Zero of twelve models named SE Ranking first on the direct prompt; zero named NeuronWriter. SE Ranking was named by eleven of the twelve models and NeuronWriter by seven and SE Ranking carries 24 labels and NeuronWriter 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
United States, founded 2012. Named in three categories 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 SEO and content optimization platforms page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, SE Ranking and NeuronWriter were named in the same answer twenty-two times, of the 100 answers naming SE Ranking and the 32 naming NeuronWriter. In those answers NeuronWriter took the first choice four times and SE Ranking 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. Four of four in this category shown.
“SE Ranking is solid for agencies and cost-conscious teams, but may fall short for enterprises needing deeper backlink analysis or more advanced SEM integration” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“SE Ranking jumped significantly (now ~$103+/mo)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“The best SEO and content optimization platform for a company with a limited budget is SE Ranking, which costs $55/month” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“or SE Ranking ($44/month) if you want a complete SEO platform including content optimization features” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
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 Overall for Content Optimization: NeuronWriter ... is the clear winner” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Budget-Focused Approach: NEURONwriter (from $19/month) — provides content analysis + AI drafting” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · alternative
“NeuronWriter at $23/month or Frase at $39/month are the standout budget choices” DeepSeek V4 Flash · 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.