Loqate vs Lob
Zero of fourteen models named Loqate first on the direct prompt; zero named Lob. Loqate was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Lob by ten and Loqate carries 38 labels and Lob 23, 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 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 address verification tools page.
By framing
LoqateFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLob
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 4.20 | | | | |||
| 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 | | | |
Loqate Lob first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Loqate on the left and Lob on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
Loqate0%#5 of 6Lob0%#4 of 6What the models said about Loqate
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“some tools, including Loqate and Smarty, can become expensive depending on volume and usage patterns” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“consider Loqate or Melissa, but they're usually better fits once budget is less constrained” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Loqate is the safest overall choice when the customer base is international” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“or Loqate if you need robust international validation capabilities” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Loqate (by GBG) as your primary choice.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Lob
No label in this category carried a quote.
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.