Zero of fourteen models named Emailable first on the direct prompt; zero named NeverBounce. Emailable was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and NeverBounce by fourteen and Emailable carries 25 labels and NeverBounce 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Montebello, United States, founded 2017. Named in one category this edition.
Vancouver, founded 2014. Named in five 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 email verification page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Emailable and NeverBounce were named in the same answer fifty times, of the 75 answers naming Emailable and the 178 naming NeverBounce. In those answers NeverBounce took the first choice one time and Emailable five.
| 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 |
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. Five of six in this category shown.
“Very low Trustpilot score (~1.9/5)... Avoid for reliability.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Kickbox or Emailable, but they generally cost more than the budget-focused options” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Emailable is highlighted as the best budget-friendly email verification service for companies with a limited budget” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Accuracy: Emailable (99%) or ZeroBounce (99%)” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Emailable or EmailListVerify stand out as the best options” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“https://www.neverbounce.com/ Again the same.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“users complain it misses spam traps/risky emails, has higher costs, and requires add-ons for full features. Some privacy concerns with data handling.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Scalable for higher volumes with concierge support, but minimums might not suit the smallest budgets.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“ZeroBounce or NeverBounce represent premium options with robust guarantees and compliance certifications.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“I recommend ZeroBounce or NeverBounce as your email list validation tool” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“consider established platforms such as ZeroBounce, NeverBounce, Kickbox, Emailable, Clearout, or BriteVerify” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · alternative
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.