PR and media monitoring · November 2026 Edition
Semrush AI PR Toolkit vs Meltwater
Two of fourteen models named Semrush AI PR Toolkit first on the direct prompt; four named Meltwater. Both were named by all fourteen models and Semrush AI PR Toolkit carries 46 labels and Meltwater 72, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Semrush, Boston, United States, founded 2008. Named in one category this edition.
By Meltwater Group, San Francisco, founded 2001. Named in nine categories this edition.
First-choice share10%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%38%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4672A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Semrush AI PR Toolkit 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 Semrush AI PR Toolkit · Muck Rack vs Meltwater · Brand24 vs Semrush AI PR Toolkit
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.
Semrush AI PR ToolkitFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMeltwater
Direct242 against Meltwater
Paraphrase106 against Meltwater
Comparative08
Budget-constrained203 against Semrush AI PR Toolkit · 9 against Meltwater
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against Semrush AI PR Toolkit · 10 against Meltwater
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, Semrush AI PR Toolkit and Meltwater were named in the same answer eighty-seven times, of the 103 answers naming Semrush AI PR Toolkit and the 343 naming Meltwater. In those answers Meltwater took the first choice fourteen times and Semrush AI PR Toolkit fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Semrush AI PR Toolkit and Meltwater 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 | | | | | |
Semrush AI PR Toolkit Meltwater first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Semrush AI PR Toolkit on the left and Meltwater on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Semrush AI PR Toolkit and Meltwater stood in it.
Semrush AI PR Toolkit first, Meltwater not the choice
2 of 14 modelsMeltwater was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Brand24, Semrush AI PR Toolkit alternatives: CisionOne
MiniMax M2.5Agility PR Solutions, Semrush AI PR Toolkit alternatives: Brand24, Muck Rack
Meltwater first, Semrush AI PR Toolkit an alternative
4 of 14 modelsSemrush AI PR Toolkit 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
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 4.5Agility PR Solutions, Muck Rack alternatives: Mention, Semrush AI PR Toolkit
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
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.DeepSeek V4 FlashMuck Rack alternatives: Agility PR Solutions, Brand24
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 AI PR Toolkit leads by nineteen points.
Semrush AI PR Toolkit19%#2 of 12Meltwater0%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Semrush AI PR Toolkit10%#3 of 13Meltwater10%#4 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Meltwater leads at enterprise.
Meltwater52%#1 of 9Semrush AI PR Toolkit0%#– of 9What the models said about Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“better suited to outreach and lighter monitoring than comprehensive broadcast or enterprise intelligence” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Prowly (~$258/month) are better for social-heavy or outreach-focused teams but may exceed tight budgets” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Cons: More expensive; monitoring alone isn't as strong as dedicated tools” Kimi K2 · budget 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
“recommend Semrush AI PR Toolkit (formerly Prowly) as the best overall fit” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best value for a small company: Semrush AI PR Toolkit Pro” GPT-6 Luna · 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
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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.