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Brand report · September 2026
Apollo.io: AI Visibility Report
When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about sales engagement & outbound, Apollo.io ranks #1 of 15, a Visibility Score of 79 in Sales Engagement & Outbound .
These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.
Apollo owns Sales Engagement outright, full stop.
Where it wins. A 91.7% mention rate paired with a 38% first-pick rate means AI models do not hedge when recommending Apollo for outbound, they lead with it. That combination is rare enough to signal genuine category ownership rather than a crowded shortlist appearance.
Where it loses. The index only measured one category, so there is no data on whether Apollo holds similar ground in adjacent use cases like revenue intelligence or CRM. Within this single category the co-mentions with Salesloft, Outreach, and Instantly confirm buyers still see alternatives worth considering.
AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.
Apollo.io claims Sales Engagement & Outbound and the models back it: #1 of 15 there.
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Claude 
Gemini Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).
Share of each theme's answers that mention Apollo.io. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.
Share of Apollo.io's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.
Head-to-head: Apollo.io vs Salesloft · Apollo.io vs Outreach
Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.
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