Refersion vs UpPromote: what AI actually recommends
The same buying questions, run after run, to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity: the record of which of these two they name first. No opinions, no scores we invented: what the models said.
AI currently favors Refersion. Ahead in 1 of 1 shared category on consensus rank.
That is the latest close, not a verdict for all time. The model-by-model board below shows where they agree, where they split, and how both brands moved.
At the latest close, Refersion leads 1 and UpPromote leads 0 across the 1 category they both appear in.
Beyond this pairing, Refersion is ranked in 1 category; UpPromote is ranked in 1 category. The board below is the shared slice, where the four models place these two side by side.
The record, category by category.
Consensus rank · latest close- #12RefersionDown 5 from the last closespread 10Gemini#7
- #14UpPromoteNew entry at the last closespread 10Gemini#9
On consensus rank, Refersion leads here, #12 to UpPromote's #14. 10 to 7 on the 0-100 score. Every model that separates the two ranks Refersion ahead. Refersion slipped 5 since the last close.
What the models actually said.
The ranking is the answer; these are the words behind it. Every quote is from a recorded model answer — follow the category to read it whole.
Refersion
Refersion — Best suited to Shopify-centric ecommerce brands that want a branded affiliate application flow, product-feed support, and straightforward conversion/commission operations.
ChatGPT
UpPromote
UpPromote: UpPromote is the best-ranked Shopify-native affiliate app for small businesses needing an easy, out-of-the-box portal.
Gemini
Where the models split.
Across the 1 category Refersion and UpPromote both appear in, the models never break ranks: in each one, the same brand leads on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity alike.
No model runs against the grain here: each of the four ranks Refersion ahead at least as often as not, with Gemini the most lopsided.
- ChatGPTsplit 0-0
- Claudesplit 0-0
- Geminifavors Refersion 1-0
- Perplexitysplit 0-0