# Artisan Ava vs Regie.ai: which do AI models recommend for AI SDR, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI SDR agents. Seven of fourteen models named Artisan Ava first on the direct prompt; one named Regie.ai. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/ai-sdr-agents/artisan-ava-vs-regie-ai/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artisan Ava | 24% | #2 of 12 | 26% | 53 | 14 of 14 |
| Regie.ai | 5% | #4 of 12 | 11% | 19 | 10 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: both first (first choices: Artisan Ava, Regie.ai) (alternatives: Conversica)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: artisan ava first (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: Jeeva, Persana AI, RocketSDR, Salesloft Rhythm)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: artisan ava first (first choices: AiSDR, Artisan Ava) (alternatives: Apollo.io, Conversica, Reply.io Jason)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: artisan ava first (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: AiSDR, Clay)
- MiniMax M2.5: artisan ava first (first choices: AiSDR, Artisan Ava) (alternatives: Coldreach, Reply.io Jason, ZoomInfo Copilot)
- GPT-6 Luna: artisan ava first (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: AiSDR)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: artisan ava first (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: 11x Alice, Apollo.io)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Amplemarket Duo) (alternatives: 11x, Artisan Ava, Clay, HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Piper, Topo.io)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Apollo.io) (alternatives: AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Regie.ai)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Apollo.io) (alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan Ava, Regie.ai, ZoomInfo Copilot)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Apollo.io, Qualified Piper) (alternatives: Salesforce Agentforce SDR)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Salesforge Agent Frank) (alternatives: Apollo.io, Clay, ZoomInfo Copilot)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Laxis AI SDR) (alternatives: 11x Alice, AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Reply.io Jason)

## What the models said about Artisan Ava

- "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 Regie.ai

- "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)

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. 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.