Zero of twelve models named Awario first on the direct prompt; one named Brand24. Awario was named by nine of the twelve models and Brand24 by twelve and Awario carries 14 labels and Brand24 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.
founded 2016. Named in one category this edition.
Wrocław, Poland, founded 2011. Named in four categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 PR and media monitoring page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Awario and Brand24 were named in the same answer forty-eight times, of the 48 answers naming Awario and the 122 naming Brand24. In those answers Brand24 took the first choice fifteen times and Awario fifteen.
| 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 |
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 five in this category shown.
“Lowest rated among common monitoring tools (3.9/5 on G2)” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Awario is the cheapest fully-featured listening tool on the market. ... Choose Awario if you have a micro-budget and want the most robust ... listening tool possible.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“The best PR and media monitoring platform for a company with a limited budget is Awario, which starts at $29/month” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Frequently recommended as best value for small businesses... then upgrade to Awario ($29/mo)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget 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.
“One cited warning is no mobile alerts.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“The research consistently highlights Brand24 and Prowly as the top budget-friendly choices” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Brand24 is the better pick if your priority is cheaper monitoring only” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Budget monitoring | Brand24, Mention, Awario | $29-$199/mo” Kimi K2 · negative 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.