Referral Rock vs Referral Factory
Three of fourteen models named Referral Rock first on the direct prompt; one named Referral Factory. Referral Rock was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Referral Factory by eight and Referral Rock carries 26 labels and Referral Factory 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three 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 loyalty, advocacy and referrals page.
By framing
Referral RockFirst choices, of fourteen modelsReferral Factory
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Referral Rock and Referral Factory were named in the same answer seventy-two times, of the 195 answers naming Referral Rock and the 138 naming Referral Factory. In those answers Referral Factory took the first choice seventeen times and Referral Rock twenty-one.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| 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 | | | | |
Referral Rock Referral Factory first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Referral Rock on the left and Referral Factory on the right.The direct prompt
Referral Rock first, Referral Factory not the choice
3 of 14 modelsReferral Factory was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Referral Factory first, Referral Rock not the choice
1 of 14 modelsReferral Rock was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 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
Referral Rock28%#2 of 9Referral Factory15%#3 of 9Referral Rock13%#3 of 14Referral Factory4%#6 of 14Referral Rock4%#9 of 17Referral Factory0%#– of 17What the models said about Referral Rock
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Recommendation: Start with Referral Rock if referrals are primary—it's B2B-native, mid-market optimized, and quick to deploy.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“I recommend Referral Rock as the best balance of features, pricing transparency, and scalability” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Referral Factory
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Common reasons to avoid / be cautious” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Users report slow technical support, time-consuming setup, and limited integration options.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd usually recommend Referral Factory as the first place to look.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best choice is usually Referral Factory” GPT-5.4 mini · 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.