Awario vs Mention
Zero of twelve models named Awario first on the direct prompt; zero named Mention. Awario was named by nine of the twelve models and Mention by eleven and Awario carries 14 labels and Mention 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
founded 2016. Named in one category this edition.
Named in three 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.
By framing
AwarioFirst choices, of twelve modelsMention
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Awario and Mention were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 48 answers naming Awario and the 81 naming Mention. In those answers Mention took the first choice two times and Awario fifteen.
Every model, every framing
| 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 Mention first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Awario on the left and Mention on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
9 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Awario0%#– of 9Mention0%#– 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 Mention
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“it has since eliminated its affordable plans (now ~$599/mo minimum). Most older articles recommending it are outdated.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Was budget-friendly but shifted enterprise. Skip unless sales quotes a deal.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“auto-deletion after 12 months and unclear data sovereignty concerns” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Mention - This affordable tool for PR professionals tracks brand callouts across social platforms and the web” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best overall for a limited budget: Mention or Brand24” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Budget monitoring | Brand24, Mention, Awario” 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.