Parloa vs Pylon
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Parloa and Pylon are both running pretty quiet on this one. Parloa scores 3 overall, named in 7 of 75 answers, with Claude giving it a 7 while ChatGPT and Perplexity sit at 0. Pylon edges it slightly with a score of 3 too (rounding the same way) but shows up in 8 of 75 answers, with Claude scoring it 8. Head to head, Pylon gets named more often in 4 questions, Parloa in 3, and the two tie in 18. Neither appears for setup ease, human handoff, resolution-based pricing, or self-hosting questions.
Head to head
| metric | Parloa | Pylon |
|---|---|---|
| score | 3 | 3 |
| questions won | 7 | 8 |
By assistant
Parloa
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 7 | 15% of answers | #14.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Pylon
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 8 | 30% of answers | #12.7 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Where they differ
Only Parloa gets named for
- What are the best alternatives to Sierra?
- What are the best alternatives to Decagon?
- What's the best AI support agent for WhatsApp or social messaging?
Only Pylon gets named for
- What's the best AI chatbot for a SaaS help desk?
- What's the best AI support agent for a small support team?
- What's the best AI agent to handle email support tickets?
- What's the best AI agent trained on my help centre and docs?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI customer support agents leaderboard