Outreach vs Instantly
Two of twelve models named Outreach first on the direct prompt; zero named Instantly. Outreach was named by twelve of the twelve models and Instantly by nine and Outreach carries 62 labels and Instantly 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Outreach Corporation, Seattle, United States, founded 2013. Named in eleven categories this edition.
founded 2019. Named in five 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.
By framing
OutreachFirst choices, of twelve modelsInstantly
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Outreach and Instantly were named in the same answer forty times, of the 286 answers naming Outreach and the 91 naming Instantly. In those answers Instantly took the first choice three times and Outreach seven.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | |
Outreach Instantly first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Outreach on the left and Instantly on the right.The direct prompt
Outreach first, Instantly not the choice
2 of 12 modelsInstantly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Instantly2%#8 of 13Outreach0%#13 of 13Outreach15%#3 of 10Instantly2%#6 of 10Outreach42%#1 of 7Instantly0%#– of 7What the models said about Outreach
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
What the models said about Instantly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Instantly.ai (CAUTION — account bans & reseller risk)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“they lack deep CRM orchestration or enterprise telephony” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Klenty/Reply.io/Lemlist/Instantly for SMB/mid-market (better value, multichannel, ~$40-60/user/mo)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“🥇 Best Overall: Instantly.ai ($30/month) - Exceptional value for pure email campaigns” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Consider: Modern alternatives focused on deliverability stability and flexible pricing, such as Instantly, Smartlead” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · alternative
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.