Google Analytics 4 vs Google Meridian
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Zero of fourteen models named Google Analytics 4 first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Meridian. Google Analytics 4 was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Google Meridian by fourteen and Google Analytics 4 carries 27 labels and Google Meridian 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Google, Mountain View, California, United States, founded 1998. Named in seventeen categories this edition.
By Google, Mountain View, California, United States, founded 1998. Named in one category 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 attribution and marketing mix modeling page.
By framing
Google Analytics 4First choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Meridian
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 Google Meridian first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Google Analytics 4 on the left and Google Meridian on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was named
14 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 417%#2 of 19Google Meridian8%#4 of 19Google Analytics 412%#3 of 22Google Meridian8%#4 of 22Google Analytics 40%#– of 16Google Meridian0%#12 of 16What the models said about Google Analytics 4
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“You should avoid the classic "first-click" and "last-click" models that many legacy web analytics tools (like old-school Google Analytics, or simpler CRM tools) default to.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
What the models said about Google Meridian
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Google Meridian (MMM): No managed platform experience, no optimization features, and no customer support” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“require significant in-house data science expertise — not practical for most mid-sized teams” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“they require data-science/econometric capability, engineering, validation and ongoing maintenance; they are not plug-and-play SaaS products” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you have technical capabilities: Use Google Meridian or Meta Robyn. You get world-class Bayesian MMM for $0 in software costs.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“the best overall approach is usually Google Meridian if you have someone who can work with data” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Google Meridian is a free, open-source Bayesian MMM framework from Google” Grok 4.20 · budget 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.