AiSDR vs Instantly
Two of fourteen models named AiSDR first on the direct prompt; zero named Instantly. AiSDR was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Instantly by seven and AiSDR carries 42 labels and Instantly 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By AiSDR Inc., San Francisco, United States, founded 2023. Named in one category this edition.
founded 2019. Named in eight 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 SDR agents page.
By framing
AiSDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInstantly
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, AiSDR and Instantly were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 112 answers naming AiSDR and the 114 naming Instantly. In those answers Instantly took the first choice two times and AiSDR five.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
AiSDR Instantly first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AiSDR on the left and Instantly on the right.The direct prompt
AiSDR first, Instantly not the choice
2 of 14 modelsInstantly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
AiSDR23%#2 of 9Instantly0%#7 of 9What the models said about AiSDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“they appear more specialized and less universally established than Apollo or Qualified” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · soft negative
“Not necessarily bad, but has specific limitations... it struggles with *cold outreach*” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Good for lead nurturing, weaker for cold outreach” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“If you specifically need an autonomous AI SDR agent, AiSDR Solo at $250/mo is the current entry price point” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“AiSDR - Leads in many benchmarks for signals, personalization, reply handling, and reasoning.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest starting with AiSDR or Artisan for pure AI SDR autonomy in mid-market B2B outbound.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Instantly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid if you want an *agent* that thinks and responds; this is just a high-volume sender.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“a stack like Instantly.ai (~$30/mo) + open-source LLMs for basic personalization, but lacks full autonomy” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Starts at $47/month flat... Instantly lets you connect unlimited email accounts, includes free automated warm-up, and offers modular AI agents” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Apollo or Instantly as your starting point - both offer generous free tiers and affordable entry plans” MiniMax M2.5 · budget 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.