# Apollo.io vs Agent Frank: which do AI models recommend for AI SDR, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, AI SDR agents. One of twelve models named Apollo.io first on the direct prompt; zero named Agent Frank. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/ai-sdr-agents/apollo-io-vs-agent-frank/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo.io | 20% | #1 of 11 | 4% | 23 | 11 of 12 |
| Agent Frank | 2% | #7 of 11 | 0% | 10 | 8 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Grok 4.1 Fast: apollo.io first (first choices: Apollo.io) (alternatives: Amplemarket, Reply.io)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: RocketSDR) (alternatives: Apollo.io)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Amplemarket, SalesTools.io) (alternatives: Agent Frank, AiSDR, Reply.io)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Qualified) (alternatives: Reply.io)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Artisan) (alternatives: Clay, Regie.ai, Reply.io)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Amplemarket Duo) (alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan Ava)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Amplemarket Duo Copilot) (alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan, Salesforge)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Amplemarket) (alternatives: 11x, AiSDR, Artisan, Reply.io)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Amplemarket) (alternatives: AiSDR, Reply.io)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Amplemarket, Reply.io) (alternatives: AiSDR)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Artisan) (alternatives: 11x, AiSDR, Regie.ai, Salesforge)

## What the models said about Agent Frank

- "Top Pick: Agent Frank (Salesforge) - $499/month" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt, first choice)
- "If you want a highly scalable, fully autonomous email worker: Go with Agent Frank at $499/month." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, alternative)
- "Agent Frank at $416/mo (on annual billing) is the cheapest turnkey solution with proven ROI" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, alternative)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.