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AI Sales Agent: What Autonomous Prospecting Actually Delivers

Short answer. An AI sales agent, also called an AI sales rep, is software that takes sales actions, such as researching accounts, drafting outreach or updating CRM records, rather than only answering questions the way a chatbot does.

Twenty-seven tools are listed here for AI sales agent research; Apollo scores 6.8 on 104 tagged reviews, more than any other listed tool.

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ToolScoreEntry priceForActions
Actively AIAI Automation 8.5 Not publishedno free trial stated Team
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11xAI Automation 8.3 From $2,417/mo billed annuallyno free trial Team
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AiSDRAI Automation 8.1 $250/mono free trial stated Team
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CloseEngagement & CRM 8.0 $19/seat /mofree trial Team · Agency
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We-ConnectLinkedIn Automation 8.0 $69/seat /mofree trial Team · Agency
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Regie.aiAI Automation 7.9 $49/mono free trial statedFree plan Team
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n8nAI Automation 7.9* ≈ $27 (€24)/mofree trialFree plan Team · Agency
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Relevance AIAI Automation 7.8* $29/mono free trial stated Team
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ArtisanAI Automation 7.8* $280/mofree trialFree plan Team
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ClaudeAI Automation 7.7* $20/mono free trial statedFree plan Solo · Team
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PerplexityAI Automation 7.7* $20/mo (billing period not stated)no free trial statedFree plan Team
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ClickUpEngagement & CRM 7.6* $10/seat /mono free trial statedFree plan Team · Agency
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AhrefsAI Automation 7.6* $29/mono free trialFree plan Solo · Team
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Bright DataAI Automation 7.6* $499free trialFree plan Team
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CoPilot AILinkedIn Automation 7.6* $199/mo billed annuallyno free trial stated Solo · Team · Agency
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GeminiAI Automation 7.6* $4.99/mo (billing period not stated)no free trial statedFree plan
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LindyAI Automation 7.6* $29.99/seat /mo (billing period not stated)free trial Team
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OpenAIAI Automation 7.6* $0.10/1M tokens (usage-based)no free trial stated
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SellScaleAI Automation 7.6* Quoteno free trial stated Team
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SemrushAI Automation 7.6* $139.95/mofree trialFree plan Solo · Team · Agency
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Surfer SEOAI Automation 7.6* $49/mo billed annuallyfree trial Solo · Team · Agency
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HubSpotEngagement & CRM 7.3 From $7/seat /mo (billing period not stated)free trialFree plan Team · Agency
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AnyBizAI Automation 7.3 $497/mo billed quarterlyno free trial stated Team
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SalesforceEngagement & CRM 7.0 $25/seat /mo billed monthly or annuallyfree trialFree plan Team · Agency
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MondayEngagement & CRM 7.0 ≈ $15 (CA$21)/seat /mofree trial Solo · Team
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ApolloLead Databases 6.8 $65/seat /mofree trialFree plan Solo · Team
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ZapierAI Automation 6.5 From $29.99/mofree trialFree plan Team
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Entry prices read on each vendor's public pricing page where one exists; the oldest reading dates from Sep 27, 2026. ≈ marks our US dollar conversion at European Central Bank euro reference rates of Sep 30, 2026. * Under 10 tagged reviews: the score is weighted toward the site average; with none, it is the site average. How we score

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Gemini and Claude offer agent features in assistants, OpenAI in an API

Read on Oct 4, 2026, Claude lists connectors that read data and take actions in connected apps, plus scheduled tasks. Gemini lists agent tasks on its Pro and Ultra plans, read on Oct 5, 2026. OpenAI lists an Agents SDK with tools, handoffs, approvals and tracing, read on Sep 29, 2026.

Claude's Pro plan is $20 a month on monthly billing, read on Oct 5, 2026. Gemini's Google AI Pro plan is $19.99 a month, billing period not stated, read on Oct 5, 2026. OpenAI's GPT-6 Luna model is $0.10 per million tokens of input, read on Oct 5, 2026. Claude's 7.7 rests on 1 tagged review, so it is weighted toward the site average. Gemini and OpenAI have no tagged review, so each score comes from averages across the tools we score, not from its own reviews.

