AI SDR agents
Asked as “AI SDR agent”, and as “AI sales development tool that prospects and books meetings”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B software company. 26 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, six models each.
Standing · first-choice share
19%
AiSDRand Artisan Ava
AiSDRand Artisan AvaContested · Artisan Ava 19%
19AiSDR19Artisan Ava12Apollo.io50others
19% of first choices, contested.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all six models, for a mid-market B2B software company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
The floor is 12 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
All twenty-one head-to-head pages: the top seven products, each against each
AiSDR vs Regie.aiAiSDR vs ClayAiSDR vs 11xArtisan Ava vs Apollo.ioArtisan Ava vs Qualified PiperArtisan Ava vs Regie.aiArtisan Ava vs ClayArtisan Ava vs 11xApollo.io vs Qualified PiperApollo.io vs Regie.aiApollo.io vs ClayApollo.io vs 11xQualified Piper vs Regie.aiQualified Piper vs ClayQualified Piper vs 11xRegie.ai vs ClayRegie.ai vs 11xClay vs 11x
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
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0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative30%
Key
01AiSDR19%
AiSDR19%02Artisan Ava19%
Artisan Ava19%03Apollo.io12%
Apollo.io12%04Qualified Piper8%
Qualified Piper8%05Regie.ai4%
Regie.ai4%06Clay4%
Clay4%0711x4%
11x4%What they warned about
Two of six models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Opus 5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.6 Sol and Perplexity Sonar Pro changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
11x70%
14 of 20 labels negative · 6 of 6 models · 3 hard negative
“I'd be especially careful with vendors in the fully autonomous AI SDR category—the sources specifically mention 11x.ai, Artisan, and similar "AI SDR" products as examples of this high-risk model” Perplexity Sonar Pro, negative prompt
Artisan Ava33%
8 of 24 labels negative · 5 of 6 models · 2 hard negative
“specifically mention 11x.ai, Artisan, and similar "AI SDR" products as examples of this high-risk model” Perplexity Sonar Pro, negative prompt
Air.ai
100%
3 of 3 labels negative · 3 of 6 models · 3 hard negative
“I’d put Air.ai on an “avoid” list ... I would avoid, especially its reseller/business-opportunity offerings” GPT-6 Astra, negative prompt
AiSDR10%
2 of 21 labels negative · 1 of 6 models
“AiSDR's Explore plan is $900/month billed quarterly ... only graduate to a $900+/month autonomous agent if your messaging and targeting are already producing meetings” Claude Opus 5, budget prompt
What they cite
Six of the six models returned a source list in this edition: six return the pages they cited.
Sites the answers cite
34 of 36 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 6 of 6 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 572 links across 199 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 36 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
vendor site · Artisan19 answers · 21 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Salesforge16 answers · 24 citations · 6 models
vendor site · AiSDR16 answers · 21 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Amplemarket16 answers · 18 citations · 4 models
vendor site · 11x15 answers · 24 citations · 6 models
15 answers · 16 citations · 4 models
11 answers · 18 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Saleshandy10 answers · 11 citations · 5 models
vendor site · Autobound9 answers · 12 citations · 4 models
vendor site · ZoomInfo9 answers · 11 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Qualified9 answers · 9 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Salesmotion8 answers · 11 citations · 4 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
15 answers · 3 models
9 answers · 2 models
8 answers · 3 models
8 answers · 3 models
8 answers · 3 models
8 answers · 4 models
7 answers · 3 models
6 answers · 3 models
6 answers · 3 models
6 answers · 4 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “ai sdr agent”, “best ai sdr agent”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AiSDR aisdr.com AiSDR 19%, AiSDR Solo 4% | 23% | 123 | 880 | 3 | 8,418 | 0 | 5 | |
| Artisan Ava artisan.co | 19% | 143 | 170 | 6 | 49,821 | $266 | 6 | |
| Apollo.io apollo.io | 12% | 1010 | 33,100 | 396 | 111,608 | 94 | ||
| Qualified Piper qualified.com | 8% | 41 | 170 | 4 | 24,264 | $23 | 17 | 3 |
| Jeeva jeeva.ai | 8% | 6 | ||||||
| Regie.ai regie.ai | 4% | 54 | 590 | 0 | 1,988 | 0 | ||
| Clay clay.com | 4% | 287 | 135,000 | 168,089 | 294,056 | 11 | ||
| Amplemarket Duo amplemarket.com | 4% | 33 | 20 | 0 | 12,067 | 8 | 7 | |
| HubSpot parent site HubSpot Prospecting Agent 4% | 4% | 11 | 368,000 | 9,776 | ||||
| Snov.io snov.io | 4% | 56 | 3,600 | 71 | 46,528 | 3 |
Google's top ten for the two searches hold 15 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (aisdr.com, amplemarket.com, qualified.com, salesforge.ai, saleshandy.com). The first result for “ai sdr agent” is therankmasters.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best AI SDR agent for a mid-market B2B software company?”Paraphrase“Which AI sales development tool that prospects and books meetings would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B software company?”Comparative“What are the top AI SDR agents and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best AI SDR agent for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating an AI SDR agent. What should we look at?”Negative“Which AI SDR agents should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Opus 5HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Qualified Piper, Warmlyagainst: 11xClayChangedagainst: 11x, AiSDR, Artisan AvaQualified Piperagainst: 11x, Air.ai, JeevaApollo.ioagainst: 11x, AiSDR, Artisan Ava, Instantlyno first choiceagainst: 11x
Four alternatives
AiSDR, Clay, Regie.ai, UnifyFour alternatives
Amplemarket Duo, Apollo.io, Qualified Piper, Regie.aiEight alternatives
