Artisan Ava vs Agent Frank
Seven of fourteen models named Artisan Ava first on the direct prompt; zero named Agent Frank. Artisan Ava was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Agent Frank by eight and Artisan Ava carries 53 labels and Agent Frank 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Agent Frank
accepted challengerNamed in one category 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
Artisan AvaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAgent FrankAcross every category in the October 2026 Edition, Artisan Ava and Agent Frank were named in the same answer twenty times, of the 132 answers naming Artisan Ava and the 26 naming Agent Frank. In those answers Agent Frank took the first choice six times and Artisan Ava six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectAF | ParaphraseAF | ComparativeAF | Budget-constrainedAF | Scale-constrainedAF | NegativeAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | AF | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | AF | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | AF | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | AF | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | AF | AF | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | AF | AF | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Artisan AvaAF Agent Frank first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Artisan Ava on the left and Agent Frank on the right.The direct prompt
Artisan Ava first, Agent Frank not the choice
7 of 14 modelsAgent Frank was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
Artisan Ava6%#3 of 9Artisan Ava24%#2 of 12Artisan Ava22%#1 of 11What the models said about Artisan Ava
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Artisan faced platform-level enforcement including a LinkedIn ban ... Artisan reviews and third-party reports document concerns around zero quality leads despite high outreach volume” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“## Specific Platforms to Avoid Artisan (Ava) — Has significant output quality concerns, with a G2 rating of 3.8/5 (lowest among reviewed platforms)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Good for testing and experimentation, but avoid for production campaigns. The quality and governance issues are significant.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Artisan is the strongest fit in the results because it is described as an end-to-end outbound automation platform whose AI BDR handles prospecting, outreach, replies” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Highly regarded for end-to-end autonomy (sourcing, personalization, sending, reply handling) with good balance of automation and control.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“I'd put Artisan's Ava on the shortlist first if you want a more complete outbound agent connected to your CRM” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Agent Frank
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“One of the most cost-effective options with genuine autonomy for a low price point.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Agent Frank (Salesforge) Best Overall for Mid-Market B2B” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Agent Frank (Salesforge) | Teams automating full meeting-booking | $499/mo | Learns from corrections, own infrastructure” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
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.