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Vocode
Vocode ranks #16 of 29 in ai voice agents in the week of 21 September 2026, with a visibility score of 5 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 8% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Vocode's overall score sits at 5 out of 100, with ChatGPT giving it 0, Claude 10, and Perplexity 4. Across the board, it turned up in just 5 of 60 answers. Its best showing is on open-source voice AI frameworks, where it's named in 2 of 3 answers, plus single mentions each for best AI voice agent platforms, best AI agent for outbound sales calls, and best voice AI platform for developers. It never comes up for call analytics and transcripts, languages beyond English, AI receptionists, contact centres, or general 2026 voice AI roundups.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 10 | 20% of answers | #7.5 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 4 | 5% of answers | #3.0 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best open-source voice AI agent framework? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best AI agent for outbound sales calls? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| Which voice AI platform is best for developers? | 1 of 3 | #7 |
| What are the best AI voice agent platforms? | 1 of 3 | #13 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best AI phone agent for a small business? | Goodcall, Retell AI, Slang.ai |
| Which voice AI platform sounds the most natural? | ElevenLabs Agents |
| What are the best AI voice agents in 2026? | Retell AI, Vapi, ElevenLabs Agents |
| Which AI voice agent platform is cheapest per minute? | Retell AI, Bland, Vapi |
| What's the best no-code tool to build a voice AI agent? | Synthflow, Retell AI, Vapi |
| What's the best AI receptionist for answering calls? | Slang.ai, Retell AI, Goodcall |
| Which AI voice agent has the lowest latency? | ElevenLabs Agents, Bland, OpenAI Realtime API |
| What's the best enterprise voice AI platform for contact centres? | PolyAI, Parloa, Cognigy |
| What's the best AI voice agent for booking appointments? | Vapi, Retell AI, Synthflow |
| What's the best AI voice agent for inbound customer support calls? | Vapi, PolyAI, Retell AI |
| What's the best AI voice agent for a restaurant or clinic taking bookings? | Slang.ai, PolyAI, Retell AI |
| What's the best voice AI that connects to my CRM? | Retell AI, Vapi, Bland |
| What's the best AI voice agent for languages other than English? | ElevenLabs Agents, Retell AI, OpenAI Realtime API |
| What's the best voice AI platform with its own phone numbers and telephony? | Vapi, Retell AI, Bland |
| What's the best AI voice agent that can transfer to a human? | Retell AI, PolyAI, Vapi |
| What's the best voice AI platform for call analytics and transcripts? | Dialpad |
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In their words
- Claude“Vocode — was an early leader with good telephony support, but momentum seems to have shifted toward the hosted product.”
- Perplexity“| Vocode | Simpler voice LLM apps | Open-source library for voice-based LLM apps.”
- Claude“Vocode — open source, if you want full control.”
Closest rivals
- Vocode vs Deepgram Voice Agent5
- Vocode vs Cognigy6
- Vocode vs Goodcall6
- Vocode vs Loman AI4
- Vocode vs Thoughtly6
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