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Influencer platforms · October 2026 Edition

GRIN vs Influencity

Zero of fourteen models named GRIN first on the direct prompt; three named Influencity. GRIN was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Influencity by eleven and GRIN carries 43 labels and Influencity 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

GRIN

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Influencity

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share11%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4312A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, GRIN reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Favikon was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Favikon vs GRIN · Favikon vs Influencity · Afluencer vs GRIN

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.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GRINFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInfluencity
Direct031 against GRIN
Paraphrase51
Comparative10
Budget-constrained001 against GRIN
Scale-constrained10
Negative003 against GRIN
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, GRIN and Influencity were named in the same answer sixteen times, of the 108 answers naming GRIN and the 25 naming Influencity. In those answers Influencity took the first choice three times and GRIN one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where GRIN and Influencity stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
GRIN Influencity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GRIN on the left and Influencity on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where GRIN and Influencity stood in it.

Influencity first, GRIN not the choice

3 of 14 modelsGRIN was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarInfluencity alternatives: Later, Modash, impact.com
Mistral SmallInfluencity, Modash
Qwen 3.7 FlashInfluencity alternatives: Brandwatch Influence, Favikon, Meltwater, Modash

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniSprout Social Influencer Marketing, impact.com alternatives: CreatorIQ, GRIN, Later Influence
Grok 4.20Traackr alternatives: Favikon, GRIN, Upfluence
DeepSeek V4 FlashFavikon alternatives: Aspire, Influencity
Llama 4 MaverickFavikon alternatives: Guideflow, Influencity, Limelight, Skrapp
MiniMax M2.5Favikon alternatives: Influencity
Muse Glimmer 30BFavikon alternatives: Influencity, Modash, Skrapp

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Favikon alternatives: KALO IQ, Modash
Gemini 3.5 FlashLimelight alternatives: Favikon, Toksta
Kimi K2Modash, Upfluence alternatives: Onalytica, Traackr
GLM 4.7 FlashXTraackr alternatives: Aspire, Upfluence
GPT-6 LunaFavikon alternatives: Onalytica

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
GRIN leads by two points.
GRIN2%#6 of 13
Influencity0%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
GRIN leads by four points.
GRIN11%#3 of 12
Influencity7%#5 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
GRIN leads by eight points.
GRIN8%#3 of 7
Influencity0%#– of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about GRIN

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“"Grin creator discovery feature was removed from the platform without any prior notice."” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Grin may be a big financial commitment if you're a new business, and the platform may feel overwhelming if you're beginning influencer marketing” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“you want to avoid expensive, enterprise-level SaaS tools (like GRIN, Aspire, or Traackr), which often require four-figure monthly fees” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“GRIN is often recommended as the best creator and influencer management tool” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you are a fast-growing DTC brand ... choose GRIN (for large budgets)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“I would recommend GRIN or Favikon, depending on your primary focus.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Influencity

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 (if LinkedIn is your primary focus) or Influencity (for a more general platform with good B2B capabilities)” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Influencity – Best Overall Balance for Mid-Market ... the sweet spot for mid-market businesses” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Modash and Influencity are the top choices” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.