PR and media monitoring · September 2026 Edition
Awario vs Meltwater
Zero of twelve models named Awario first on the direct prompt; one named Meltwater. Awario was named by nine of the twelve models and Meltwater by twelve and Awario carries 14 labels and Meltwater 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.
founded 2016. Named in one category this edition.
By Meltwater Group, San Francisco, founded 2001. Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share16%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%43%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1456A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Awario reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Muck Rack was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Muck Rack vs Awario · Muck Rack vs Meltwater · Semrush AI PR Toolkit vs Awario
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.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AwarioFirst choices, of twelve modelsMeltwater
Direct014 against Meltwater
Paraphrase008 against Meltwater
Comparative06
Budget-constrained804 against Meltwater
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against Awario · 8 against Meltwater
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Awario and Meltwater stood in it.
| 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 | | | | |
Awario Meltwater first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Awario on the left and Meltwater on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Awario and Meltwater stood in it.
Meltwater first, Awario not the choice
1 of 12 modelsAwario was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Meltwater, Muck Rack alternatives: Brand24, Mention, Semrush AI PR Toolkit, Talkwalker
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Muck Rack alternatives: Brand24, Cision, Meltwater, Mention
GPT-5.4 miniMuck Rack alternatives: CisionOne, Meltwater
Gemini 3.5 FlashMuck Rack alternatives: Meltwater, Propel PRM, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Perplexity SonarSemrush AI PR Toolkit alternatives: Brand24, Cision, Meltwater
DeepSeek V4 FlashMuck Rack alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Meltwater, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Neither was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Grok 4.1 FastMuck Rack alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Brand24, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Mistral SmallMuck Rack alternatives: Brand24, CisionOne, Onclusive, Semrush, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Llama 4 MaverickAgility PR Solutions alternatives: Muck Rack, Semrush
Qwen 3.7 FlashAgility PR Solutions, Muck Rack alternatives: Semrush AI PR Toolkit
GLM 4.7 FlashXAgility PR Solutions alternatives: Muck Rack, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
MiniMax M2.5Agility PR Solutions, Brand24 alternatives: Critical Mention, Mention, Respona
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Awario leads by twenty points.
Awario20%#3 of 11Meltwater0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: Meltwater leads at enterprise.
Meltwater57%#1 of 9Awario0%#– of 9What the models said about Awario
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
What the models said about Meltwater
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Meltwater is notorious for its aggressive auto-renewal clauses... they will legally lock you into another full year” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“rely on opaque pricing, aggressive contract terms, and bundling to maximize revenue... avoid the all-in-one suites” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Meltwater and Cision unless you have specific needs that outweigh their significant contract risks” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise PR + social in one place → Meltwater or Cision ... Standout Strength: Widest source coverage and best PR-social integration” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Often considered the industry leader for pure media monitoring... Best archive of TV, Radio, and Print news.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Meltwater | Enterprise brands needing deep social listening | 300K+ news sources, AI-powered insights” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
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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.