Arini vs Dialpad
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-21
Both Arini and Dialpad are still bit players in AI assistant answers about voice AI. Arini scores 2 overall and shows up in just 3 of 60 answers, with its best showing being 1 of 3 answers for questions on AI receptionists, appointment booking, and restaurant or clinic bookings. Dialpad edges ahead slightly with an overall score of 3 and 4 of 60 answers, doing best on call analytics and transcripts (2 of 3 answers). Head to head, each was named more often on 2 questions, with 16 questions tied. Neither is ever mentioned for 2026's best voice agents or enterprise contact centre platforms.
Head to head
| metric | Arini | Dialpad |
|---|---|---|
| score | 2 | 3 |
| questions won | 3 | 3 |
By assistant
Arini
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 7 | 15% of answers | #8.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Dialpad
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3 | 5% of answers | #4.0 |
| Claude | 4 | 10% of answers | #12.5 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
Where they differ
Only Arini gets named for
- What's the best AI voice agent for a restaurant or clinic taking bookings?
- What's the best AI voice agent for booking appointments?
Only Dialpad gets named for
- What's the best voice AI platform for call analytics and transcripts?
- What's the best AI phone agent for a small business?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI voice agents leaderboard