Salesforce, HubSpot, Monday and Close list agents inside the CRM

Read on Sep 29, 2026, Salesforce lists AI sales agents as an add-on or on its Max plan; the add-on starts at $125 per user a month, and Max is $550 per user a month, billed annually. HubSpot lists a Breeze Prospecting Agent that finds accounts, in beta, read on Sep 28, 2026. Monday lists a Lead Sourcing Agent and a Calling Agent, and its Basic plan is CA$21 per seat a month on monthly billing, both read on Sep 29, 2026. Close lists a built-in AI sales agent, and its Solo plan is $19 per user a month on monthly billing, both read on Sep 28, 2026.

Salesforce scores 7.0 on 82 tagged reviews. HubSpot scores 7.3 on 85. Monday scores 7.0 on 77. Close scores 8.0 on 37.

AI for sales teams in outbound: CoPilot AI, We-Connect and Apollo

CoPilot AI lists three coordinated AI agents for LinkedIn outbound, covering strategy, targeting and replies, read on Sep 27, 2026. Its Core plan is $199 a month, billed annually, read on Oct 4, 2026. CoPilot AI has no tagged review, so its score comes from averages across the tools we score, not from its own reviews. We-Connect lists icebreakers, spintax and AI auto-reply in co-pilot and autonomous modes, read on Oct 4, 2026; its Growth plan is $69 per seat a month on monthly billing, read on Sep 27, 2026.

Apollo lists AI agents for research, outreach and follow-up, read on Sep 25, 2026, and its Basic plan is $65 per seat a month on monthly billing, read on Oct 3, 2026. We-Connect scores 8.0 on 27 tagged reviews. Apollo scores 6.8 on 104 tagged reviews.

n8n, Zapier and ClickUp list automation limits in executions, tasks and automations

n8n lists AI agent nodes inside workflows, read on Sep 29, 2026, and its Starter plan is €24 a month on monthly billing, with 2.5k workflow executions, read on Oct 3, 2026. Zapier lists Zapier MCP for AI assistants, and its Professional plan starts at $29.99 a month on monthly billing, with 750 tasks per month, all read on Sep 29, 2026. ClickUp's Business plan is $19 per user a month on monthly billing, with 5K automations per month, read on Sep 28, 2026.

n8n's 7.9 rests on 4 tagged reviews, so it is weighted toward the site average. Zapier's 6.5 rests on 15 tagged reviews. ClickUp's 7.6 rests on 3 tagged reviews, so it is weighted toward the site average.

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A chatbot waits for a question and answers it inside the conversation. An AI sales agent works through a task across connected systems, so the points to check are which systems it can read and change, and whether a person approves its actions.

Prices follow the product the agent sits in. Salesforce lists its AI sales agents as an add-on that starts at $125 per user a month, read on Sep 29, 2026. OpenAI's GPT-6 Luna model is $0.10 per million tokens of input, read on Oct 5, 2026.

This page does not judge which tasks run without a human. It lists the tools, and each review shows the capabilities the vendor lists, with the date they were read. Match those lists against the task you want to hand off.

This page does not measure setup time for any tool. Setup depends on which systems the agent must read and write, so list those and test them during a trial: Salesforce publishes a 30-day free trial, read on Sep 29, 2026, and HubSpot a 14-day free trial, read on Oct 5, 2026.

This page sets no verdict by team size. Close lists its audience as solo founders to sales teams, and its Solo plan is $19 per user a month on monthly billing, read on Sep 28, 2026. The Team size filter shows the profile each tool's tagged reviews, or its vendor's pages, name.

Each vendor lists its own route. CoPilot AI lists a native CRM sync, read on Sep 27, 2026, and its Core plan is $199 a month, billed annually, read on Oct 4, 2026. Zapier lists connections to 9,000+ apps, read on Sep 29, 2026. Check that your CRM is on a tool's list before comparing agents, and whether the link reads, writes or both.

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