One of fourteen models named Braze first on the direct prompt; two named Pushwoosh. Braze was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Pushwoosh by nine and Braze carries 47 labels and Pushwoosh 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
New York City, United States, founded 2011. Named in eleven categories this edition.
Fairfax, United States, founded 2014. 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 mobile marketing and push page.
| 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. Four of four in this category shown.
“Several reviewers explicitly advise avoiding Braze unless you are pushing toward enterprise scale.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Braze's pricing ... heavy developer overhead, and complex implementation make it poor ROI” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“"steer clear," "skip unless enterprise scale"). Reviewers explicitly advise avoiding.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Braze | Best-in-class cross-channel orchestration, enterprise-grade, strong analytics | Higher cost, steeper learning curve” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“console depth varies by plan tier, so capability may depend on what you pay for” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Pushwoosh - a mid-market alternative to Braze and Airship for teams that need cross-platform push (web + mobile) with event-based automation at a fraction of the enterprise price.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Sinch Engagement or Pushwoosh for a balance of cost, ease-of-use, and power.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“OneSignal and Pushwoosh are the best choices” Mistral Small · 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.