IP Moat vs BrandShield
One of fourteen models named IP Moat first on the direct prompt; five named BrandShield. IP Moat was named by twelve of the fourteen models and BrandShield by fourteen and IP Moat carries 14 labels and BrandShield 59, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
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 brand protection platforms page.
By framing
IP MoatFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBrandShield
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, IP Moat and BrandShield were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 50 answers naming IP Moat and the 157 naming BrandShield. In those answers BrandShield took the first choice one time and IP Moat twenty-six.
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 | | | |
IP Moat BrandShield first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, IP Moat on the left and BrandShield on the right.The direct prompt
IP Moat first, BrandShield not the choice
1 of 14 modelsBrandShield was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.BrandShield first, IP Moat not the choice
5 of 14 modelsIP Moat was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
IP Moat32%#1 of 11BrandShield9%#3 of 11BrandShield16%#2 of 10IP Moat—not namedWhat the models said about IP Moat
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“IP Moat looks like the strongest value pick I found because its pricing starts at $105/month” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“IP Moat stands out as the best brand protection platform for companies with a limited budget.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“IP Moat is the best overall choice because it is built specifically for SME e-commerce brands” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about BrandShield
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“BrandShield is a brand protection platform that you should be cautious about or avoid” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“BrandShield - Trustpilot Rating: 1.7/5 ... "They disregard owners and harass registrars"” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“BrandShield — Enterprise-focused, expensive, requires custom quotes” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Start with Red Points if you have marketplace/counterfeit concerns, or BrandShield if phishing and social impersonation are your primary threats.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Recognized as a leader on G2 and awarded for cybersecurity breakthroughs, with a focus on both automated and human-led enforcement.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“The best brand protection platform for a mid-market B2B company is BrandShield, according to icoda.io.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct 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.