AiSDR, Artisan Ava, Clay, HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Lavender, Regie.ai, Salesforce Agentforce SDR, WarmlyTwo alternatives
Salesforge Agent Frank, SaleshandyClaude Opus 4.8Artisan Avaagainst: 11xArtisan AvaHeldagainst: 11x11x, Artisan AvaAiSDR, Snov.ioagainst: Artisan Avano first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Clay, HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Qualified Piper, Salesforce Agentforce SDRTwo alternatives
AiSDR, Qualified PiperFour alternatives
AiSDR, Clay, Qualified Piper, Regie.aiThree alternatives
Jason AI, Reply.io Jason, Salesforge Agent FrankGPT-6 AstraAiSDR, Qualified PiperAiSDRChangedAiSDR, Artisan AvaInstantly's AI Sales Agentno first choiceagainst: 11x, Air.ai, Artisan Ava
Two alternatives
11x Alice, Regie.aiTwo alternatives
11x Alice, Qualified PiperFive alternatives
11x Alice, HubSpot’s Prospecting Agent, Qualified Piper, Regie.ai, Salesforce Agentforce SDRTwo alternatives
Salesforge Agent Frank, SaleshandyGPT-5.6 SolRegie.aiAiSDRChanged11xagainst: Apollo.io, Clay, Outreach, Salesloft RhythmAiSDR Soloagainst: 11x, Artisan Avano first choiceagainst: 11x, Air.ai, Artisan Ava, Salesforge Agent Frank
Three alternatives
11x Alice, AiSDR, Qualified PiperThree alternatives
Artisan Ava, Regie.ai, RegieGOSeven alternatives
Agent Frank, AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Artisan Ava, Qualified Piper, Regie.ai, Salesforce Agentforce EngagementTwo alternatives
Reply.io Jason, Salesforge Agent FrankGemini 3.1 ProArtisan Avaagainst: 11xArtisan AvaHeldArtisan AvaApollo.io, Jeevaagainst: 11x, Qualified Piper11x, Artisan Avanothing named
Five alternatives
Amplemarket Duo, Qualified Piper, Regie.ai, Reply.io Jason, Salesforce Agentforce SDRFour alternatives
11x, AiSDR, Fin AI Agent, Qualified PiperFive alternatives
11x, Agentforce Piper, AiSDR, Jason AI, Regie.aiFour alternatives
AiSDR, Instantly, Lindy, Snov.ioThree alternatives
Clay, Qualified Piper, Salesforce Agentforce SDRPerplexity Sonar ProAmplemarket DuoApollo.ioChanged11x, Artisan AvaAiSDR, Jeevaagainst: 11x, Artisan Avano first choiceagainst: 11x, Artisan Ava, Reply.io Jason
Five alternatives
Agentplace, AiSDR, Apollo.io, Artisan Ava, Qualified PiperFour alternatives
11x Alice, Outreach, Salesloft Rhythm, ZoomInfo CopilotTwo alternatives
AiSDR, Qualified PiperOne alternative
ClayBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Thirty-six rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 19:28 | yes | 30 | 84 s |
| Direct recommendation | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 19:31 | yes | 27 | 77 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:33 | yes | 4 | 34 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:34 | yes | 6 | 30 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:05 | yes | 15 | 35 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 19:31 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 19:37 | yes | 36 | 68 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 19:44 | yes | 37 | 58 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:46 | yes | 4 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:47 | yes | 6 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:22 | yes | 13 | 38 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 19:44 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Comparative | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 19:50 | yes | 24 | 85 s |
| Comparative | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 19:53 | yes | 26 | 68 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:56 | yes | 9 | 58 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:59 | yes | 8 | 60 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:06 | yes | 10 | 35 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 19:54 | yes | 20 | 12 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 20:01 | yes | 29 | 43 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 20:08 | yes | 28 | 252 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 20:10 | yes | 4 | 34 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 20:12 | yes | 4 | 42 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:08 | yes | 10 | 36 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 20:09 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 20:14 | yes | 27 | 61 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 20:15 | no | 0 | 26 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 20:17 | yes | 4 | 40 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 20:20 | yes | 7 | 71 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:09 | yes | 4 | 42 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 20:16 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 20:22 | yes | 30 | 68 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 20:30 | yes | 39 | 98 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 20:32 | yes | 4 | 43 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 20:34 | yes | 7 | 64 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:11 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 20:30 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Amplemarket read as Amplemarket Duo
Amplemarket's Duo Copilot read as Amplemarket Duo
Artisan read as Artisan Ava
Artisan (Ava) read as Artisan Ava
Artisan (its AI agent "Ava") read as Artisan Ava
HubSpot Breeze read as HubSpot Prospecting Agent
Instantly Copilot read as Instantly
Qualified read as Qualified Piper
Qualified (Piper) read as Qualified Piper
Reply read as Reply.io Jason
Reply.io read as Reply.io Jason
Reply.io (Jason AI) read as Reply.io Jason
Reply.io’s regular outreach product read as Reply.io Jason
Salesforce Agentforce read as Salesforce Agentforce SDR
Salesforce Agentforce / CRM-native agents read as Salesforce Agentforce SDR
Salesforge read as Salesforge Agent Frank
Salesloft read as Salesloft Rhythm
ZoomInfo read as ZoomInfo Copilot
Unresolved, counted raw
None awaiting human review.
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.