Zero of twelve models named Brevo first on the direct prompt; zero named Sender. Brevo was named by twelve of the twelve models and Sender by ten and Brevo carries 40 labels and Sender 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Paris, France, founded 2012. Named in nine categories this edition.
Vilnius, Lithuania, founded 2012. Named in six categories this edition.
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; 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 September 2026 Edition, Brevo and Sender were named in the same answer fifty-six times, of the 325 answers naming Brevo and the 75 naming Sender. In those answers Sender took the first choice eleven times and Brevo fifteen.
| 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 |
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 four in this category shown.
“Variable/low deliverability (75-84% inbox, high spam rates 15-24% in tests), struggles with Microsoft inboxes.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Deliverability is inconsistent — has dropped to 68% in 2023” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Brevo offers the best overall free plan with an unusually high send allowance and a free CRM layer most competitors don't offer” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For most small businesses, MailerLite or Brevo offer the best balance of features, ease of use, and affordability.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Sender.net stands out as the best email marketing platform for a company with a limited budget.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have fewer than 2,500 subscribers and want automations for free, choose Sender.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Sender is the best overall choice—it offers the most features at the lowest price point” MiniMax M2.5 · budget 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.