Respond.io vs WATI
Zero of fourteen models named Respond.io first on the direct prompt; zero named WATI. Respond.io was named by twelve of the fourteen models and WATI by fourteen and Respond.io carries 18 labels and WATI 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three 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 SMS and WhatsApp marketing platforms page.
By framing
Respond.ioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWATI
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Respond.io and WATI were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 41 answers naming Respond.io and the 72 naming WATI. In those answers WATI took the first choice one time and Respond.io three.
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 | | |
Respond.io WATI first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Respond.io on the left and WATI on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was named
14 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
Respond.io5%#6 of 20WATI3%#8 of 20Respond.io0%#– of 14WATI0%#14 of 14What the models said about Respond.io
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“### 1. Respond.io ... Best For: Conversational B2B sales, lead qualification, and team collaboration.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For WhatsApp: folk CRM or Respond.io are excellent” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Ratings: Highly recommended for scalability.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about WATI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“WATI has limited AI agents, limited cross-channel coverage, and no built-in conversion attribution reporting” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best text message and WhatsApp marketing tool for a mid-sized B2B company would be WATI” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Examples of reliable BSPs include WATI, Interakt, and Trengo.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Wati or Respond.io” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase 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.