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  1. 01

    Ada

    Enterprise AI customer-service agents that resolve inquiries across voice, chat, email and social channels.

    Custom, contact sales

    Where it improves on Maven AGI

    • +Writes code · PartialNot a coding agent, but Ada's own MCP Server lets a connected assistant author the Python behind a Code tool from a plain-language description; the draft stages on a change set until a human promotes it.Evidence ↗
    • +Open models · PartialAda internally hosts open-source LLMs for contextual understanding only; reply generation runs on the commercial providers and the customer selects neither.Evidence ↗
    • +In your editor · PartialThere is no in-editor product, but Cursor and VS Code can reach Ada's MCP server, so an AI manager can query and edit the agent from an IDE client.Evidence ↗

    Trade-offs against Maven AGI

    • −Multi-agent · NoOne agent per instance on a single reasoning layer; additional Ada Agents are separate instances added as separate connections, and escalation goes to a human.Evidence ↗
    • −Model choice · NoAda chooses and rotates the models itself behind one Reasoning Engine, benchmarking candidates before selection; no documented control lets a buyer pin or swap the model.Evidence ↗
    35/35 researched criteria
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  2. 02

    IrisAgent

    AI support agent that resolves chat, email and phone tickets inside your existing helpdesk.

    Where it improves on Maven AGI

    • +Open models · YesFine-tuned open-weight models handle the cheapest routing tier on IrisAgent's own infrastructure, and private deployments can run open models inside your boundary.Evidence ↗
    • +Self-hosted · YesIrisAgent Private installs the whole stack in your data centre or your own VPC, including an air-gapped variant with no outbound connectivity; it is software only, no appliance.Evidence ↗
    • +Free tier · YesA permanent Free plan carries the chatbot, CRM connectors, tagging and email support with no card and no sales call required.Evidence ↗

    Trade-offs against Maven AGI

    • −Claude · NoThe security FAQ enumerates exactly two model options for the hosted product, in-house private models or OpenAI, and never names Anthropic as a model IrisAgent runs.Evidence ↗
    33/35 researched criteria · 2 not established
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  3. 03

    Zendesk AI agents

    Customer-service AI agents for messaging, email and voice, billed per automated resolution.

    $19 / agent/month, billed annually

    Where it improves on Maven AGI

    • +How it meters · YesTwo meters at once: per agent seat per month for the plan, plus per automated resolution beyond the plan allowance ($1.50 committed, $2.00 pay-as-you-go).Evidence ↗
    • +Free tier · Partial14-day self-serve trial with no card; there is no permanent free tier, and startups can apply for a longer free program.Evidence ↗
    • +MCP server · PartialZendesk is an MCP client: AI agents can call tools on external MCP servers from Suite Growth / Support Team upward. No vendor-documented MCP server exposing the AI agents to other agents.Evidence ↗

    Trade-offs against Maven AGI

    • −Claude · PartialClaude is not what powers the agent; it is reachable as an external action in action flows using your own Anthropic key.Evidence ↗
    • −Model choice · NoZendesk selects the models: generative LLMs plus its own proprietary intent models. No model picker is documented.Evidence ↗
    • −Opt out of training · PartialThird-party LLMs never train on customer data, but Zendesk does train its own generic cross-account classification models on Service Data and publishes no opt-out.Evidence ↗
    35/35 researched criteria
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  4. 04

    Fin

    Customer service AI agent priced per resolved outcome, deployable on any helpdesk.

    $0.99 / outcome

    Where it improves on Maven AGI

    • +How it meters · YesPer outcome: $0.99 per resolution, Procedure handoff or disqualification; $9.99 per qualification.Evidence ↗
    • +Free tier · Partial14-day trial with unlimited outcomes and no credit card, but no free tier afterwards; the non-Intercom path is contact-sales.Evidence ↗
    • +MCP server · YesMCP works both ways: Fin calls MCP-compliant tools, and external agents read Intercom conversation data over MCP.Evidence ↗

    Trade-offs against Maven AGI

    • −Model choice · NoThe vendor selects and switches models automatically; answers are generated by its own Apex model.Evidence ↗
    • −API access · PartialFin Agent API and Data Connectors are publicly documented; the Fin API Platform (Apex, RAG, Retrieval, Reranker) is gated at $250k annual spend.Evidence ↗
    32/35 researched criteria · 3 not established
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  5. 05

    Crescendo

    AI-native CX platform whose agents resolve customer contacts across voice, chat, email and messaging.

    From $2.99 per resolution / per resolution

    Where it improves on Maven AGI

    • +Done-for-you service · YesCrescendo deploys its own CX team alongside the software and takes escalations through a network of human specialists.Evidence ↗
    • +Multi-agent · YesNamed specialised agents (Concierge, Quality, Applied Insights, Optimization, Integration, Simulation, Knowledge, Workforce) run one operation together.Evidence ↗
    • +How it meters · YesBilling is per successful AI resolution, pay-as-you-go, and dissatisfied resolutions are credited back.Evidence ↗

    Trade-offs against Maven AGI

    • −Claude · NoThe sub-processor enumeration lists OpenAI, Google Gemini/Vertex AI, Groq and Azure as AI providers; Anthropic appears nowhere.Evidence ↗
    • −Model choice · NoCrescendo picks the model per task; no customer-facing model selection is published.Evidence ↗
    • −Pooled budget · PartialBuyers hold one contracted conversation volume rather than per-seat balances, and low-CSAT conversations are excluded from it; no allocation or sub-budget controls are described.Evidence ↗
    29/35 researched criteria · 6 not established
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  6. 06

    Cresta

    Contact-centre AI platform for voice and digital AI agents, real-time human agent assist, and conversation analytics.

    $150,000 / year (12-month contract)

    Where it improves on Maven AGI

    • +Writes code · PartialCresta Conductor turns an approved blueprint into a working Cresta AI agent, including custom code for tool calls; it does not author software outside the Cresta platform.Evidence ↗
    • +Multi-agent · YesAgents are built as a decentralised network of specialised subAgents, each with its own prompts, knowledge, tools and guardrails.Evidence ↗
    • +MCP server · PartialMCP runs in the outbound direction only: Cresta agents use it to reach your CRM, OMS, scheduling and knowledge tools. Nothing describes an MCP server that another agent could query Cresta through.Evidence ↗

    Trade-offs against Maven AGI

    • −Claude · PartialAnthropic is a named sub-processor providing natural-language APIs to Cresta; the vendor does not publish which models serve which task or let a buyer request Claude.Evidence ↗
    • −GPT · PartialOpenAI and Microsoft are named sub-processors supplying natural-language APIs; model choice per task is not published.Evidence ↗
    • −API access · PartialCresta's help site publishes an API Reference for developers, but the reference itself sits behind a Cresta login, so endpoints, scope and tier availability are not public.Evidence ↗
    32/35 researched criteria · 3 not established
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