# Artisan Ava: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 48 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/artisan-ava

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI SDR agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/ai-sdr-agents/index.md) | 17% | 3 | 35% | 48 |

## What the models said for it

- "the data strongly points to Apollo.io and Artisan (Ava) as the top picks for mid-market B2B companies" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI SDR)
- "Artisan Ava if you want bundled contacts + AI SDR at predictable pricing" (MiniMax M2.5, AI SDR)
- "Recommendation for a typical mid-sized B2B company: start with Artisan Ava." (Muse Glimmer 30B, AI SDR)
- "For most B2B teams, mid-market through enterprise, Artisan is recommended." (Claude Haiku 4.5, AI SDR)

## And against it

- "Be cautious about quality and value. A review describes it as having the lowest reported G2 score among the compared platforms" (Perplexity Sonar, AI SDR)
- "Artisan: Marketed autonomous SDR replacement but saw significant customer cohorts revert to human SDRs using AI as a tool." (Llama 4 Maverick, AI SDR)
- "Vendors repeatedly cited for poor outcomes ... "Artisan reviewers mention generic, recognizably AI emails ..."" (Muse Glimmer 30B, AI SDR)
- "LinkedIn restricted its automated outreach at the start of 2026 ... Generic, recognizably AI-generated emails" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, AI SDR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Artisan Ava, from 143 of the 143 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- artisan.co: 67 (its own site)
- gane.ai/index: 49
- getbreakout.ai: 35
- github.com: 34
- albato.com: 32
- cellcog.ai: 31
- latenode.com: 28
- salesforge.ai: 28
- amplemarket.com: 27
- getvoip.com: 26

### Pages cited

- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-ai-sdr-tools: 32
- https://cellcog.ai/blog/best-ai-sdr-tools: 31
- https://github.com/Salesably/awesome-ai-agents-for-sales: 30
- https://latenode.com/blog/ai-agents-for-sales: 28
- https://amplemarket.com/blog/best-ai-sales-agents: 26
- https://getvoip.com/ai-sdr-agents: 26
- https://artisan.co/blog/the-best-ai-sdrs: 25
- https://grouglobal.com/blog/best-ai-sdr-tools: 21

## In its own words

What Artisan Ava's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI BDR that runs in your stack, alongside your team (https://artisan.co/)
- For: go-to-market teams (https://artisan.co/)
- Price stated: Pricing scoped on your plan (https://www.artisan.co/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start free (https://www.artisan.co/customers)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
- Customers named: Chain of Events, SaaStr, SumUp, CookUnity, Zirtual, Bioaccess, RAISE Summit

## What it publishes

Every page artisan.co exposes, read 2026-09-29: 561 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 284 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-09
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-14
- comparison: 144 pages, 81 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-20
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-05
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-22
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-20 comparison: Artisan vs unify https://www.artisan.co/blog/artisan-vs-unify
- Recent: 2026-09-20 comparison: Rb2b vs vector which should you choose in 2026 https://www.artisan.co/blog/rb2b-vs-vector-which-should-you-choose-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-20 comparison: Rb2b vs warmly which should you choose in 2026 https://www.artisan.co/blog/rb2b-vs-warmly-which-should-you-choose-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-17 comparison: Outreach vs salesloft which should you choose https://www.artisan.co/blog/outreach-vs-salesloft-which-should-you-choose
- Recent: 2026-09-17 comparison: Salesloft vs hubspot sales hub which should you choose https://www.artisan.co/blog/salesloft-vs-hubspot-sales-hub-which-should-you-choose
- Recent: 2026-09-17 comparison: The best common room alternatives https://www.artisan.co/blog/the-best-common-room-alternatives

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.