C3 AI vs Clay

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

C3 AI is the stronger AI pick in AI Agents: it has a visibility score of 0.9 versus 0.7 for Clay.

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Latest weekly run · Nov 3

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

C3 AI 0pp · Clay 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

C3 AI leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

0.9%

AI Mode

0.9%

Perplexity

0.9%

C3 AIClay

0 engine answers name both brands

0C3 AI ranked higher

0Clay ranked higher

Dimension	C3 AI	Clay
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $167 / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	The company says its platform runs across any infrastructure.	—
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, FedRAMP, FedRAMP Moderate, FISMA, FIPS 140-2, ITAR, HIPAA, PCI DSS Level 1, DoD IL5, DoD IL6	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA
Support	Customer Support Portal, 24/7 support line in customer contract, Email support@c3.ai	Priority support queue on Growth plan, Dedicated Slack channel on Enterprise plan, Dedicated growth strategist on Enterprise plan
Founded	2009	2017
Headquarters	Redwood City, California	New York City, NY, United States
Employees	1,001–5,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	IPO	Series B Expansion
Best for	Large operators in defense and intelligence, maritime, manufacturing, federal government, oil and gas, utilities and healthcare.	GTM engineers and revenue teams that build their own prospecting, enrichment and outbound workflows.