Zero of fourteen models named Refersion first on the direct prompt; zero named Rewardful. Refersion was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Rewardful by seven and Refersion carries 23 labels and Rewardful 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three 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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Refersion and Rewardful were named in the same answer fourteen times, of the 66 answers naming Refersion and the 70 naming Rewardful. In those answers Rewardful took the first choice five times and Refersion two.
| 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 five in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Limited Budget ... Starts at $39/month + 3% of affiliate sales” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“excellent for ecommerce/DTC brands but are not purpose-built for B2B” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Refersion’s Launch plan is a strong budget-friendly pick at $29/month billed annually” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Refersion stands out as a strong recommendation for affiliate program management” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you're already embedded in the Shopify ecosystem, *Refersion* is a natural fit” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · alternative
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Rewardful if you're small-to-mid sized and want easy Stripe-based setup, but it's more limited than the two above” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Best low-cost SaaS option: Rewardful ($49/mo)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Run your own e-commerce/SaaS business? → Post Affiliate Pro, Tapfiliate, or Rewardful” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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.