AI SDR agents · November 2026 Edition
Apollo.io vs 11x
Four of fourteen models named Apollo.io first on the direct prompt; two named 11x. Apollo.io was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and 11x by fourteen and Apollo.io carries 30 labels and 11x 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
San Francisco, United States, founded 2015. Named in twenty-two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share19%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%62%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3037A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Apollo.io 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 11x · Apollo.io vs Artisan Ava
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.
Apollo.ioFirst choices, of fourteen models11x
Direct421 against 11x
Paraphrase303 against 11x
Comparative032 against 11x
Budget-constrained205 against 11x
Scale-constrained00
Negative0012 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Apollo.io and 11x stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Apollo.io 11x first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Apollo.io on the left and 11x on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Apollo.io and 11x stood in it.
Apollo.io first, 11x not the choice
4 of 14 models11x was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashApollo.io, Artisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR
Llama 4 MaverickApollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Artisan Ava
Kimi K2AiSDR, Apollo.io alternatives: Artisan Ava
MiniMax M2.5Apollo.io, Artisan Ava alternatives: Amplemarket Duo
11x first, Apollo.io an alternative
2 of 14 modelsApollo.io 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
4 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
Gemini 3.5 FlashArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x, Qualified Piper, Regie.ai
Mistral SmallAmplemarket Duo alternatives: Apollo.io, Artisan Ava
Qwen 3.7 FlashAiSDR alternatives: Amplemarket Duo, Apollo.io, Artisan Ava
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniUnify alternatives: AiSDR, Alta, Qualified Piper, Warmly
GLM 4.7 FlashXAiSDR alternatives: Amplemarket Duo, Artisan Ava
GPT-6 LunaAiSDR alternatives: HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Unify
Muse Glimmer 30BArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x.ai — Alice, AiSDR, 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
Apollo.io leads by eighteen points.
Apollo.io20%#2 of 1011x2%#7 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: 11x leads at enterprise.
11x25%#1 of 10Apollo.io0%#10 of 10What the models said about Apollo.io
No label in this category carried a quote.
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.