# Mention alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 168 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Mention holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/mention/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Meltwater: 40
- Muck Rack: 22
- Brand24: 21
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: 19
- Cision: 16
- Awario: 13

## PR and media monitoring

**Small business**: 38 of 72 answers did not name Mention (Mention is #4 of 11 at 8%).

- Brand24: first choice in 13 of those 38
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 9 of those 38
- Awario: first choice in 7 of those 38
- Muck Rack: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Determ: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Google Alerts: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Prezly: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Mention (Mention is #6 of 13 at 4%).

- Muck Rack: first choice in 14 of those 60
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 10 of those 60
- Awario: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Brand24: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Agility PR Solutions: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Meltwater: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Cision: first choice in 2 of those 60
- BrandMentions: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Mention.

- Meltwater: first choice in 35 of those 70
- Cision: first choice in 14 of those 70
- Muck Rack: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Onclusive: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Brand24: first choice in 2 of those 70
- CisionOne: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Cision One: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Determ: first choice in 1 of those 70

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