GrowSurf vs Friendbuy
Zero of fourteen models named GrowSurf first on the direct prompt; one named Friendbuy. GrowSurf was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Friendbuy by fourteen and both carry 23 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
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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 referral and partner programs page.
By framing
GrowSurfFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFriendbuy
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, GrowSurf and Friendbuy were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 91 answers naming GrowSurf and the 127 naming Friendbuy. In those answers Friendbuy took the first choice two times and GrowSurf three.
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 | |
GrowSurf Friendbuy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GrowSurf on the left and Friendbuy on the right.The direct prompt
Friendbuy first, GrowSurf not the choice
1 of 14 modelsGrowSurf was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 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
GrowSurf2%#8 of 10Friendbuy0%#10 of 10Friendbuy6%#5 of 12GrowSurf0%#– of 12What the models said about GrowSurf
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Examples: Viral Loops, GrowSurf ... Avoid highly technical, developer-centric platforms (like GrowSurf) unless you have dedicated in-house engineers” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“One of the most expensive solutions; lacks native ecommerce integrations; requires you to pair it with a separate email/CRM platform” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“GrowSurf is one of the most expensive referral software solutions and lacks ecommerce platform integrations” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“If your priority is lowest upfront cost, the best pick is GrowSurf Affiliate because it offers a free starting plan and charges only a success fee.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“B2B SaaS or subscription business → GrowSurf (API-first, custom triggers, server-side tracking)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“SaaS? GrowSurf. ... Server-side attribution (handles ad-blockers/ITP) ... Great for startups.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Friendbuy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Use Referral Factory or Friendbuy if you want a customer referral program that is relatively easy to launch and optimize.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Friendbuy - Best for mid-market and enterprise eCommerce brands that want customization and testing.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Popular picks like Friendbuy or Talkable excel for enterprises” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale 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.