# Carrd vs MailerLite: which do AI models recommend for landing pages, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Landing pages and interactive content. Zero of fourteen models named Carrd first on the direct prompt; zero named MailerLite. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/landing-pages-and-interactive-content/carrd-vs-mailerlite/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrd | 19% | #2 of 11 | 14% | 29 | 14 of 14 |
| MailerLite | 2% | #7 of 11 | 0% | 11 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: HubSpot Landing Pages, Unbounce) (alternatives: Instapage, Landingi)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: HubSpot Landing Pages, Instapage, Leadpages)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: HubSpot Landing Page Builder, Instapage) (alternatives: Unbounce, Webflow)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: HubSpot Marketing Hub) (alternatives: Landingi, Leadpages, Swipe Pages)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: HubSpot Landing Pages, Instapage, Leadpages)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: Instapage, Landingi, Leadpages)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: HubSpot Landing Pages, Instapage)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Leadpages, Swipe Pages) (alternatives: Instapage)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: HubSpot Content Hub, Instapage, Webflow)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Instapage, Leadpages)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: HubSpot Content Hub, Instapage, Landingi, Leadpages)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: Leadpages, Webflow)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Instapage) (alternatives: HubSpot Landing Pages, Unbounce, Webflow)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Unbounce) (alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Instapage, Leadpages)

## What the models said about Carrd

- "Carrd is a very simple landing page builder without features like A/B testing or robust analytics" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Carrd — for multi-page sites or pages you need to move elsewhere intact." (GPT-6 Luna, negative prompt, soft negative)
- ""If you need more than a simple one-pager, be aware of intentional limits"" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "If you need a professional, custom-branded landing page for the lowest possible cost, Carrd is the undisputed king." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Carrd is the strongest default choice because it has a free plan and paid plans starting at $9/year" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "The best landing page builder for a company with a limited budget is Carrd, which offers a free option" (Llama 4 Maverick, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about MailerLite

- "For marketing integration: MailerLite — combines landing pages with email marketing at the lowest cost" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.