Birdeye vs Whitespark
One of fourteen models named Birdeye first on the direct prompt; zero named Whitespark. Birdeye was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Whitespark by eight and Birdeye carries 39 labels and Whitespark 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in two 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 local listings management page.
By framing
BirdeyeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWhitespark
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 | | | | |
Birdeye Whitespark first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Birdeye on the left and Whitespark on the right.The direct prompt
Birdeye first, Whitespark not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWhitespark was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 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
Whitespark4%#4 of 12Birdeye0%#11 of 12Birdeye2%#7 of 10Whitespark2%#8 of 10Birdeye5%#4 of 10Whitespark0%#– of 10What the models said about Birdeye
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“113+ BBB complaints in the last three years... High cost per location (from $299/month).” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“avoid Birdeye, Yext, Surefire Local, 411 Locals, and Thryv” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Yext, Uberall, and Birdeye at this stage” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
What the models said about Whitespark
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For the absolute lowest cost, Whitespark and BrightLocal are your best bets.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“many reviewers cite switching to Whitespark or BrightLocal "for more affordable pricing and simpler contracts."” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · alternative
“Highly regarded for accuracy and Google integration. Often tops "most complete listings" lists; good value.” Grok 4.20 · scale 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.