AI SDR agents · October 2026 Edition
Artisan Ava vs Salesforge Agent Frank
Seven of fourteen models named Artisan Ava first on the direct prompt; one named Salesforge Agent Frank. Artisan Ava was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Salesforge Agent Frank by eight and Artisan Ava carries 53 labels and Salesforge Agent Frank 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share24%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate26%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5314A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Artisan Ava reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Apollo.io vs Artisan Ava · Apollo.io vs Salesforge Agent Frank · Artisan Ava vs AiSDR
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.
Artisan AvaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSalesforge Agent Frank
Direct71
Paraphrase401 against Artisan Ava
Comparative31
Budget-constrained003 against Artisan Ava · 1 against Salesforge Agent Frank
Scale-constrained20
Negative1010 against Artisan Ava · 1 against Salesforge Agent Frank
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Artisan Ava and Salesforge Agent Frank were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 132 answers naming Artisan Ava and the 36 naming Salesforge Agent Frank. In those answers Salesforge Agent Frank took the first choice two times and Artisan Ava eight.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Artisan Ava and Salesforge Agent Frank 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 | | | | | |
Artisan Ava Salesforge Agent Frank first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Artisan Ava on the left and Salesforge Agent Frank on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Artisan Ava and Salesforge Agent Frank stood in it.
Artisan Ava first, Salesforge Agent Frank not the choice
7 of 14 modelsSalesforge Agent Frank was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Artisan Ava alternatives: Jeeva, Persana AI, RocketSDR, Salesloft Rhythm
Grok 4.1 FastAiSDR, Artisan Ava alternatives: Apollo.io, Conversica, Reply.io Jason
Mistral SmallArtisan Ava, Regie.ai alternatives: Conversica
DeepSeek V4 FlashArtisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR, Clay
MiniMax M2.5AiSDR, Artisan Ava alternatives: Coldreach, Reply.io Jason, ZoomInfo Copilot
GPT-6 LunaArtisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR
Muse Glimmer 30BArtisan Ava alternatives: 11x Alice, Apollo.io
Salesforge Agent Frank first, Artisan Ava not the choice
1 of 14 modelsArtisan Ava was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashSalesforge Agent Frank alternatives: Apollo.io, Clay, ZoomInfo Copilot
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashAmplemarket Duo alternatives: 11x, Artisan Ava, Clay, HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Piper, Topo.io
Kimi K2Apollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan Ava, Regie.ai, ZoomInfo Copilot
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniApollo.io, Qualified Piper alternatives: Salesforce Agentforce SDR
Perplexity SonarApollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Regie.ai
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXLaxis AI SDR alternatives: 11x Alice, AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Reply.io Jason
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
Artisan Ava leads by four points.
Artisan Ava6%#3 of 9Salesforge Agent Frank2%#5 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Artisan Ava leads by twenty-two points.
Artisan Ava24%#2 of 12Salesforge Agent Frank2%#8 of 12Enterprise
Artisan Ava leads by twenty-two points.
Artisan Ava22%#1 of 11Salesforge Agent Frank0%#– 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 Salesforge Agent Frank
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“These platforms are cited as having 50-70% annual churn, with only about 2% of deployments remaining successful after 12 months.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“starts at $499/month billed annually” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Choose Salesforge if you want an "agent" that runs in the background and delivers booked meetings via email with minimal daily maintenance.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Best overall for fully autonomous outbound.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Unlimited mailboxes, strong autonomy for founders; punches above weight for startups.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · alternative
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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.