Frase vs Conductor
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.
Zero of fourteen models named Frase first on the direct prompt; one named Conductor. Frase was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Conductor by eleven and Frase carries 42 labels and Conductor 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
New York City, United States, founded 2006. Named in two 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
FraseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConductor
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Frase and Conductor were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 102 answers naming Frase and the 146 naming Conductor. In those answers Conductor took the first choice five times and Frase two.
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 | | | |
Frase Conductor first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Frase on the left and Conductor on the right.The direct prompt
Conductor first, Frase not the choice
1 of 14 modelsFrase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
9 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
Conductor50%#1 of 11Frase2%#7 of 11What the models said about Frase
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 premium-heavy tools like Clearscope, SurferSEO, or Frase” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“for example, Surfer, Clearscope, or Frase. They can help with research and coverage, but don’t treat a score, suggested word count, or list of terms as a ranking formula.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Frase has no backlink analysis, technical SEO auditing, or AI writing, so you'd need additional tools for comprehensive SEO work.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall for Budget: Frase is the most affordable tool that combines research, brief generation, AI writing, and optimization” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Content Workflow: Frase or Surfer (research → brief → write → optimize)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“NeuronWriter and Frase are the best choices for a limited budget” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What 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
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.