Zero of twelve models named PostGrid first on the direct prompt; zero named Click2Mail. PostGrid was named by twelve of the twelve models and Click2Mail by ten and PostGrid carries 40 labels and Click2Mail 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 print page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, PostGrid and Click2Mail were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 110 answers naming PostGrid and the 68 naming Click2Mail. In those answers Click2Mail took the first choice three times and PostGrid four.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Postgrid — Cheaper API alternative ($0–99/mo), but pricing is often quote-based” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Lob ($260-$550/month) and PostGrid unless you need API-first development capabilities” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Platforms to Avoid or Be Cautious About ... 1. Postgrid - Poor Customer Support” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“PostGrid is best for revenue ops teams needing API-driven direct mail triggered by CRM events (rated 9.3/10 overall)” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose PostGrid or Lob if you want API-first, developer-controlled automation” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with PostGrid due to its: Strong B2B focus” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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.
“Broken/misleading delivery tracking... their website is simply not working properly” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Click2Mail if you need deep campaign automation and advanced orchestration, because its automation/multi-touch support is described as limited.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Click2Mail are described as having "pay-only-for-what-you-mail" pricing, which may not be suitable for all businesses” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“For absolute minimal spend: Start with Click2Mail (no monthly fees) or Stannp ($0-$12/month)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Postalytics or Click2Mail \u2013 both free to sign up” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“or Click2Mail and LetterStream if you primarily need to send one-off mailings without monthly commitments” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · alternative
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.