Muck Rack vs Mention
Eight of twelve models named Muck Rack first on the direct prompt; zero named Mention. Muck Rack was named by twelve of the twelve models and Mention by eleven and Muck Rack carries 53 labels and Mention 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
New York City, United States, founded 2009. 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
Muck RackFirst choices, of twelve modelsMention
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Muck Rack and Mention were named in the same answer forty-four times, of the 131 answers naming Muck Rack and the 81 naming Mention. In those answers Mention took the first choice four times and Muck Rack four.
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 | | | |
Muck Rack Mention first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Muck Rack on the left and Mention on the right.The direct prompt
Muck Rack first, Mention an alternative
8 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
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 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
Muck Rack24%#1 of 13Mention4%#6 of 13What the models said about Muck Rack
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid: Enterprise platforms like Meltwater, Cision, or Muck Rack” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Other options include Muck Rack, Meltwater, and Agility PR, but they are more expensive and may be more suitable for larger companies.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Its journalist database skews toward business, technology, and trade press, and it lacks strong competitor benchmarking.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Muck Rack is a media relations platform ... popular with mid-market agencies and in-house teams that prioritize media relations workflow efficiency” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Widely considered the most modern and intuitive UI... Highly recommended if pitching and relationship management are your main goals.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“identify Agility PR Solutions and Muck Rack as the two strongest contenders for the mid-market segment” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct 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.