AI SDR agents · November 2026 Edition
Artisan Ava vs 11x
Five of fourteen models named Artisan Ava first on the direct prompt; two named 11x. Both were named by all fourteen models and Artisan Ava carries 48 labels and 11x 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share17%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate35%62%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4837A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Artisan Ava reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.AiSDR was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. AiSDR vs Artisan Ava · 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.
Artisan AvaFirst choices, of fourteen models11x
Direct521 against 11x
Paraphrase301 against Artisan Ava · 3 against 11x
Comparative331 against Artisan Ava · 2 against 11x
Budget-constrained005 against Artisan Ava · 5 against 11x
Scale-constrained00
Negative0010 against Artisan Ava · 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, Artisan Ava and 11x were named in the same answer 104 times, of the 143 answers naming Artisan Ava and the 124 naming 11x. In those answers 11x took the first choice fifteen times and Artisan Ava fifteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Artisan Ava 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 | | | | |
Artisan Ava 11x first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Artisan Ava on the left and 11x on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Artisan Ava and 11x stood in it.
Artisan Ava first, 11x an alternative
5 of 14 models11x was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Artisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR, Apollo.io, RocketSDR
Gemini 3.5 FlashArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x, Qualified Piper, Regie.ai
DeepSeek V4 FlashApollo.io, Artisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR
MiniMax M2.5Apollo.io, Artisan Ava alternatives: Amplemarket Duo
Muse Glimmer 30BArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x.ai — Alice, AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo
11x first, Artisan Ava an alternative
2 of 14 modelsArtisan Ava 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
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallAmplemarket Duo alternatives: Apollo.io, Artisan Ava
Llama 4 MaverickApollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Artisan Ava
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
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniUnify alternatives: AiSDR, Alta, Qualified Piper, Warmly
GPT-6 LunaAiSDR alternatives: HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Unify
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
Artisan Ava leads by two points.
Artisan Ava4%#4 of 1011x2%#7 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Artisan Ava leads by thirteen points.
Artisan Ava17%#3 of 1111x4%#4 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: 11x leads at enterprise.
11x25%#1 of 10Artisan Ava23%#2 of 10What the models said about Artisan Ava
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Be cautious about quality and value. A review describes it as having the lowest reported G2 score among the compared platforms” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“Artisan: Marketed autonomous SDR replacement but saw significant customer cohorts revert to human SDRs using AI as a tool.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Vendors repeatedly cited for poor outcomes ... "Artisan reviewers mention generic, recognizably AI emails ..."” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“the data strongly points to Apollo.io and Artisan (Ava) as the top picks for mid-market B2B companies” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Artisan Ava if you want bundled contacts + AI SDR at predictable pricing” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Recommendation for a typical mid-sized B2B company: start with Artisan Ava.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase 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.