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AI sales agent

The AI sales agent that works your market while you sell

AI sales agent that finds the right people, writes and sends from your own inbox, works LinkedIn and answers interested replies. From $49 a month.

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An AI sales agent is software that takes a sales goal, such as "book meetings with heads of finance at UK logistics firms", and carries out the steps to reach it without being told each one. Outbind is an AI sales agent built as the autonomous client engine: it maps your market, picks the people who fit, writes to them, follows up and answers the ones who want to talk.

The word "agent" is the point. A tool waits for you to press a button. An agent acts, inside limits you set, and comes back to you when a decision needs a person.

What is an AI sales agent?

An AI sales agent is an AI that plans and runs sales work on its own, then reports what it did. It differs from a chatbot, which only answers questions, and from a template tool, which only sends what you wrote.

Outbind's agent is called Obi. It starts from your website, proposes your ICP and personas, and from then on searches your market every morning. Each account gets a score for fit, persona and intent, and Obi shows the reasons behind each score so you can check its thinking.

What can an AI sales agent do on its own?

A useful agent handles the repeatable steps end to end and hands over anything that needs judgement. This is how Outbind splits the work:

Obi does it aloneObi brings it to you
Searches and scores your market each morningYour ICP and offer, to edit and approve
Watches for hiring, funding and other signalsThe first leads, to OK once
Researches each lead and cites real sourcesPricing questions
Writes plain-text emails and runs 35+ pre-send checksObjections
Sends from your own inbox, 8am to 8pm their timeAnything unclear in a reply
Follows up and stops the moment someone repliesThe meeting itself
Answers interested replies with your booking linkDeals that need a decision

If you want a tighter grip, you can choose to review every lead instead of letting Autopilot add good fits by itself.

AI sales agent vs AI copilot: what is the difference?

An AI sales agent acts; an AI copilot suggests. A copilot drafts an email and waits for a rep to approve it, one at a time. An agent sends within rules, follows up and sorts replies without a rep in the loop for each step.

Which you need depends on your time. A team with reps who already sit in a sequence tool all day may like a copilot. A founder with no SDR usually needs an agent, because nobody is free to press approve two hundred times a week. For how the two compare with a hire, read AI SDR vs human SDR.

How do you keep an AI sales agent under control?

You keep an agent under control with clear limits it cannot cross. Outbind builds these in:

  • Daily caps. Autopilot adds up to 20 new leads and sends up to 60 emails a day on Pro, rising to 200 leads and 600 emails on Team Scale.
  • Sending window. Emails go out only between 8am and 8pm in each recipient's time zone.
  • Stop on reply. A Flow ends the moment someone answers.
  • One-message pause. If you use WhatsApp with Outbind, one message pauses all sending.
  • No repeats. Every signal is hashed on arrival, so a retry never sends the same thing twice.
  • Removal. Anyone can ask to be removed at /remove-me, and data is stored in the EU.

How much does an AI sales agent cost?

As of October 2026, listed entry prices for AI sales agents range from $49 a month to $3,750 a month billed annually, according to our review of AI SDR tools. Some vendors publish no price at all.

Outbind is $49 a month on Pro, $99 on Pro Plus, $199 on Team (3 seats) and $399 on Team Scale (5 seats). Every plan runs Autopilot. Sending, writing and follow-ups never use credits, and there are no per-send fees. Full details are on pricing.

How does Outbind work as an AI sales agent?

Outbind works as an AI sales agent across two channels and one inbox. On email, it sends from your own mailboxes. On LinkedIn, it runs in the cloud with no browser extension, using 1 to 8 accounts depending on plan. Every reply from both lands in the Unibox, sorted as interested, objection, meeting and more.

On Pro Plus and up, you can also reach your Outbind data from other AI assistants through MCP, and sync two-way with HubSpot or Pipedrive every 5 minutes. Salesforce sync is on Team Scale. When a reply comes in, the deal moves to the next stage by itself, and quiet or stalled deals are flagged.

Looking at the same job from another side? See AI SDR, AI sales assistant and sales automation software.

FAQ

Is an AI sales agent the same as an AI SDR?

Mostly, yes. "AI SDR" describes the job; "AI sales agent" describes how the software works, by acting on its own. Outbind is both.

Will an AI sales agent negotiate prices?

Outbind's will not. Pricing questions and objections always come to you, so nothing about money is decided by the AI.

Does the agent make calls or send text messages?

No. Outbind works on email and LinkedIn only. It does not make phone calls, send SMS or message your prospects on WhatsApp.

Can I try the agent before paying?

Yes. Every plan has a 7-day free trial with 1,000 credits. Your card is taken at sign-up and charged on day 7 unless you cancel.

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