Appcast vs Broadbean
Seven of fourteen models named Appcast first on the direct prompt; zero named Broadbean. Appcast was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Broadbean by eight and Appcast carries 43 labels and Broadbean 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
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 job advertising and distribution page.
By framing
AppcastFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBroadbean
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Appcast and Broadbean were named in the same answer twenty-eight times, of the 164 answers naming Appcast and the 38 naming Broadbean. In those answers Broadbean took the first choice three times and Appcast nine.
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 | | | | |
Appcast Broadbean first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Appcast on the left and Broadbean on the right.The direct prompt
Appcast first, Broadbean not the choice
7 of 14 modelsBroadbean was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 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
Appcast45%#1 of 16Broadbean8%#4 of 16What the models said about Appcast
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid pure enterprise tools like Appcast (higher mins ~$200–300/campaign but often called expensive for small users)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“like Joveo or Appcast) typically require significant minimum spends ($50k–$100k/year) or complex sales cycles, making them difficult for SMBs” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“The best programmatic job advertising platforms for a company with a limited budget are Appcast, Joveo, Broadbean, and JobTarget.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Low minimum campaign spend and cost-per-applicant: Appcast starting around $200-$300 minimum campaign spend with CPA bidding” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Appcast – Best Overall Value ... offers the best balance of low entry cost and proven performance-based optimization” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Broadbean
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“it may be overkill (and more expensive) unless integrated with your ATS” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“The best programmatic job advertising platforms for a company with a limited budget are Appcast, Joveo, Broadbean, and JobTarget.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Broadbean Programmatic and Joveo are the top recommendations due to their flexible, pay-for-performance models” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Broadbean is another top choice, especially if you need robust job distribution and analytics.” Mistral Small · 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.