Google Analytics 4 vs Plausible Analytics
Seven of fourteen models named Google Analytics 4 first on the direct prompt; zero named Plausible Analytics. Both were named by all fourteen models and Google Analytics 4 carries 74 labels and Plausible Analytics 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Google, Mountain View, California, United States, founded 1998. Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Tartu, Estonia, founded 2018. 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 web analytics page.
By framing
Google Analytics 4First choices, of fourteen modelsPlausible Analytics
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Google Analytics 4 and Plausible Analytics were named in the same answer 124 times, of the 559 answers naming Google Analytics 4 and the 135 naming Plausible Analytics. In those answers Plausible Analytics took the first choice twenty-three times and Google Analytics 4 fifty-eight.
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 | | | | |
Google Analytics 4 Plausible Analytics first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Google Analytics 4 on the left and Plausible Analytics on the right.The direct prompt
Google Analytics 4 first, Plausible Analytics an alternative
7 of 14 modelsPlausible Analytics was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 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
Google Analytics 457%#1 of 14Plausible Analytics15%#2 of 14Google Analytics 455%#1 of 15Plausible Analytics2%#5 of 15Google Analytics 44%#5 of 12Plausible Analytics0%#11 of 12What the models said about Google Analytics 4
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Google Analytics is the most scrutinized analytics platform, with several documented concerns... ruled that Google Analytics violates GDPR” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Google Analytics is notorious for using invasive data collection techniques... many businesses are switching away from Google Analytics” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Why avoid? It collects vast amounts of user data (often without explicit consent)... It's the most criticized in privacy audits” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“start with: 1. Google Analytics 4 + Microsoft Clarity (both free) - This combination covers almost all basic to intermediate analytics needs at zero cost” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, GA4 with BigQuery paired with CRM integration ... provides the best balance of capability, cost, and complexity.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“a combination of Google Analytics 4 (for overall traffic and conversion tracking) and Dealfront Leadfeeder ... is a powerful stack” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Plausible Analytics
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Privacy-oriented tools like Plausible and Matomo are often chosen because they emphasize data minimization, fewer cookies, and more control.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · first choice
“Plausible or Pirsch: Lightweight, open-source, cookieless, and EU-hosted for GDPR compliance.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“alternatives like Plausible Analytics, Fathom, and Matomo have driven significant adoption” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative 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.