# Apollo.io vs Salesforge: 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 Salesforge. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/ai-sdr-agents/apollo-io-vs-salesforge/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo.io | 20% | #1 of 11 | 4% | 23 | 11 of 12 |
| Salesforge | 4% | #4 of 11 | 18% | 11 | 5 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)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Amplemarket Duo Copilot) (alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan, Salesforge)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Artisan) (alternatives: 11x, AiSDR, Regie.ai, Salesforge)
- 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)
- 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)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Amplemarket, SalesTools.io) (alternatives: Agent Frank, AiSDR, Reply.io)

## What the models said about Salesforge

- "Approval-first workflow slows velocity" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, direct prompt, soft negative)
- "Caution for Specific Use Cases" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Salesforge (Agent Frank) — Best All-in-One AI SDR" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "1. Salesforge (Agent Frank) - *Best Overall*" (Mistral Small, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "For budget-conscious scaling: Salesforge (Agent Frank) at $499/month provides excellent value" (Mistral Small, direct 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.