Five of fourteen models named ActiveCampaign first on the direct prompt; zero named Klaviyo. ActiveCampaign was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Klaviyo by twelve and ActiveCampaign carries 56 labels and Klaviyo 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Chicago, United States, founded 2003. Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Boston, United States, founded 2012. Named in thirteen 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 email marketing platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ActiveCampaign and Klaviyo were named in the same answer 175 times, of the 481 answers naming ActiveCampaign and the 390 naming Klaviyo. In those answers Klaviyo took the first choice nineteen times and ActiveCampaign twenty-five.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“some tools look affordable at small list sizes but leave the budget bracket quickly as subscriber counts rise, including Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, and Constant Contact” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“ActiveCampaign - known for its robust email automation and lightweight CRM functionality, making it popular among mid-sized B2B teams.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, ActiveCampaign provides the best balance of automation depth, ease of use, and pricing.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If your priority is advanced automation and a robust all-in-one platform, ActiveCampaign is often the best choice.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Avoid tools like ... Klaviyo (ecommerce-focused) for serious B2B lead nurturing.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Category A: The "Growth" Platform (Most Likely Fit) *Examples:* ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo (if E-commerce), Drip, Keap.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale 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.