Close

How often 10 AI models recommend Close, what they say about it, and who they recommend instead, on the 2 buying questions where it came up.

Mention rate

23%of all answers on these questions

Best standing

#11of 27 on Best CRM software for small businesses

Buying questions

2where any model named it

Never named it

1of 10 models

Which models recommend it

Share of each model's answers that named it, at any position · The black tick marks the panel average

1. Qwen 3.8 Flash50%
2. GLM-5.350%
3. Mistral Large 438%
4. Kimi K329%
5. Gemini 4 Argon25%
6. Nemotron 3 Ultra17%
7. Claude Haiku 5.513%
8. GPT-6 Luna8%
9. MiniMax M34%
10. DeepSeek V4 Pro0%

Never named it: DeepSeek V4 Pro

Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, the change shows here.

What the models say

Each model's one-line reason for recommending it, from its first answer

Best CRM software for small businesses 6

• Gemini 4 ArgonBuilt for high-velocity inside sales with unbeatable native calling, SMS, and email automation.
• Qwen 3.8 FlashExcellent for outbound sales calls and email sequences.
• GLM-5.3Built-in calling and email power for small inside-sales teams.
• Kimi K3Powerful built-in calling and automation, perfect for outbound-focused small sales teams.
• Mistral Large 4Calling and SMS built-in, perfect for sales-heavy outbound teams.
• Nemotron 3 UltraBuilt-in calling/emailing; optimizes high-velocity sales

Against the competition

Each question's products ranked by the share of all answers that named them, Close highlighted.

Best CRM software for small businesses

27 products named in 120 answers across 4 wordings

In nearly every answer

FreshsalesHubSpotPipedriveZoho CRMSalesforce

Contested

1. 6Copper83%
2. 7Insightly70%
3. 8Keap58%
4. 9Less Annoying CRM48%
5. 10monday.com43%
6. ⋯
7. 11Close42%

Best sales engagement platforms

41 products named in 120 answers across 4 wordings

In nearly every answer

Apollo.ioOutreachSalesloft

Contested

1. 4HubSpot87%
2. 5Reply.io83%
3. 6Lemlist60%
4. 7Clari (Groove)55%
5. 8Mixmax47%
6. ⋯
7. 21Close5%

Mention rate by model and question

Share of each model's answers on the question that named it · Hover a cell for the count

Question	Claude Haiku 5.5	GPT-6 Luna	Gemini 4 Argon	Qwen 3.8 Flash	DeepSeek V4 Pro	GLM-5.3	Kimi K3	MiniMax M3	Mistral Large 4	Nemotron 3 Ultra
Best CRM software for small businesses	17		50	92		92	50	8	75	33
Best sales engagement platforms	8	17		8		8	8

Does the wording matter?

Share of answers that named it under each way of asking the question · Hover a cell for the exact wording

Question	List request	Buyer asking for advice	Search query	Worth paying for?
Best CRM software for small businesses	30	33	37	67
Best sales engagement platforms		20

Head to head

Against the products named most often on the same questions

Close vs HubSpotClose vs SalesforceClose vs Zoho CRMClose vs PipedriveClose vs FreshsalesClose vs Apollo.io

Compare with another product

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