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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI SDR agents. One of fourteen models named Regie.ai first on the direct prompt; zero named Instantly. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/ai-sdr-agents/regie-ai-vs-instantly/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regie.ai | 5% | #4 of 12 | 11% | 19 | 10 of 14 |
| Instantly | 4% | #6 of 12 | 20% | 10 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: regie.ai first (first choices: Artisan Ava, Regie.ai) (alternatives: Conversica)
- 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)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: Jeeva, Persana AI, RocketSDR, Salesloft Rhythm)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Apollo.io, Qualified Piper) (alternatives: Salesforce Agentforce SDR)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Amplemarket Duo) (alternatives: 11x, Artisan Ava, Clay, HubSpot Prospecting Agent, Piper, Topo.io)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: AiSDR, Artisan Ava) (alternatives: Apollo.io, Conversica, Reply.io Jason)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: AiSDR, Clay)
- 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)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: AiSDR, Artisan Ava) (alternatives: Coldreach, Reply.io Jason, ZoomInfo Copilot)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: AiSDR)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Artisan Ava) (alternatives: 11x Alice, Apollo.io)

## 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)

## What the models said about Instantly

- "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)

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.