Gane, the publisher, sells software in this category. Every product here is measured by the same method as in every other category. How the conflict is handled.
Zero of fourteen models named Brevo first on the direct prompt; zero named Mailchimp. Brevo was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Mailchimp by fourteen and Brevo carries 29 labels and Mailchimp 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Paris, France, founded 2012. Named in twelve categories this edition.
Atlanta, United States, founded 2001. Named in fourteen 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 marketing automation and campaign management page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Brevo and Mailchimp were named in the same answer 224 times, of the 479 answers naming Brevo and the 390 naming Mailchimp. In those answers Mailchimp took the first choice twelve times and Brevo thirty-three.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“recent review analysis flags reliability issues and frequent outages” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd lean toward Brevo for most small businesses because it combines affordable pricing, a free plan, and multichannel features” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“The best marketing automation platform for a company with a limited budget is Brevo, which offers a free plan and starts at $9/mo” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) stands out as the best overall marketing automation platform for companies with a limited budget.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Sendinblue (Brevo), and AWeber are platforms that enterprises should generally avoid” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Automation caps at basic branching and triggers. No lead scoring. The pricing scales aggressively” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“For the tightest budgets: Start with Mailchimp's free tier to learn the basics of automation without any cost.” MiniMax M2.5 · 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.