Foursquare Proximity vs Radar
Two of fourteen models named Foursquare Proximity first on the direct prompt; one named Radar. Foursquare Proximity was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Radar by eleven and both carry 29 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
By Foursquare Labs, Inc., New York City, United States, founded 2009. Named in one category this edition.
New York City, United States, founded 2016. Named in two 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 retail, proximity and iot marketing page.
By framing
Foursquare ProximityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRadar
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Foursquare Proximity and Radar were named in the same answer thirty-nine times, of the 73 answers naming Foursquare Proximity and the 102 naming Radar. In those answers Radar took the first choice twelve times and Foursquare Proximity five.
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 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Foursquare Proximity Radar first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Foursquare Proximity on the left and Radar on the right.The direct prompt
Foursquare Proximity first, Radar not the choice
2 of 14 modelsRadar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Radar first, Foursquare Proximity not the choice
1 of 14 modelsFoursquare Proximity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 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
Radar11%#1 of 10Foursquare Proximity7%#3 of 10Foursquare Proximity15%#1 of 11Radar13%#2 of 11Radar18%#1 of 6Foursquare Proximity6%#3 of 6What the models said about Foursquare Proximity
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
What the models said about Radar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best for: Sensor-fusion geofencing at scale ... Excellent for retailers and venues needing scalable proximity event ingestion and campaign trigger rules” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd usually recommend Radar if you want one platform that can handle location-based triggers, geofencing, and in-store/proximity experiences” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Or Radar — if you already have an app and want precise geofencing, the $0.02/user cost gives you extreme flexibility.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · 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.