PR and media monitoring · November 2026 Edition
Meltwater vs Agility PR Solutions
Four of fourteen models named Meltwater first on the direct prompt; two named Agility PR Solutions. Meltwater was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Agility PR Solutions by thirteen and Meltwater carries 72 labels and Agility PR Solutions 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Meltwater Group, San Francisco, founded 2001. Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share10%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate38%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels7230A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Meltwater reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Muck Rack was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Muck Rack vs Meltwater · Muck Rack vs Agility PR Solutions · Brand24 vs Meltwater
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
MeltwaterFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAgility PR Solutions
Direct422 against Meltwater · 1 against Agility PR Solutions
Paraphrase006 against Meltwater · 1 against Agility PR Solutions
Comparative80
Budget-constrained009 against Meltwater
Scale-constrained10
Negative0010 against Meltwater · 2 against Agility PR Solutions
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, Meltwater and Agility PR Solutions were named in the same answer fifty-four times, of the 343 answers naming Meltwater and the 58 naming Agility PR Solutions. In those answers Agility PR Solutions took the first choice two times and Meltwater twenty.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Meltwater and Agility PR Solutions stood in it.
| 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 | | | | | |
Meltwater Agility PR Solutions first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Meltwater on the left and Agility PR Solutions on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Meltwater and Agility PR Solutions stood in it.
Meltwater first, Agility PR Solutions an alternative
4 of 14 modelsAgility PR Solutions was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarMeltwater alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Brand24, Muck Rack
Mistral SmallMeltwater, Muck Rack alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Mention, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Qwen 3.7 FlashBrand24, Meltwater alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Muse Glimmer 30BMeltwater alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Brand24, CisionOne
Agility PR Solutions first, Meltwater not the choice
2 of 14 modelsMeltwater was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Agility PR Solutions, Muck Rack alternatives: Mention, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
MiniMax M2.5Agility PR Solutions, Semrush AI PR Toolkit alternatives: Brand24, Muck Rack
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.GPT-5.4 miniMuck Rack alternatives: CisionOne, Meltwater
Gemini 3.5 FlashMuck Rack alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Grok 4.20Muck Rack alternatives: Brand24, Meltwater
DeepSeek V4 FlashMuck Rack alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Brand24
Llama 4 MaverickMuck Rack alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Meltwater, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
GLM 4.7 FlashXMuck Rack alternatives: Brand24, Meltwater
GPT-6 LunaMuck Rack alternatives: CisionOne, Meltwater
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Kimi K2Brand24, Semrush AI PR Toolkit alternatives: CisionOne
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
Agility PR Solutions leads by two points.
Agility PR Solutions2%#7 of 12Meltwater0%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Meltwater leads at mid-market.
Meltwater10%#4 of 13Agility PR Solutions4%#5 of 13Enterprise
Meltwater leads by fifty-two points.
Meltwater52%#1 of 9Agility PR Solutions0%#9 of 9What 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
What the models said about Agility PR Solutions
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Verdict: Avoid unless you can negotiate iron-clad data accuracy guarantees and flexible exit terms.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“it appears less commonly favored than Muck Rack or Meltwater for mid-market use” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · soft negative
“Limited traditional media monitoring and mention caps on lower pricing plans.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend starting with Prowly or Agility as they hit the sweet spot of enterprise-level features with mid-market pricing” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Agility PR Solutions is specifically recommended for mid-market teams.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Agility PR Solutions is repeatedly listed as ideal for "organizations and PR teams that require a wide breadth of monitoring sources"” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · alternative
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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.