AI SDR agents · September 2026 Edition
Artisan vs Salesforge
Two of twelve models named Artisan first on the direct prompt; zero named Salesforge. Artisan was named by twelve of the twelve models and Salesforge by five and Artisan carries 36 labels and Salesforge 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share13%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate42%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3611A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Artisan reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Reply.io was named alongside these two in seven of the twelve direct answers. Apollo.io vs Artisan · Apollo.io vs Salesforge · Artisan vs Amplemarket
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; 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ArtisanFirst choices, of twelve modelsSalesforge
Direct203 against Artisan · 1 against Salesforge
Paraphrase42
Comparative10
Budget-constrained004 against Artisan
Scale-constrained002 against Artisan
Negative006 against Artisan · 1 against Salesforge
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Artisan and Salesforge 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 | | | |
Artisan Salesforge first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Artisan on the left and Salesforge on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Artisan and Salesforge stood in it.
Artisan first, Salesforge an alternative
2 of 12 modelsSalesforge was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashArtisan alternatives: Clay, Regie.ai, Reply.io
GLM 4.7 FlashXArtisan alternatives: 11x, AiSDR, Regie.ai, Salesforge
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallAmplemarket Duo Copilot alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan, Salesforge
DeepSeek V4 FlashAmplemarket alternatives: 11x, AiSDR, Artisan, Reply.io
Neither was named
8 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5RocketSDR alternatives: Apollo.io
GPT-5.4 miniQualified alternatives: Reply.io
Perplexity SonarAmplemarket Duo alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan Ava
Grok 4.1 FastApollo.io alternatives: Amplemarket, Reply.io
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashAmplemarket alternatives: AiSDR, Reply.io
Kimi K2Amplemarket, Reply.io alternatives: AiSDR
MiniMax M2.5Amplemarket, SalesTools.io alternatives: Agent Frank, AiSDR, Reply.io
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
Salesforge leads by two points.
Salesforge2%#– of 8Artisan0%#7 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Artisan leads at mid-market.
Artisan13%#2 of 11Salesforge4%#4 of 11Enterprise
What the models said about Artisan
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid fully autonomous AI SDRs with annual lock-in contracts, no trials, and documented quality problems (Artisan, 11x.ai especially)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Artisan - LinkedIn restricted their automated outreach in early 2026... G2 rating of 3.8/5 (lowest among reviewed platforms)” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Artisan was temporarily banned by LinkedIn in late 2025/early 2026 due to platform compliance and data-scraping violations.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“unless your team specifically wants an AI SDR that books meetings more autonomously, in which case Artisan is the better fit” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Artisan"s AI agent, Ava, is highly regarded for mid-market companies that want a fully autonomous out-of-the-box solution.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“or Artisan/Ava if you want more autonomous outbound prospecting with built-in contact data.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Salesforge
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“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
Also compared
Apollo.io vs ArtisanApollo.io vs SalesforgeArtisan vs AmplemarketArtisan vs AiSDRArtisan vs Reply.ioArtisan vs Agent FrankArtisan vs QualifiedAmplemarket vs SalesforgeSalesforge vs AiSDRSalesforge vs Reply.ioSalesforge vs Agent FrankSalesforge vs QualifiedAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full AI SDR standing
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.