Two of fourteen models named Brand24 first on the direct prompt; zero named Mention. Brand24 was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Mention by thirteen and Brand24 carries 40 labels and Mention 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Wrocław, Poland, founded 2011. Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in five 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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Brand24 and Mention were named in the same answer eighty-five times, of the 181 answers naming Brand24 and the 124 naming Mention. In those answers Mention took the first choice seven times and Brand24 eleven.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| 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. Four of four in this category shown.
“Pricing escalates quickly; reported issues with social listening accuracy” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Limitations: Less comprehensive than enterprise solutions” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Brand24 and Google Alerts are the most budget-friendly choices, with Brand24 offering more advanced features at a reasonable cost” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“best value option is usually Brand24 or Mention, with Brand24 often the stronger pick for pure media monitoring” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“it now starts at ~$599/month — it's no longer a viable option for small budgets.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Mention is now enterprise-only, so it is no longer a limited-budget choice.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · hard negative
“Now ~$599/month (discontinued cheaper plans in 2026)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Respona (for outreach) and Mention or Awario (for monitoring) are excellent choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd pick Mention for most small teams, because it is explicitly positioned as affordable” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Add Mention ($29/month) if you want real-time social + news monitoring in one place” GLM 4.7 FlashX · 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.