Seven of twelve models named Referral Rock first on the direct prompt; zero named FirstPromoter. Referral Rock was named by twelve of the twelve models and FirstPromoter by eight and Referral Rock carries 34 labels and FirstPromoter 16, 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.
| 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 |
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. Three of three in this category shown.
“ReferralRock – $175/mo (budget flex if you have it)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Referral Rock offers the best balance of B2B-specific features, CRM integrations, transparent pricing, and scalability” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you want a quick launch with robust CRM tracking and high-quality advocate portals, choose Referral Rock.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“rely on cookies that get stripped by Safari ITP and ad blockers” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top Recommendation: FirstPromoter ($49/month) - Most practical option for small businesses” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you run SaaS, choose FirstPromoter (for deep billing logic)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · 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.