Conductor vs Ahrefs
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.
One of fourteen models named Conductor first on the direct prompt; one named Ahrefs. Conductor was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Ahrefs by fourteen and Conductor carries 19 labels and Ahrefs 52, so the shares are not directly comparable.
New York City, United States, founded 2006. Named in two categories this edition.
Singapore, Singapore, founded 2010. 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 SEO and content optimization platforms page.
By framing
ConductorFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAhrefs
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Conductor and Ahrefs were named in the same answer sixty-eight times, of the 146 answers naming Conductor and the 276 naming Ahrefs. In those answers Ahrefs took the first choice three times and Conductor twenty-one.
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 | | |
Conductor Ahrefs first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Conductor on the left and Ahrefs on the right.The direct prompt
Conductor first, Ahrefs not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAhrefs was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Ahrefs first, Conductor not the choice
1 of 14 modelsConductor 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
5 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
Conductor4%#7 of 14Ahrefs2%#8 of 14Conductor50%#1 of 11Ahrefs4%#6 of 11What the models said about Conductor
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid for Mid-Market: BrightEdge/Conductor (enterprise pricing, $1K+/month, too complex)” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“certain enterprise SEO platforms like Conductor or BrightEdge) are sometimes criticized for not delivering value commensurate with their price tags” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best choice is usually Conductor if your priority is a unified SEO + content optimization workflow” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“#1 first-choice share among enterprise B2B buyers; API-based; no published pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Ahrefs
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best overall all-in-one SEO tool, known for in-depth keyword analysis, technical SEO, backlink audits, and competitor analysis.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you need to fix site bugs, build links, and track rankings: Choose Ahrefs or Semrush.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Semrush and Ahrefs emerge as the top recommendations for mid-market B2B companies” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.