Reachdesk vs Lob
One of fourteen models named Reachdesk first on the direct prompt; zero named Lob. Reachdesk was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Lob by ten and Reachdesk carries 59 labels and Lob 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three 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 direct mail and gifting platforms page.
By framing
ReachdeskFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLob
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Reachdesk and Lob were named in the same answer ninety-two times, of the 231 answers naming Reachdesk and the 294 naming Lob. In those answers Lob took the first choice thirty-one times and Reachdesk ten.
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 4.1 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 | | |
Reachdesk Lob first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Reachdesk on the left and Lob on the right.The direct prompt
Reachdesk first, Lob not the choice
1 of 14 modelsLob was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
Reachdesk16%#2 of 10Lob4%#6 of 10What the models said about Reachdesk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Reachdesk | ~$20,000/year | Enterprise-focused with annual contracts” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise tools like Sendoso/Reachdesk/Postal” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Reachdesk is excellent, but its $20K+ entry point is typically better suited to companies with more established, high-volume gifting programs.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Reachdesk: The undisputed leader for global B2B gifting. Excellent "pay on redemption" features and localized international logistics.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Best Overall: Reachdesk leads for strategic gifting at scale, delivering global reach, AI personalization, and real-time ROI tracking” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Reachdesk if you want the strongest balance of B2B sales use cases, CRM integration, and scale” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Lob
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Avoid pure mail-only (e.g., Lob, PostGrid) if gifting is key.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · hard negative
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.