Two of fourteen models named Foursquare Proximity first on the direct prompt; one named Kontakt.io. Foursquare Proximity was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Kontakt.io by ten and Foursquare Proximity carries 29 labels and Kontakt.io 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Foursquare Labs, Inc., New York City, United States, founded 2009. 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 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 retail, proximity and iot marketing page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Foursquare Proximity and Kontakt.io were named in the same answer twenty times, of the 73 answers naming Foursquare Proximity and the 46 naming Kontakt.io. In those answers Kontakt.io took the first choice one time and Foursquare Proximity three.
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“Foursquare around venue-level attribution ... may be the wrong choice if you need broad proximity marketing rather than a narrow use case” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“it is contact-vendor-for-pricing, so it may not be the most budget-friendly choice for a small company” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“I would pick Foursquare Proximity for a mid-market B2B company that cares most about location-triggered activation and measurable geofenced campaigns” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Foursquare is the most dependable pick for brands that need venue-level proximity targeting and visit attribution without running beacon hardware programs” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Foursquare's Proximity solution as a strong location-based and in-store marketing tool.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“"Complete Scam": Some reviewers explicitly label the vendor as a scam and report terrible customer service.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“can make them a poor fit if you want a simple plug-and-play marketing tool” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Kontakt.io is the go-to for multi-location teams that want beacon-driven triggers with controlled deployment operations” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
“Kontakt.io is the most frequently recommended mid-market beacon platform for operational scale and API extensibility.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Recommendation: Kontakt.io This is the industry leader for Proximity Marketing.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase 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.