Zero of twelve models named Sender first on the direct prompt; zero named MailerLite. Sender was named by ten of the twelve models and MailerLite by eleven and Sender carries 17 labels and MailerLite 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Vilnius, Lithuania, founded 2012. Named in six categories this edition.
San Francisco, United States, founded 2010. Named in seven 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, Sender and MailerLite were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 75 answers naming Sender and the 154 naming MailerLite. In those answers MailerLite took the first choice seven times and Sender ten.
| 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. 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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“its free plan is limited to only 250 subscribers... no longer the best option for those who want a free forever launchpad.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“you have outgrown basic, entry-level email tools (like standard Mailchimp or MailerLite)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Newsletters (free plan recently cut)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Generally Better Alternatives to Consider ... MailerLite — only counts active contacts; excludes unsubscribed/bounced addresses from billing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative 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
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.