Smile.io vs Viral Loops
Zero of fourteen models named Smile.io first on the direct prompt; zero named Viral Loops. Smile.io was named by ten of the fourteen models and Viral Loops by thirteen and Smile.io carries 12 labels and Viral Loops 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four 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 referral and partner programs page.
By framing
Smile.ioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsViral Loops
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Smile.io and Viral Loops were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 118 answers naming Smile.io and the 90 naming Viral Loops. In those answers Viral Loops took the first choice two times and Smile.io thirteen.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 | | |
Smile.io Viral Loops first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Smile.io on the left and Viral Loops 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
Smile.io3%#– of 9Viral Loops3%#7 of 9Smile.io12%#4 of 13Viral Loops8%#5 of 13Smile.io0%#– of 14Viral Loops0%#– of 14What the models said about Smile.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.
“Noted for billing complaints (charges after cancellation) and poor customer service.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Best Overall (Free Plan): Smile.io ... widely considered the best option for small businesses because it offers a genuine free plan” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Free Option for E-Commerce: Smile.io ... widely considered the best starting point for small e-commerce businesses” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Viral Loops
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Multiple reports of billing issues and deceptive practices in user reviews.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Multiple reports of billing issues and deceptive pricing practices.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“including ReferralCandy or Viral Loops: scrutinize them if deals involve sales teams, organizations, long consideration periods” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best referral program software for a company with a limited budget is Viral Loops, which is designed for startups on a budget and has a starting price of $49/mo.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Viral Loops and InviteBox offer the lowest entry prices for testing a referral program” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best choice is usually Viral Loops if you want the lowest entry price” GPT-5.4 mini · budget 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.