# Channeltivity vs ZINFI: which do AI models recommend for channel marketing, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Channel partner and local marketing. Zero of twelve models named Channeltivity first on the direct prompt; zero named ZINFI. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/partner/channel-partner-and-local-marketing/channeltivity-vs-zinfi/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channeltivity | 6% | #4 of 9 | 6% | 16 | 9 of 12 |
| ZINFI | 4% | #6 of 9 | 25% | 20 | 10 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (alternatives: Channelscaler, PartnerStack, Structured, Unifyr, ZINFI)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Channelscaler) (alternatives: Mindmatrix, ZINFI, xAmplify)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Unifyr) (alternatives: Channeltivity, HubSpot Marketing Hub, JourneyBee)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Channelscaler) (alternatives: Channeltivity, JourneyBee, Mindmatrix, Unifyr)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Unifyr) (alternatives: Channeltivity, JourneyBee, ZINFI, xAmplify)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Unifyr) (alternatives: Channelscaler, Channeltivity, Impartner, Mindmatrix)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: JourneyBee) (alternatives: Channeltivity, Mindmatrix, Unifyr, ZINFI Unified Partner Management)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: HubSpot Marketing Hub) (alternatives: Adobe Marketo Engage)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: JourneyBee, Unifyr) (alternatives: Channelscaler)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: JourneyBee) (alternatives: Channelscaler, Mindmatrix, Unifyr)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Hey Sid) (alternatives: AdRoll ABM, HubSpot Marketing Hub)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Channelscaler) (alternatives: Impartner, PartnerCenterOne)

## What the models said about Channeltivity

- "it is not a true TCMA platform" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt, soft negative)
- "Channeltivity is a market favorite... It is highly intuitive and doesn't require a full-time IT admin" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about ZINFI

- "ZINFI if you need modern UX or HubSpot-native integration" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Allbound or ZINFI likely offer the best balance of capability and cost" (Kimi K2, scale prompt, first choice)
- "Need partner marketing | ZINFI (modular pricing)" (MiniMax M2.5, budget prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.