Research note · Captured July 2026
Who does AI recommend for AI SDR?
A 30-check visibility snapshot across the answer engines B2B buyers actually use.
Method
We tested high-intent buying prompts for the AI SDR category — questions like “Which AI SDR should I use for outbound?” — the way a buyer would ask them. Every check was run individually, and the answer was recorded exactly as a buyer would have seen it.
- Engines
- ChatGPT (Temporary Chat) · Perplexity · Google AI
- Checks
- 30 high-intent buying prompts, run individually
- Personalization
- None — clean sessions, no history
- Names
- Target company and competitors redacted
Findings
The target company appeared in 7 of the 30 answers and was absent from 23. The same few competitor names recurred across all three engines, cited from sources the target didn’t appear in. Visibility wasn’t proportional to product quality or market presence; it tracked the sources each engine trusts.
When a buyer asks AI who to use, the engines return a short, confident shortlist. Companies outside it are never mentioned.
ChatGPT
Temporary chat
Which AI SDR should I use for outbound?
I’d shortlist these first:
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
Why it matters
Buyer shortlists are moving into AI answers. If your company is absent from them, you are invisible at the exact moment a buyer decides who to talk to — regardless of how well you rank in classic search.