One of twelve models named Brand24 first on the direct prompt; zero named Mention. Brand24 was named by twelve of the twelve models and Mention by eleven and Brand24 carries 41 labels and Mention 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Wrocław, Poland, founded 2011. Named in four categories 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.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Brand24 and Mention were named in the same answer seventy-three times, of the 122 answers naming Brand24 and the 81 naming Mention. In those answers Mention took the first choice three times and Brand24 twenty-one.
| 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.
“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
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 Most older articles recommending it are outdated.”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.