# HubSpot Sales Hub vs Chili Piper: which do AI models recommend for lead routing, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Lead routing and management. Four of fourteen models named HubSpot Sales Hub first on the direct prompt; one named Chili Piper. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/lead-routing-and-management/hubspot-sales-hub-vs-chili-piper/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot Sales Hub | 9% | #4 of 11 | 7% | 29 | 13 of 14 |
| Chili Piper | 5% | #5 of 11 | 24% | 42 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Grok 4.1 Fast: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Chili Piper, Default, LeanData)
- Llama 4 Maverick: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Chili Piper, LeadSquared, LeanData)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Chili Piper, LeanData)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: chili piper first (first choices: Chili Piper, LeanData) (alternatives: Default, HubSpot Sales Hub, RevenueHero, Traction Complete)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: LeadAngel, LeanData) (alternatives: Default, HubSpot Sales Hub)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: LeanData) (alternatives: Chili Piper)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: LeadAngel) (alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: LeadAngel, LeanData) (alternatives: Chili Piper, HubSpot Sales Hub, RevenueHero)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: LeadAngel) (alternatives: Chili Piper, LeanData)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: LeanData, RevenueHero) (alternatives: Chili Piper, HubSpot Sales Hub)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Default, LeanData) (alternatives: Chili Piper, HubSpot Sales Hub, Salesforce Sales Cloud)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Junction) (alternatives: LeadReactor, Salesforce LeadScore, Seamless.AI)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: RevenueHero) (alternatives: LeadAngel)

## What the models said about HubSpot Sales Hub

- "CRM-native routing tools, such as those offered by Salesforce, HubSpot, and Pipedrive, may be sufficient for small teams ... but may not be suitable for larger teams" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt, soft negative)

## What the models said about Chili Piper

- "Volume-based platform fees scale sharply with inbound volume... full Chili Piper suites can be incredibly frustrating, as they often require five-figure annual contracts" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Choose Chili Piper or RevenueHero if your main pipeline bottleneck is prospects filling out your website's contact form" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "If your primary goal is converting inbound web traffic into qualified sales meetings... Chili Piper is the market leader." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, 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.