Referral Rock vs Referral Factory
Seven of twelve models named Referral Rock first on the direct prompt; zero named Referral Factory. Referral Rock was named by twelve of the twelve models and Referral Factory by nine and Referral Rock carries 34 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
Referral RockFirst choices, of twelve modelsReferral Factory
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Referral Rock and Referral Factory were named in the same answer fifty-seven times, of the 148 answers naming Referral Rock and the 116 naming Referral Factory. In those answers Referral Factory took the first choice seven times and Referral Rock seventeen.
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 | |
Referral Rock Referral Factory first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Referral Rock on the left and Referral Factory on the right.The direct prompt
Referral Rock first, Referral Factory an alternative
7 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
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 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 Rock17%#1 of 12Referral Factory9%#5 of 12Referral Rock15%#2 of 11Referral Factory2%#7 of 11Referral Rock6%#4 of 13Referral Factory6%#5 of 13What the models said about Referral Rock
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
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.