Courier vs Loops
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Right now, Loops edges out Courier in AI answers, though neither is a headliner. Courier scores 2 out of 100 overall (0 ChatGPT, 4 Claude, 3 Perplexity) and turns up in just 3 of 62 answers, with a best showing of 1 of 4 for "best transactional email APIs." Loops scores 4 overall (3 ChatGPT, 11 Claude, 0 Perplexity), appearing in 6 of 62 answers, including 2 of 3 for React or JSX email templates. Head-to-head, Loops was named more often on 4 questions versus 1 for Courier, with 15 ties. Both go unmentioned for deliverability, high-volume cost, webhooks, and self-hosting questions.
Head to head
| metric | Courier | Loops |
|---|---|---|
| score | 2 | 4 |
| questions won | 3 | 5 |
By assistant
Courier
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 4 | 10% of answers | #14.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 3 | 5% of answers | #5.0 |
Loops
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3 | 5% of answers | #6.0 |
| Claude | 11 | 25% of answers | #9.8 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Where they differ
Only Courier gets named for
- What's the best email service for sending receipts and order confirmations?
Only Loops gets named for
- What's the best email API for a Next.js or serverless app?
- What's the best alternative to SendGrid?
- What's the best email API in 2026?
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Not sold on either?
Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Transactional email APIs leaderboard