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Competitive intelligence tools · November 2026 Edition

Klue vs Semrush

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Seven of fourteen models named Klue first on the direct prompt; zero named Semrush. Both were named by all fourteen models and Klue carries 62 labels and Semrush 58, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Klue

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Semrush

accepted challenger

Boston, United States, founded 2008. Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share25%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%17%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels6258A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Klue reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Crayon was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Kompyte vs Klue · Kompyte vs Semrush · Klue vs Crayon

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 competitive intelligence tools page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
KlueFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSemrush
Direct70
Paraphrase302 against Klue
Comparative60
Budget-constrained014 against Klue · 3 against Semrush
Scale-constrained30
Negative016 against Klue · 7 against Semrush
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Klue and Semrush were named in the same answer 125 times, of the 308 answers naming Klue and the 355 naming Semrush. In those answers Semrush took the first choice eight times and Klue twenty-seven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Klue and Semrush stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Klue Semrush first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Klue on the left and Semrush on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Klue and Semrush stood in it.

Klue first, Semrush an alternative

7 of 14 modelsSemrush was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniKlue alternatives: Crayon, Kompyte
Gemini 3.5 FlashKlue alternatives: Contify, Crayon, Kompyte
Mistral SmallCrayon, Klue alternatives: IndustryLens, Kompyte, Semrush, SyncGTM
Qwen 3.7 FlashCrayon, Klue alternatives: Kompyte, Owler, Similarweb, SyncGTM
Kimi K2Crayon, Klue alternatives: Feedly, Kompyte, Semrush, Visualping
MiniMax M2.5Klue alternatives: Crayon, Owler, Semrush, SpyFu
GPT-6 LunaKlue alternatives: Crayon

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Kompyte alternatives: KeepTabz, Klue
Perplexity SonarKompyte alternatives: Crayon, Klue
Grok 4.20Crayon alternatives: Klue, Semrush, Similarweb
DeepSeek V4 FlashKompyte alternatives: Crayon, Klue
Llama 4 MaverickKompyte alternatives: Crayon, IndustryLens, Klue, Semrush, SyncGTM
GLM 4.7 FlashXKompyte alternatives: AlphaSense, Crayon, Klue, Owler, Semrush, Similarweb
Muse Glimmer 30BCrayon, Kompyte alternatives: Klue

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Semrush leads by five points.
Semrush6%#3 of 15
Klue2%#9 of 15
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Klue leads at mid-market.
Klue25%#2 of 12
Semrush2%#5 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Klue leads by twenty-nine points.
Klue29%#2 of 7
Semrush0%#7 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Klue

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.

“flagged by AI models as something to avoid for enterprise use due to its high negative share and cost” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise tools like Klue, Crayon, Contify, and Similarweb (full versions)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Integrates deeply into Salesforce/HubSpot. Great for capturing win-loss data from calls and updating battlecards automatically.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Highest-rated CI platform on G2 (4.7/5)... Choose Klue if you want to turn intelligence into battlecards for your sales team” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Klue is often the most direct path to ROI because it integrates directly with the revenue engine (CRM)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Semrush

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“Expensive (especially for small teams; complaints about hidden fees, trials turning into charges, and hard cancellations). Steep learning curve.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Similarweb and Semrush provide modeled estimates, so use them for directional comparisons—not precise traffic, revenue, or conversion claims.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Recurring negatives cite high pricing, steep learning curve, occasional data discrepancies, and some navigation or feature limitations.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“the *best "all‑in‑one"* for most small companies is SEMrush ... It's the most comprehensive single tool at a price most startups can justify.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.