Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relevance AI | #3 | — | #1 | |
| Zapier | #2 | #2 | — | |
| Salesforce | — | #5 | #3 | |
| MakeTop pick | #1 | — | — | |
| Taskade | — | #1 | — | |
| Google Gemini Enterprise | — | — | #2 | |
| Botpress | — | #3 | — | |
| Lindy | #4 | — | — | |
| Microsoft Copilot Studio | — | #4 | — | |
| Zendesk | — | — | #4 | |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | #5 | — | — | |
| ServiceNow | — | — | #5 | |
| Claude | #6 | — | — | |
| CrewAI | — | — | #6 |
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
As of November 2026, an AI agent platform typically costs between $20 and $350 per month for small businesses and growing teams. Enterprise platforms can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars monthly, depending on usage and features. The price depends on whether you're buying a ready-made AI agent platform, a no-code agent builder, or infrastructure to build your own agents. AI agent platform pricing comparison Here are some real platforms and their published prices: Prices in USD; monthly…
- Make — Sources: Official Make pricing, Zapier pricing, Relevance AI pricing, and Lindy pricing.
- Zapier
- Relevance AI — Sources: Official Make pricing, Zapier pricing, Relevance AI pricing, and Lindy pricing.
- Lindy — Sources: Official Make pricing, Zapier pricing, Relevance AI pricing, and Lindy pricing.
- OpenAI Agents SDK — AI model/API usage: OpenAI, Claude or Gemini usage.
- Claude — AI model/API usage: OpenAI, Claude or Gemini usage.
An AI agent platform can cost anywhere from $0 to several thousand dollars per month, depending on whether it charges by seat, usage, conversations, or credits. Basic/individual use: Free to about $10–$50/month.
- Taskade — Some platforms offer free tiers; examples include Taskade at $10/month billed annually and Zapier Agents at about $33/month billed annually.
- Zapier — Some platforms offer free tiers; examples include Taskade at $10/month billed annually and Zapier Agents at about $33/month billed annually.
- Botpress — Botpress, for example, starts around $150/month billed annually.
- Microsoft Copilot Studio — Microsoft Copilot Studio lists $200/month for 25,000 credits, while Salesforce Agentforce may charge per conversation or action.
- Salesforce — Microsoft Copilot Studio lists $200/month for 25,000 credits, while Salesforce Agentforce may charge per conversation or action.
The monthly cost of an AI agent platform varies significantly depending on the scale, complexity, and whether you are using a self-service software-as-a-service (SaaS) builder or an enterprise-grade ecosystem.[](https://thecrunch.io/ai-agents-price/) Pricing structures generally fall into four distinct tiers:[](https://thecrunch.io/ai-agents-price/) Off-the-Shelf & SMB Agent Platforms Cost: $30 to $200 per user / month (or tiered team plans around $250 to $350/month)
- Relevance AI — What you get: Visual drag-and-drop agent builders, basic workflow triggers, shared projects, and standard analytics (e.g., platforms like Relevance AI or standard automation tools with AI nodes).
- Google Gemini Enterprise — Cost: $1,000 to $5,000+ per month base, often paired with $2 to $5 per agent action or consumption-based token pricing (like Google Cloud Agent Platform priced per million input/output…
- Salesforce — What you get: Advanced multi-agent orchestration, enterprise-grade security (SSO, RBAC, audit logs), Salesforce/Snowflake/Zendesk app triggers, and dedicated account management.[](https://thecrunch.io/ai-agents-…
- Zendesk — What you get: Advanced multi-agent orchestration, enterprise-grade security (SSO, RBAC, audit logs), Salesforce/Snowflake/Zendesk app triggers, and dedicated account management.[](https://thecrunch.io/ai-agents-…
- ServiceNow — Best for: Large organizations deploying autonomous workforces at scale (e.g., Salesforce Agentforce or ServiceNow).[](https://thecrunch.io/ai-agents-price/).
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| relevanceai.com | Brand site · Relevance AI | 3 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| zapier.com | Brand site · Zapier | 3 | ChatGPT |
| lindy.ai | Brand site · Lindy | 2 | ChatGPT |
| make.com | Brand site · Make | 2 | ChatGPT |
| agentmarketplace.ai | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| assistents.ai | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| crewai.com | Brand site · CrewAI | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| designveloper.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| frenchydigital.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| getorchestra.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| google.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| nagent.ai | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| nerdheadz.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| taskade.com | Brand site · Taskade | 1 | Perplexity |
| thebusinessperspective.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| thecrunch.io | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| whatsnext-ai.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |