Smarty vs Lob
Thirteen of fourteen models named Smarty first on the direct prompt; zero named Lob. Smarty was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Lob by ten and Smarty carries 69 labels and Lob 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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
SmartyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLob
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Smarty and Lob were named in the same answer sixty-eight times, of the 195 answers naming Smarty and the 330 naming Lob. In those answers Lob took the first choice two times and Smarty fifty.
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 | | | | |
Smarty Lob first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Smarty on the left and Lob on the right.The direct prompt
Smarty first, Lob an alternative
13 of 14 modelsLob was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
What the models said about Smarty
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Smarty's international accuracy can trail its domestic performance in some cases” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Smarty is widely considered the top choice for mid-market companies needing reliable, lightning-fast API performance and straightforward pricing.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Widely considered the market leader for general API use. It is known for high accuracy, competitive pricing, and excellent CASS certification.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“This makes Smarty the cheapest predictable monthly option for US-focused companies that need real-time validation and autocomplete.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget 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.