Two of twelve models named Outreach first on the direct prompt; zero named HubSpot Sales Hub. Both were named by all twelve models and Outreach carries 62 labels and HubSpot Sales Hub 48, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Outreach Corporation, Seattle, United States, founded 2013. Named in eleven categories this edition.
By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in sixteen categories this edition.
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 sales engagement platforms page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Outreach and HubSpot Sales Hub were named in the same answer 118 times, of the 286 answers naming Outreach and the 501 naming HubSpot Sales Hub. In those answers HubSpot Sales Hub took the first choice twenty times and Outreach twenty-two.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Red flags: Poor customer support (slow responses, ticket-only), steep learning curve, integration issues ... Avoid if: Non-Salesforce CRM, small team, or high-volume cold email” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“flag it as risky for first-timers because it often requires a 12-month minimum, may charge for early termination, and can be overkill” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid entirely if: You're a startup or small team looking at Outreach, Salesloft, or ZoomInfo” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Focus on platforms like Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo.io, or Groove (Clari)... Popular mid-market fits: Outreach (enterprise-scale outbound)” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“🏆 Outreach Best for: Large enterprise sales teams (20+ reps) running complex, multi-stage sales motions” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Outreach — Category leader for enterprise outbound; deepest sequencing, analytics, and admin controls.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Never use for cold email: HubSpot Sales Hub” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“some features are only accessible in high-tier plans, which can be costly, and the platform can sometimes be slow” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
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.