Brand24 vs Meltwater
Two of fourteen models named Brand24 first on the direct prompt; four named Meltwater. Brand24 was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Meltwater by fourteen and Brand24 carries 45 labels and Meltwater 72, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Wrocław, Poland, founded 2011. Named in seven categories this edition.
By Meltwater Group, San Francisco, founded 2001. Named in nine 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 PR and media monitoring page.
By framing
Brand24First choices, of fourteen modelsMeltwater
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Brand24 and Meltwater were named in the same answer 125 times, of the 232 answers naming Brand24 and the 343 naming Meltwater. In those answers Meltwater took the first choice sixteen times and Brand24 forty-three.
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 | | | | | |
Brand24 Meltwater first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Brand24 on the left and Meltwater on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Brand24 first, Meltwater not the choice
1 of 14 modelsMeltwater was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Meltwater first, Brand24 an alternative
3 of 14 modelsBrand24 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.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
Brand2445%#1 of 12Meltwater0%#11 of 12Brand2424%#2 of 13Meltwater10%#4 of 13Meltwater52%#1 of 9Brand245%#5 of 9What the models said about Brand24
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“pricing and features less competitive compared to alternatives” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“reported limitations around mobile alerts and traditional-media coverage may matter for high-risk brands” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Brand24 stands out as the best overall PR and media monitoring platform for companies with limited budgets” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“the sweet spot is Brand24 (≈ $79 / month) for the best overall balance of coverage, speed, and price” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“The best PR and media monitoring platform for a company with a limited budget is Brand24.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Meltwater
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“As a product/platform, Meltwater was an overpriced, worse alternative to Google alerts and provided no semblance of quality monitoring results” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Frequently criticized as overpriced relative to value... Risk score noted as "caution" in some analyses due to commercial practices.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Limited Budget Enterprise platforms like Meltwater, Cision, or Brandwatch ... overkill and expensive” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Meltwater is the current consensus leader... Meltwater is currently rated #1 on G2 and the top first-choice in enterprise AI buyer tests.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“For the broadest general media coverage: Choose Meltwater, which is widely positioned as a global enterprise platform” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Cision or Meltwater if you operate globally and need a comprehensive "news in a box" solution.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative 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.