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Retail, proximity and IoT marketing · October 2026 Edition

InMarket vs GroundTruth

Two of fourteen models named InMarket first on the direct prompt; zero named GroundTruth. InMarket was named by eight of the fourteen models and GroundTruth by eight and both carry 11 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.

InMarket

criticized challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

GroundTruth

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1111Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, InMarket reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Foursquare Proximity was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Foursquare Proximity vs InMarket · Foursquare Proximity vs GroundTruth · Radar vs InMarket

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
InMarketFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGroundTruth
Direct20
Paraphrase001 against InMarket
Comparative00
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained00
Negative112 against InMarket · 1 against GroundTruth
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, InMarket and GroundTruth were named in the same answer eight times, of the 31 answers naming InMarket and the 39 naming GroundTruth. In those answers GroundTruth took the first choice zero times and InMarket zero.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where InMarket and GroundTruth stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
InMarket GroundTruth first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, InMarket on the left and GroundTruth on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where InMarket and GroundTruth stood in it.

InMarket first, GroundTruth not the choice

2 of 14 modelsGroundTruth was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastInMarket alternatives: Foursquare Proximity, Radar
Kimi K2InMarket alternatives: Foursquare Proximity, Radar

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashPropensity alternatives: GroundTruth, Qujam, StackAdapt
Mistral SmallRadar alternatives: InMarket, Kontakt.io
DeepSeek V4 FlashFoursquare Proximity alternatives: Gimbal, GroundTruth, InMarket

Neither was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: AdRoll ABM, DemandScience, Mapsted, Terminus
GPT-5.4 miniDemandbase alternatives: Bluedot, Foursquare Proximity, Gimbal
Perplexity SonarFoursquare Proximity alternatives: Insider
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashRuuf alternatives: Foursquare Proximity, Push.io, Wrebby
GLM 4.7 FlashXBraze alternatives: CleverTap, Foursquare Proximity, SAP Engagement Cloud
MiniMax M2.5no first choice alternatives: Hey Sid, Propensity
GPT-6 LunaPropensity alternatives: Radar, Shared Audiences
Muse Glimmer 30BKontakt.io alternatives: Foursquare Proximity, Gimbal, Uniqode

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
GroundTruth leads by nine points.
GroundTruth9%#2 of 10
InMarket0%#– of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: InMarket leads at mid-market.
InMarket4%#6 of 11
GroundTruth2%#7 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: GroundTruth leads at enterprise.
GroundTruth2%#5 of 6
InMarket0%#– of 6
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about InMarket

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“The FTC has taken action against location-data companies like InMarket, Kochava, and X-Mode/Outlogic over precisely those kinds of practices.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · hard negative
“"Inmarket" and "GroundTruth Ads Manager" are highlighted for their governance and oversight features, making them safer choices” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“InMarket (Top Pick for Mid-Market B2B) ... Frequently ranked #1 for mid-market proximity marketing” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“InMarket (GeoLink) — *Best Overall for Mid-Market B2B*” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about GroundTruth

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Groundtruth around GPS-driven location tracking, so they may be the wrong choice if you need broad proximity marketing” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most budget-conscious companies looking for a complete platform solution, GroundTruth appears to be the best balance of affordability and functionality” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“"Inmarket" and "GroundTruth Ads Manager" are highlighted for their governance and oversight features, making them safer choices” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“look at GroundTruth or Foursquare instead; both offer location-based targeting and store-visit measurement” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.