Six of fourteen models named Favikon first on the direct prompt; one named Upfluence. Favikon was named by ten of the fourteen models and Upfluence by fourteen and Favikon carries 21 labels and Upfluence 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two 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 influencer platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Favikon and Upfluence were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 55 answers naming Favikon and the 88 naming Upfluence. In those answers Upfluence took the first choice zero times and Favikon 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 | ||||||
| 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. Three of four in this category shown.
“Favikon works well for SMBs and startups focused on fast LinkedIn influencer discovery, with features including AI scoring, LinkedIn creator search, authority scoring, and audience insights” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Tools like HypeAuditor, Brandwatch, Meltwater, and Favikon are recommended for their fraud detection and audience authenticity checks.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“Favikon - Offers an all-in-one platform for discovery, CRM, and campaign tracking at a price point below GRIN or Aspire.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Be very cautious: Upfluence (poor ROI, data quality issues)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“a 12-month annual contract "nearly impossible to escape"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“such as Grin and Upfluence—are designed for enterprise-level companies... cautionary tales ... about their billing practices” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The creator and influencer management tool that I would recommend to a mid-sized B2B company is Upfluence.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Start with Modash or Upfluence for self-service discovery and campaign management” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“prioritize GRIN, Upfluence, CreatorIQ for your size” Grok 4.1 Fast · 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.