impact.com vs Awin
Two of fourteen models named impact.com first on the direct prompt; zero named Awin. Both were named by all fourteen models and impact.com carries 52 labels and Awin 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Berlin, Germany, founded 2000. 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 affiliate and partner management page.
By framing
impact.comFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAwin
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, impact.com and Awin were named in the same answer sixty-two times, of the 271 answers naming impact.com and the 81 naming Awin. In those answers Awin took the first choice one time and impact.com twenty.
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 | | | |
impact.com Awin first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, impact.com on the left and Awin on the right.The direct prompt
impact.com first, Awin not the choice
2 of 14 modelsAwin was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 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
impact.com0%#16 of 16Awin0%#13 of 16impact.com38%#1 of 11Awin0%#8 of 11What the models said about impact.com
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Platforms to Avoid Entirely ... Impact.com | Multiple serious complaints about payment theft and account closures” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Impact.com is known for its ability to facilitate scalable partner programs across affiliates, influencers, and strategic B2B relationships.” Llama 4 Maverick · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose a SaaS (Impact/PartnerStack) if you are a B2B company, a high-volume e-commerce store, or a serious startup with a budget for growth” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Impact.com: The market leader for mature e-commerce brands looking for deep attribution, influencer integration, and global scale.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Awin
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“you should avoid traditional "Affiliate Networks" (like Awin/ShareASale, CJ Affiliate, or Impact.com)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Limited Budget | ShareASale/Awin | ~$625–$750 one-time setup fee” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Awin | Mixed reviews with billing and support problems” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“the best starting option is usually Awin Access / Awin if you want a low-cost affiliate network” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Starting a content site or blog: Try Awin or CJ for multiple brands” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
“look at CJ, Awin, or Impact” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative 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.