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AI SDR agents · November 2026 Edition

AiSDR vs 11x

Four of fourteen models named AiSDR first on the direct prompt; two named 11x. Both were named by all fourteen models and AiSDR carries 44 labels and 11x 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.

AiSDR

endorsed leader

By AiSDR Inc., San Francisco, United States, founded 2023. Named in two categories this edition.

11x

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share34%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%62%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4437A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, AiSDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Artisan Ava was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. AiSDR vs Apollo.io · AiSDR vs Artisan Ava · AiSDR vs Qualified Piper

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the AI SDR agents page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AiSDRFirst choices, of fourteen models11x
Direct421 against 11x
Paraphrase403 against 11x
Comparative632 against 11x
Budget-constrained805 against 11x
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against AiSDR · 12 against 11x
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, AiSDR and 11x were named in the same answer seventy-two times, of the 123 answers naming AiSDR and the 124 naming 11x. In those answers 11x took the first choice eleven times and AiSDR twenty-eight.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where AiSDR and 11x stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
AiSDR 11x first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AiSDR on the left and 11x on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where AiSDR and 11x stood in it.

AiSDR first, 11x not the choice

4 of 14 models11x was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashAiSDR alternatives: Amplemarket Duo, Apollo.io, Artisan Ava
Kimi K2AiSDR, Apollo.io alternatives: Artisan Ava
GLM 4.7 FlashXAiSDR alternatives: Amplemarket Duo, Artisan Ava
GPT-6 LunaAiSDR alternatives: HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Unify

11x first, AiSDR an alternative

2 of 14 modelsAiSDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity Sonar11x alternatives: Agent Frank, AiSDR, Artisan Ava, Regie.ai
Grok 4.2011x alternatives: AiSDR, Apollo.io, Artisan Ava, Breakout, Intercom

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Artisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR, Apollo.io, RocketSDR
GPT-5.4 miniUnify alternatives: AiSDR, Alta, Qualified Piper, Warmly
Gemini 3.5 FlashArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x, Qualified Piper, Regie.ai
DeepSeek V4 FlashApollo.io, Artisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR
Llama 4 MaverickApollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Artisan Ava
Muse Glimmer 30BArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x.ai — Alice, AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Mistral SmallAmplemarket Duo alternatives: Apollo.io, Artisan Ava
MiniMax M2.5Apollo.io, Artisan Ava alternatives: Amplemarket Duo

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
AiSDR leads by thirty-six points.
AiSDR38%#1 of 10
11x2%#7 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
AiSDR leads by thirty points.
AiSDR34%#1 of 11
11x4%#4 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: 11x leads at enterprise.
11x25%#1 of 10
AiSDR4%#7 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about AiSDR

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“"Set and forget" risk: While some praise this, it can lead to lack of oversight and quality degradation” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“AiSDR — decent support but needs heavy human monitoring.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best AI SDR (Sales Development Representative) agent is typically AiSDR (starting at ~$250/month for the Solo plan)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“For the lowest entry point, AiSDR is often recommended as the best starting choice for small teams or founders” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want to try an AI SDR without risk, start with AiSDR ($1.50 per person contacted, no contract)” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about 11x

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“the controversies around misrepresentation and effectiveness make it a high-risk choice... Multiple sources describe it as over-hyped with "shady tactics."” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“The vendors most commonly flagged for caution: 11x.ai, Artisan, and any tool promising full autonomy without proper infrastructure safeguards.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Major red flags: Former employees report 70-80% client churn, product hallucinations, and false customer claims” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Choose 11x if you have a larger budget, want completely hands-off execution, and require multi-channel capabilities” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“11x is the strongest default choice if you want a genuinely autonomous outbound SDR” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“11x.ai (Alice + Mike) – Best overall for mid-market scaling outbound” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.