Zero of fourteen models named Awario first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Alerts. Awario was named by ten of the fourteen models and Google Alerts by ten and Awario carries 12 labels and Google Alerts 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
founded 2016. Named in three categories this edition.
By Google, Mountain View, California, United States, founded 1998. Named in six 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 PR and media monitoring 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. Three of three in this category shown.
“analytics are shallow and coverage has gaps on some platforms, which is the trade you make at this price” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall Value (Monitoring & Insights): Awario ... often considered the best budget-friendly option.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you just want to track where you are mentioned for the lowest cost: Go with Awario (~$29/mo)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid free/low-tier options like Google Alerts for anything beyond casual use—they miss depth” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“While free, Google Alerts is generally considered too basic for professional PR monitoring.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“basic tools (like Google Alerts and Excel sheets) aren't robust enough” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“the best starting point is often free or very low-cost tools like Google Alerts... Test Google Alerts first.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget 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.