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PostGrid Print & Mail vs Thanks.io

Two of fourteen models named PostGrid Print & Mail first on the direct prompt; zero named Thanks.io. PostGrid Print & Mail was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Thanks.io by nine and PostGrid Print & Mail carries 58 labels and Thanks.io 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

PostGrid Print & Mail

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Thanks.io

accepted challenger

founded 2017. Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share18%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5810A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, PostGrid Print & Mail reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Postalytics was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Postalytics vs PostGrid Print & Mail · Postalytics vs Thanks.io · PostGrid Print & Mail vs Click2Mail

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 print page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PostGrid Print & MailFirst choices, of fourteen modelsThanks.io
Direct20
Paraphrase50
Comparative30
Budget-constrained21
Scale-constrained00
Negative009 against PostGrid Print & Mail
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where PostGrid Print & Mail and Thanks.io stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
PostGrid Print & Mail Thanks.io first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, PostGrid Print & Mail on the left and Thanks.io on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where PostGrid Print & Mail and Thanks.io stood in it.

PostGrid Print & Mail first, Thanks.io not the choice

2 of 14 modelsThanks.io was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallLob, PostGrid Print & Mail alternatives: Postalytics, Postie
Qwen 3.7 FlashPostGrid Print & Mail alternatives: Lob, Postalytics, Sendoso

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Postalytics alternatives: Lob, PFL, PostGrid Print & Mail
GPT-5.4 miniSendoso alternatives: PFL Direct Mail Platform, PostGrid Print & Mail, Postalytics
Perplexity SonarPostalytics alternatives: Lob, PostGrid Print & Mail, Sendoso
Grok 4.20PFL, Postalytics alternatives: Lob, PostGrid Print & Mail
DeepSeek V4 FlashPostalytics alternatives: Lob, PostGrid Print & Mail, Sendoso
Kimi K2Reachdesk alternatives: Lob, PostGrid Print & Mail, Postalytics
GLM 4.7 FlashXPostalytics alternatives: DirectMail.io, Lob, PostGrid Print & Mail
Muse Glimmer 30BPostalytics, Sendoso alternatives: Lob, PostGrid Print & Mail

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashSendoso alternatives: Lob, Postal, Reachdesk
Llama 4 MaverickPostalytics
MiniMax M2.5Postalytics alternatives: Lob, PFL, Sendoso
GPT-6 LunaPostalytics alternatives: Lob, Sendoso

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
PostGrid Print & Mail leads by twenty-eight points.
PostGrid Print & Mail28%#2 of 6
Thanks.io0%#– of 6
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
PostGrid Print & Mail leads by sixteen points.
PostGrid Print & Mail18%#2 of 11
Thanks.io2%#8 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Thanks.io is not named for this buyer.
PostGrid Print & Mail14%#2 of 10
Thanks.io—not named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about PostGrid Print & Mail

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Avoid or use with extreme caution: PostGrid (faulty tracking, poor support, low Trustpilot rating, high cost, slow delivery” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“PostGrid - has faulty tracking and is not recommended for teams that are not technical or need global reach.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Faulty tracking, poor customer support (reported response times up to two weeks), and limited functionality” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“1. PostGrid Print & Mail - a web-to-print platform and API that automates the entire process of designing, printing, processing, stuffing, and mailing” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“PostGrid - If you want the best combination of features and value (rated highest at 4.9/5 with no monthly fee for low volumes)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with PostGrid if you want a plug-and-play solution that connects to your CRM easily without needing developer help.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Thanks.io

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Thanks.io — *Best Overall for SMBs & B2B Lead Generation*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Serves API teams and DIY senders, and creates hyper-realistic handwriting indistinguishable from personal notes.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
“More approachable for smaller, relationship-driven mail programs than a full performance-marketing stack.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.