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
Grok 4.1 FastHubSpot Content Hub alternatives: CoSchedule Marketing Suite, Contently, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
Mistral SmallHubSpot Content Hub, Jasper alternatives: Contently, Marq Team
DeepSeek V4 FlashHubSpot Content Hub alternatives: Contently, Optimizely CMS, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
Llama 4 MaverickOptimizely Content alternatives: Contently, Omnibound, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
Qwen 3.7 FlashHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Adobe Marketo Engage, Contently, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
Kimi K2HubSpot Content Hub, HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Contently, Semrush Content Marketing Platform, Uberflip
MiniMax M2.5HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Contently, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
Muse Glimmer 30BHubSpot Content Hub alternatives: Contently, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5HubSpot Content Hub alternatives: ClearVoice, Hey Sid, Writesonic
Gemini 3.5 FlashHubSpot Content Hub alternatives: CoSchedule Marketing Suite, Optimizely CMP, Semrush Content Marketing Platform
GLM 4.7 FlashXHubSpot Content Hub alternatives: CoSchedule Marketing Suite, Semrush Content Marketing Platform, Surfer SEO
GPT-6 LunaHubSpot for Marketers alternatives: Adobe GenStudio, Optimizely CMP
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Contently2%#6 of 10Buffer2%#7 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Contently leads at enterprise.
Contently15%#1 of 14Buffer0%#– of 14What the models said about Contently
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Pricing is custom-quoted and often starts at £20K–£100K+/year — likely overkill unless you have enterprise-level budget.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise-grade tools like Contently, Optimizely, or Kapost cost thousands of dollars a year.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“High cost and opaque pricing; 3–6 month onboarding; total cost can run $90K–$1M+/year” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · soft negative
“would be Contentoo, CoSchedule, or Contently” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Positioned as best all-in-one content marketing platform for managing editorial calendars... All-in-one content marketing operations \u2192 Contently.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
“Specifically mentioned as well-suited for mid-market firms looking to outsource their content department.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · alternative
What the models said about Buffer
No label in this category carried a quote.
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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.