# Pushwoosh vs Airship: which do AI models recommend for mobile & push, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Mobile marketing and push. Two of fourteen models named Pushwoosh first on the direct prompt; zero named Airship. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/mobile-marketing-and-push/pushwoosh-vs-airship/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushwoosh | 6% | #4 of 14 | 7% | 14 | 9 of 14 |
| Airship | 2% | #8 of 14 | 24% | 29 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: pushwoosh first (first choices: OneSignal, Pushwoosh) (alternatives: Insider)
- Llama 4 Maverick: pushwoosh first (first choices: Pushwoosh) (alternatives: Attentive, Klaviyo)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Customer.io) (alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Courier, OneSignal, Pushwoosh, Vero)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Braze) (alternatives: Airship, Iterable, OneSignal)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Customer.io) (alternatives: Braze, OneSignal, Pushwoosh, Vero)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Customer.io, Sakari) (alternatives: ActiveCampaign, OneSignal)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: OneSignal) (alternatives: Attentive, CleverTap, Insider, MoEngage)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: OneSignal) (alternatives: Customer.io, Twilio Programmable Messaging)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Customer.io) (alternatives: Braze, HubSpot Marketing Hub)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: OneSignal) (alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Customer.io, Iterable)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Customer.io) (alternatives: OneSignal)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: OneSignal) (alternatives: Braze, MoEngage, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Twilio Programmable Messaging)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Customer.io Journeys) (alternatives: Braze, OneSignal)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Customer.io) (alternatives: Braze, Iterable)

## What the models said about Pushwoosh

- "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)

## What the models said about Airship

- "Avoid Braze and Airship unless you have enterprise-level budgets" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, hard negative)
- "Labeled "enterprise giant" to avoid; poor fit for lean teams." (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "An enterprise-grade platform known for its reliability and security." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "Airship is the enterprise standard for mobile push notifications" (Claude Haiku 4.5, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "OneSignal/Braze/Airship for balance" (Grok 4.1 Fast, scale 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.