Loops vs Mailtrap

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28

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Right now Mailtrap is ahead of Loops in AI answers, scoring 13 overall against Loops' 4. Mailtrap gets named in 11 of 62 answers versus 6 of 62 for Loops, and it wins the head-to-head too, coming out ahead on 7 questions compared to Loops' 4, with 9 ties. Mailtrap sweeps "What's the best tool to test and preview emails before sending?" at 3 of 3 answers, and does well on free-tier questions. Loops shows up most for React or JSX email template questions, named in 2 of 3 answers, but misses entirely on deliverability and high-volume cost questions.

Head to head

metric	Loops	Mailtrap
score	4	13
questions won	5	8

By assistant

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

Mailtrap

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	7	10% of answers	#4.0
Claude	3	5% of answers	#5.0
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	28	40% of answers	#4.0

Where they differ

Only Loops gets named for

What's the best email API with React or JSX email templates?
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?

Only Mailtrap gets named for

What's the best tool to test and preview emails before sending?
Which email API has the best free tier?
Which email API has the best deliverability?
What's the best email service for sending receipts and order confirmations?
What's the best SMTP service for an app?
What's the best email API with webhooks for bounces and opens?
Which transactional email provider has the best developer experience?

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