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Best AI sales agents in 2026, grouped by what they do on their own
Fourteen register tools plus Sellinger are sorted by how much the AI does without a person. Some run outbound end to end across channels, some answer replies on one channel, and some assist a person who sends. There is no winner and no score, because the right group depends on your channels, budget and how much you want a person to approve.
Published by Sellinger AI. Numbers and settings checked on 19 October 2026 against the fact register. Report an error.
How this page was built
- Inclusion: the ai_reply_handling cell of a register tool says what its AI writes or answers. Tools with no reply AI are named at the end.
- Every cell links to the vendor page it was read from, dated 19 October 2026. Prices are as the vendor states them, with unit and billing term.
- No score, no ranking and no winner badge. Rows are alphabetical inside each group.
- We did not test any agent, so nothing here says how well any of them writes or answers.
Run outbound end to end, across channels
| Tool | What the register says the AI does | Starting price as stated, and the unit |
|---|---|---|
| 11x | Alice reads each reply, classifies intent, drafts or sends the next step, books or escalates; Julian answers inbound calls, chats, SMS and WhatsApp | Alice from $3,750 a month, billed annually, per new prospect |
| AiSDR | Answers on email and LinkedIn and books meetings; a co pilot mode keeps a person in the loop | $1.50 per person prospected, no monthly fee |
| Artisan | Finds leads, writes outreach and answers on email by default; approval can be required per campaign | Intern $280 a month on monthly billing, per credit allocation |
| Reply.io | Jason: reply handlers per question type send, draft or stop; autonomous or approval mode | Jason from $800 a month on monthly billing, by active contacts |
| Salesforge | Agent Frank runs outreach and books meetings in auto pilot or co pilot; replies on email and LinkedIn | Agent Frank $599 a month billed quarterly; Pro $48 and Growth $96 |
| Sellinger | Writes each message and follow up, answers replies and books meetings on LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp; approval mode available | LinkedIn $198 per agent per month for 1 to 2 agents, $168 at 10 or more agents; bundles $249 to $1,199 a month |
Sources: 11x.ai, read 19 October 2026; aisdr.com, read 19 October 2026; artisan.co, read 19 October 2026; how.reply.io, read 19 October 2026; salesforge.ai, read 19 October 2026. Prices: the same vendors' pricing cells, dated 19 October 2026. Sellinger from the facts page.
Answer replies on one channel
| Tool | What the register says the AI does | Starting price as stated, and the unit |
|---|---|---|
| Instantly | AI Reply Agent on email, human in the loop or autopilot, 5 credits per reply | Growth $47 a month for 5,000 emails; credits plans are separate |
| SalesRobot | LinkedIn inbox with CoPilot and Autopilot modes | Basic $59, Advanced $79, Professional $99 per LinkedIn account |
| Smartlead | Reply Agent drafts replies in the Master Inbox and a person sends; auto send listed as coming soon | Base $39 a month by email volume |
| Waalaxy | Waalaxy AI is a separate beta agent; you review everything first and can hand it to autopilot | $99 a month for the early access product, per its own page |
Sources: instantly.ai, read 19 October 2026; salesrobot.co, read 19 October 2026; helpcenter.smartlead.ai, read 19 October 2026; waalaxy.com, read 19 October 2026.
Draft or assist, and a person sends
| Tool | What the register says the AI does | Starting price as stated, and the unit |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | Drafts and builds sequences, runs scheduled jobs under review; no agent that answers replies on its own was found | Free $0, Basic $65 per seat a month |
| Expandi | MCP lets your own assistant draft campaigns and replies; you approve before anything sends | Business $99 per seat a month |
| Gojiberry | Drafts an answer to every incoming LinkedIn message and waits for you to send it | Pro $99 a month, 2 AI agents |
| lemlist | Reply intent detection and AI replies that your team sends; lemAgent builds campaigns under approval | Email €69, Multichannel €109 per user a month |
| Valley | Classifies replies and drafts answers that wait in an Approvals tab | Starter $199 per seat a month |
Sources: apollo.io, read 19 October 2026; expandi.io, read 19 October 2026; help.gojiberry.ai, read 19 October 2026; lemlist.com, read 19 October 2026; joinvalley.hc.ferndesk.com, read 19 October 2026.
No reply AI of its own is listed for Dripify or HeyReach, so they are not grouped above. They appear in the LinkedIn automation roundup.
When not to choose Sellinger
- You want the AI on email only, at volume. Instantly lists an AI Reply Agent with Growth at $47, and Smartlead lists Base at $39 for 6,000 sends.
- You want LinkedIn only at the lowest price. SalesRobot lists $59 to $99 per account with an AI inbox on every plan.
- You want a managed service with onboarding. 11x is sold through a demo, and Sellinger is self serve.
- You need Salesforce, Pipedrive or Zoho connected today. Sellinger lists them as coming soon.
- You want public reviews to read first. This site shows no rating for Sellinger yet.
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Sources and method
Competitor cells from each vendor's own pages, read 19 October 2026, linked in the tables. Sellinger from the facts page.
Related: Best AI SDR tools, AI SDR pricing compared, AI SDR vs human SDR, Apollo alternatives, Artisan alternatives, Sellinger vs 11x, Sellinger alternatives.
