Three of twelve models named ZoomInfo Operations first on the direct prompt; zero named Cloudingo. ZoomInfo Operations was named by ten of the twelve models and Cloudingo by eleven and ZoomInfo Operations carries 27 labels and Cloudingo 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By ZoomInfo, Vancouver, Washington, United States, founded 2000. Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category 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 CRM data quality and deduplication page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, ZoomInfo Operations and Cloudingo were named in the same answer thirty-five times, of the 87 answers naming ZoomInfo Operations and the 73 naming Cloudingo. In those answers Cloudingo took the first choice one time and ZoomInfo Operations three.
| 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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Extremely expensive: Starting at ~$15,000/year, with some reports of $80K/year quotes for small teams” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“It is highly expensive and usually requires buying into the broader ZoomInfo ecosystem, making it cost-prohibitive for some mid-market budgets.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“expensive enterprise data orchestration tools like RingLead (ZoomInfo) or DemandTools (Validity) are often out of reach” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“ZoomInfo Operations is purpose-built for B2B revenue teams that need continuous enrichment, deduplication, and compliance in a single platform.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“### 1. RingLead (ZoomInfo Operations) - Best for: Mid-market companies needing CRM + marketing automation deduplication” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Most Mid-Market B2B Teams 1. RingLead (ZoomInfo Operations)” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Cloudingo and DemandTools can slow down on large datasets” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“lighter, purpose-built tools like Cloudingo (Salesforce) ... provide safer, rule-based cleansing with better audit trails” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“If you are strictly on Salesforce, tools like Cloudingo or DataGroomr are highly optimized for your ecosystem.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Cloudingo: Highly automated, Salesforce-native, excellent for real-time deduplication and custom merge rules.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · 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.