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Data enrichment · September 2026 Edition

Clay vs Amplemarket

One of twelve models named Clay first on the direct prompt; one named Amplemarket. Clay was named by eleven of the twelve models and Amplemarket by ten and Clay carries 41 labels and Amplemarket 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Clay

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

Amplemarket

accepted challenger

United States. Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share9%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate20%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4121A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Clay reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Apollo.io was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Apollo.io vs Clay · Apollo.io vs Amplemarket

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 data enrichment page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ClayFirst choices, of twelve modelsAmplemarket
Direct111 against Amplemarket
Paraphrase111 against Clay · 1 against Amplemarket
Comparative441 against Clay
Budget-constrained002 against Clay
Scale-constrained21
Negative024 against Clay
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Clay and Amplemarket stood in it.

Clay first, Amplemarket not the choice

1 of 12 modelsAmplemarket was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashApollo.io, Clay alternatives: Cognism, HubSpot Breeze Intelligence

Amplemarket first, Clay not the choice

1 of 12 modelsClay was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Amplemarket, Apollo.io, Cognism

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarApollo.io alternatives: Clay, Cognism, UpLead, ZoomInfo
Grok 4.1 FastApollo.io alternatives: Clay, Cleanlist, UpLead
DeepSeek V4 FlashCleanlist alternatives: Apollo.io, Clay, Snov.io, UpLead
GLM 4.7 FlashXApollo.io alternatives: Clay, Cognism, Lusha, UpLead
MiniMax M2.5Apollo.io, Cleanlist alternatives: Amplemarket, Cognism, ZoomInfo

Neither was named

5 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniApollo.io alternatives: Clearbit/HubSpot-native enrichment, Cognism
Mistral SmallApollo.io alternatives: Cleanlist, UpLead
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashApollo.io alternatives: Cognism, HubSpot Breeze Intelligence, UpLead
Kimi K2Apollo.io alternatives: Cleanlist, Cognism, UpLead

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Clay2%#5 of 10
Amplemarket2%#– of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Clay leads by two points.
Clay9%#2 of 10
Amplemarket7%#3 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Amplemarket leads at enterprise.
Amplemarket12%#3 of 9
Clay7%#4 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Clay

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

“Clay provides maximum enrichment flexibility across 100+ data providers but requires a dedicated RevOps engineer to manage it.” Llama 4 Maverick · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Accuracy varies because it inherits each underlying provider's quality, and costs can escalate quickly” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“It has a steep learning curve... you can burn through your monthly credits very quickly.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“an orchestrator (like Clay) that lets you stack databases... Tools like Clay and Amplemarket excel at this "AI-agent" level of custom enrichment.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Clay chains together over 150 different data providers... Tools like Clay have shifted the market toward "waterfall" routing” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“1. Clay — Best for: Tech-forward teams who want the highest data accuracy via "Waterfall" Enrichment” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Amplemarket

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

“Pros: Top scores (29/30 data). Cons: Higher cost.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · soft negative
“High entry (~$7K/year min, annual only)” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Amplemarket is the best overall tool, offering high-accuracy enrichment with AI, engagement, deliverability, and intent signals in one platform.” Llama 4 Maverick · comparative prompt · first choice
“For mid-market companies, Apollo.io, Amplemarket, or Cognism offer a good balance of features and price depending on geography.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“some recommended tools include: Amplemarket: Offers curated multi-source enrichment, high accuracy, and engagement data.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · first choice
Also compared

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