Wave Connect vs BoothIQ
One of fourteen models named Wave Connect first on the direct prompt; one named BoothIQ. Wave Connect was named by ten of the fourteen models and BoothIQ by nine and Wave Connect carries 22 labels and BoothIQ 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Wave Connect
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 event lead capture apps page.
By framing
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Wave Connect and BoothIQ were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 65 answers naming Wave Connect and the 39 naming BoothIQ. In those answers BoothIQ took the first choice six times and Wave Connect four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectWC | ParaphraseWC | ComparativeWC | Budget-constrainedWC | Scale-constrainedWC | NegativeWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | WC | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | WC | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | WC | WC | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | WC | | WC | |||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | WC | WC | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | WC | |||||
| Kimi K2 | WC | WC | WC | | WC | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | WC | WC | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | WC | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | WC | WC | WC |
BoothIQWC first choiceWC named as an alternativeWC argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wave Connect on the left and BoothIQ on the right.The direct prompt
Wave Connect first, BoothIQ not the choice
1 of 14 modelsBoothIQ was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.BoothIQ first, Wave Connect not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWave Connect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was named
12 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
BoothIQ9%#3 of 13BoothIQ6%#6 of 13BoothIQ4%#7 of 12What the models said about Wave Connect
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Odd pricing structure ($10/lead); no handheld rental, app-only; not ideal for high-volume scanning.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Wave Connect and Captello are the two named in the recent review as the only platforms backing their security posture with named, audited certifications.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · first choice
“Better Alternatives to Consider ... Wave Connect — pay-per-lead model ($10/enriched lead), no per-user fees” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“I would recommend Wave Connect as the best default trade show badge scanning and lead retrieval tool” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about BoothIQ
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“but it does not have AI-powered follow-ups or field sales support” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“BoothIQ (Best Overall Free Lead Capture App) ... is the top choice” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: BoothIQ (Best Free Option)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“BoothIQ and Mobly are the modern standard” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct 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.