AI SDR agents · October 2026 Edition
Regie.ai vs Instantly
One of fourteen models named Regie.ai first on the direct prompt; zero named Instantly. Regie.ai was named by ten of the fourteen models and Instantly by seven and Regie.ai carries 19 labels and Instantly 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
founded 2019. Named in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share5%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1910A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Regie.ai reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Artisan Ava was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Apollo.io vs Regie.ai · Apollo.io vs Instantly · Artisan Ava vs Regie.ai
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.
Regie.aiFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInstantly
Direct10
Paraphrase00
Comparative001 against Regie.ai
Budget-constrained221 against Instantly
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Regie.ai · 1 against Instantly
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Regie.ai and Instantly 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 | |
Regie.ai Instantly first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Regie.ai on the left and Instantly on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Regie.ai and Instantly stood in it.
Regie.ai first, Instantly not the choice
1 of 14 modelsInstantly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallArtisan Ava, Regie.ai alternatives: Conversica
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.Perplexity SonarApollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Regie.ai
Kimi K2Apollo.io alternatives: AiSDR, Artisan Ava, Regie.ai, ZoomInfo Copilot
Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Artisan Ava alternatives: Jeeva, Persana AI, RocketSDR, Salesloft Rhythm
GPT-5.4 miniApollo.io, Qualified Piper alternatives: Salesforce Agentforce SDR
Gemini 3.5 FlashAmplemarket Duo alternatives: 11x, Artisan Ava, Clay, HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Piper, Topo.io
Grok 4.1 FastAiSDR, Artisan Ava alternatives: Apollo.io, Conversica, Reply.io Jason
DeepSeek V4 FlashArtisan Ava alternatives: AiSDR, Clay
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashSalesforge Agent Frank alternatives: Apollo.io, Clay, ZoomInfo Copilot
GLM 4.7 FlashXLaxis AI SDR alternatives: 11x Alice, AiSDR, Amplemarket Duo, Reply.io Jason
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
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Regie.ai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“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
What the models said about Instantly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid if you want an *agent* that thinks and responds; this is just a high-volume sender.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“a stack like Instantly.ai (~$30/mo) + open-source LLMs for basic personalization, but lacks full autonomy” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Starts at $47/month flat... Instantly lets you connect unlimited email accounts, includes free automated warm-up, and offers modular AI agents” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Apollo or Instantly as your starting point - both offer generous free tiers and affordable entry plans” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
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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.