Zero of twelve models named Freshsales first on the direct prompt; zero named Less Annoying CRM. Freshsales was named by twelve of the twelve models and Less Annoying CRM by eight and Freshsales carries 30 labels and Less Annoying CRM 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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 CRM page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Freshsales and Less Annoying CRM were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 137 answers naming Freshsales and the 32 naming Less Annoying CRM. In those answers Less Annoying CRM took the first choice two times and Freshsales zero.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 |
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. Five of five in this category shown.
“14+ Reddit threads about poor support - Tickets going unanswered for weeks” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Be careful with Freshsales/Freshworks if you need reliable support.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Others like Insightly, Freshsales: 100+ negatives on workflow/UI” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with Freshsales if you want the cheapest credible upgrade path with AI and calling built-in.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Freshsales is another option for mid-market B2B companies wanting industry-specific lead segmentation” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · alternative
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“simpler tools like Pipedrive, Close.com, or Less Annoying CRM tend to result in higher satisfaction” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Specifically designed for small teams on a budget, simple and affordable” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Low-complaint alternatives: Less Annoying CRM (1 negative review)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
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.