Mention vs Meltwater
Zero of twelve models named Mention first on the direct prompt; one named Meltwater. Mention was named by eleven of the twelve models and Meltwater by twelve and Mention carries 24 labels and Meltwater 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
By Meltwater Group, San Francisco, founded 2001. Named in four 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
MentionFirst choices, of twelve modelsMeltwater
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Mention and Meltwater were named in the same answer fifty-nine times, of the 81 answers naming Mention and the 208 naming Meltwater. In those answers Meltwater took the first choice five times and Mention nine.
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 | | | |
Mention Meltwater first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Mention on the left and Meltwater on the right.The direct prompt
Meltwater first, Mention an alternative
1 of 12 modelsMention was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
Mention8%#4 of 11Meltwater0%#11 of 11Mention4%#6 of 13Meltwater4%#7 of 13Meltwater57%#1 of 9Mention0%#– of 9What 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
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
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.