Zero of fourteen models named Freshdesk first on the direct prompt; zero named Intercom Fin. Freshdesk was named by ten of the fourteen models and Intercom Fin by nine and both carry 18 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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 IT support agents page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Freshdesk and Intercom Fin were named in the same answer twenty-nine times, of the 72 answers naming Freshdesk and the 66 naming Intercom Fin. In those answers Intercom Fin took the first choice six times and Freshdesk ten.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For most budget-conscious companies, Freshservice with Freddy AI offers the best balance of IT-specific features, legitimate AI capabilities, and affordable per-agent pricing.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For the tightest budget, I'd recommend starting with Freshdesk ($15/month) or OpenAssistantGPT ($18/month)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the recommended AI service desk agent for a mid-sized B2B company would be Freshservice or Freshdesk” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Avoid vendors charging per-resolution or per-ticket AI fees (e.g., Intercom Fin at ~$0.99 per resolution)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Intercom Fin is the strongest pure resolver in a 2026 B2B-weighted scoring” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Intercom Fin—a strong resolver with broad channel coverage, but outcome-based pricing should be modeled carefully.” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Best AI-First Resolution Rate ... Less suited for internal IT service management (ITSM) workflows.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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.