Ambassador vs Referral Factory
Two of twelve models named Ambassador first on the direct prompt; zero named Referral Factory. Ambassador was named by eleven of the twelve models and Referral Factory by nine and Ambassador carries 22 labels and Referral Factory 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two 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 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 referral and partner programs page.
By framing
AmbassadorFirst choices, of twelve modelsReferral Factory
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Ambassador and Referral Factory were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 116 answers naming Ambassador and the 116 naming Referral Factory. In those answers Referral Factory took the first choice five times and Ambassador two.
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 | |
Ambassador Referral Factory first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ambassador on the left and Referral Factory on the right.The direct prompt
Ambassador first, Referral Factory not the choice
2 of 12 modelsReferral Factory was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 of 12 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
Referral Factory9%#5 of 12Ambassador2%#– of 12Ambassador8%#4 of 11Referral Factory2%#7 of 11Ambassador18%#1 of 13Referral Factory6%#5 of 13What the models said about Ambassador
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Some 1-star reviews describe it as "HORRIBLE" with poor handling of migrations.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“*Caution if you're a small business* — Sudden price increases ... Poor customer service” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Ambassador offers the best balance of features, pricing, and ease of use” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd particularly recommend Journeybee or Ambassador as top choices” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Primary Recommendation: Ambassador ... built for complex B2B attribution” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Referral Factory
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“*Caution for high-value or cash reward programs* — No automated fraud screening” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Referral Factory & Viral Loops (Missing Critical Features)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“single best answer for most companies with a limited budget, I'd pick Referral Factory for general use” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Referral Factory for fast no-code setup” Perplexity Sonar · 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.