AI SDR agents · October 2026 Edition
Apollo.io vs Regie.ai
Three of fourteen models named Apollo.io first on the direct prompt; one named Regie.ai. Apollo.io was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Regie.ai by ten and Apollo.io carries 33 labels and Regie.ai 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
San Francisco, United States, founded 2015. Named in twenty-six categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share24%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3319A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Apollo.io reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Artisan Ava was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Apollo.io vs Artisan Ava · Apollo.io vs AiSDR · Apollo.io vs Amplemarket Duo
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Apollo.ioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRegie.ai
Direct31
Paraphrase50
Comparative001 against Regie.ai
Budget-constrained52
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Regie.ai
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Apollo.io and Regie.ai stood in it.
| 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 | | | |
Apollo.io Regie.ai first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Apollo.io on the left and Regie.ai on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Apollo.io and Regie.ai stood in it.
Apollo.io first, Regie.ai an alternative
3 of 14 modelsRegie.ai was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniApollo.io, Qualified Piper alternatives: Salesforce Agentforce SDR
Perplexity SonarApollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Regie.ai
Kimi K2Apollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan Ava, Regie.ai, ZoomInfo Copilot
Regie.ai first, Apollo.io not the choice
1 of 14 modelsApollo.io was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallArtisan Ava, Regie.ai alternatives: Conversica
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastAiSDR, Artisan Ava alternatives: Apollo.io, Conversica, Reply.io Jason
Qwen 3.7 FlashSalesforge Agent Frank alternatives: Apollo.io, Clay, ZoomInfo Copilot
Muse Glimmer 30BArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x Alice, Apollo.io
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Artisan Ava alternatives: Jeeva, Persana AI, RocketSDR, Salesloft Rhythm
Gemini 3.5 FlashAmplemarket Duo alternatives: 11x, Artisan Ava, Clay, HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Piper, Topo.io
DeepSeek V4 FlashArtisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR, Clay
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXLaxis AI SDR alternatives: 11x Alice, AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Reply.io Jason
MiniMax M2.5AiSDR, Artisan Ava alternatives: Coldreach, Reply.io Jason, ZoomInfo Copilot
GPT-6 LunaArtisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR
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
Apollo.io leads by twenty-eight points.
Apollo.io32%#1 of 9Regie.ai4%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Apollo.io leads by eighteen points.
Apollo.io24%#1 of 12Regie.ai5%#4 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Regie.ai leads at enterprise.
Regie.ai6%#4 of 11Apollo.io0%#11 of 11What the models said about Apollo.io
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Best for budget-conscious teams wanting database + outreach in one tab, giving high-end AI power to small teams who don't have a $5,000 monthly budget” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Regie.ai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Note: Some reviews say it's more of a content creator for sequences than a true end-to-end SDR” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“More of an AI copywriting and enablement tool than a full-stack autonomous SDR agent.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with Apollo.io's free tier or Regie.ai's free plan” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best fit is usually Regie.ai's Free or Pro tier” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Regie.ai and Artisan are top choices” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
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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.