Customer.io

How often 10 AI models recommend Customer.io, what they say about it, and who they recommend instead, on the 2 buying questions where it came up.

Mention rate

33%of all answers on these questions

Best standing

#8of 26 on Best marketing automation software

Buying questions

2where any model named it

Never named it

1of 10 models

Which models recommend it

Share of each model's answers that named it, at any position · The black tick marks the panel average

1. GLM-5.354%
2. Nemotron 3 Ultra54%
3. GPT-6 Luna50%
4. MiniMax M350%
5. Gemini 4 Argon42%
6. Kimi K333%
7. Mistral Large 425%
8. Qwen 3.8 Flash13%
9. Claude Haiku 5.54%
10. DeepSeek V4 Pro0%

Never named it: DeepSeek V4 Pro

Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, the change shows here.

What the models say

Each model's one-line reason for recommending it, from its first answer

Best marketing automation software 8

• GPT-6 LunaFlexible event-driven messaging across email, push, and in-app channels for product-led teams.
• Gemini 4 ArgonFlexible, data-driven messaging and event-based automation ideal for SaaS and tech companies.
• Qwen 3.8 FlashDeveloper-friendly event-driven messaging across email, push, and in-app.
• GLM-5.3Flexible, developer-friendly behavior-based messaging across email, SMS, and push.
• Kimi K3Best for product-led companies needing flexible behavioral messaging across email, push, and in-app.
• MiniMax M3Developer-friendly platform with highly flexible event-based automation.
• Mistral Large 4Developer-friendly, event-driven automation ideal for SaaS and product-led growth.
• Nemotron 3 UltraDeveloper-friendly, behavioral messaging king

Best email marketing platforms 2

• GLM-5.3Flexible behavior-based messaging across email, SMS, and push.
• Mistral Large 4Event-driven messaging that product and growth teams actually love using.

Against the competition

Each question's products ranked by the share of all answers that named them, Customer.io highlighted.

Best marketing automation software

26 products named in 120 answers across 4 wordings

In nearly every answer

Adobe Marketo EngageHubSpotActiveCampaignKlaviyoMailchimp

Contested

1. 6Pardot85%
2. 7Brevo62%
3. 8Customer.io57%
4. 9Braze56%
5. 10Omnisend35%

Best email marketing platforms

23 products named in 120 answers across 4 wordings

In nearly every answer

ActiveCampaignKlaviyoBrevoMailchimpHubSpot

Contested

1. 6Constant Contact86%
2. 7Kit85%
3. 8GetResponse77%
4. 9MailerLite73%
5. 10Omnisend53%
6. ⋯
7. 15Customer.io8%

Mention rate by model and question

Share of each model's answers on the question that named it · Hover a cell for the count

Question	Claude Haiku 5.5	GPT-6 Luna	Gemini 4 Argon	Qwen 3.8 Flash	DeepSeek V4 Pro	GLM-5.3	Kimi K3	MiniMax M3	Mistral Large 4	Nemotron 3 Ultra
Best marketing automation software	8	100	83	25		58	58	92	42	100
Best email marketing platforms						50	8	8	8	8

Does the wording matter?

Share of answers that named it under each way of asking the question · Hover a cell for the exact wording

Question	List request	Buyer asking for advice	Search query	Worth paying for?
Best marketing automation software	57	47	50	73
Best email marketing platforms			13	20

Head to head

Against the products named most often on the same questions

Customer.io vs ActiveCampaignCustomer.io vs KlaviyoCustomer.io vs HubSpotCustomer.io vs MailchimpCustomer.io vs BrevoCustomer.io vs Adobe Marketo Engage

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