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Business phone systems · October 2026 Edition

Google Voice vs Dialpad

Zero of fourteen models named Google Voice first on the direct prompt; one named Dialpad. Google Voice was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Dialpad by thirteen and Google Voice carries 17 labels and Dialpad 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Google Voice

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Dialpad

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share15%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1731A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Google Voice reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Nextiva was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. RingCentral vs Google Voice · RingCentral vs Dialpad · Google Voice vs Nextiva

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the business phone systems page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Google VoiceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDialpad
Direct01
Paraphrase00
Comparative01
Budget-constrained90
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Google Voice · 1 against Dialpad
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Google Voice and Dialpad were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 46 answers naming Google Voice and the 88 naming Dialpad. In those answers Dialpad took the first choice zero times and Google Voice two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Google Voice and Dialpad stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Google Voice Dialpad first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Google Voice on the left and Dialpad on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Google Voice and Dialpad stood in it.

Dialpad first, Google Voice not the choice

1 of 14 modelsGoogle Voice was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashDialpad, RingCentral alternatives: Aircall, Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5RingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Nextiva
GPT-5.4 miniRingCentral, Zoom Phone alternatives: Dialpad, Nextiva, Webex Calling
Perplexity SonarRingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, JustCall, Nextiva
DeepSeek V4 FlashRingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Aircall, Dialpad, Nextiva
Kimi K28x8, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: Dialpad, GoTo Connect, Nextiva
GPT-6 LunaRingCentral RingEX alternatives: Dialpad, Teams Phone, Zoom Phone
Muse Glimmer 30BNextiva, RingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Zoom Phone

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Grok 4.1 FastNextiva alternatives: 8x8, Ooma Office, RingCentral, Zoom Phone
Mistral SmallRingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Intermedia, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Llama 4 MaverickNextiva alternatives: JustCall, Vonage, Zoom Phone
Qwen 3.7 FlashRingCentral alternatives: Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
GLM 4.7 FlashXNextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: Dialpad Connect, GoTo Connect, Zoom Phone
MiniMax M2.5Nextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: Intermedia Unite, Zoom Phone

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Google Voice leads by five points.
Google Voice7%#4 of 11
Dialpad2%#6 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Google Voice leads by fourteen points.
Google Voice15%#2 of 12
Dialpad2%#8 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Google Voice0%#– of 10
Dialpad0%#8 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Google Voice

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Caution: Very poor tech support scores ... Better for: Personal use only; lacks business-grade features and support” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Google Voice has no integrations outside Google Workspace, no desktop app, and no auto-replies” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For maximum budget savings: Choose Google Voice if you're already using Google Workspace and have 10 or fewer users.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“The Best Overall Value: Google Voice Standard ... widely considered the best bang-for-buck software in the industry.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need basic features: Go with Google Voice ($10/month) - it's the most affordable and reliable” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Dialpad

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Trustpilot highlights awful customer service, refund delays, hidden fees (e.g., porting charges), and app glitches.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“and Dialpad (to see how live AI transcription can boost your sales reps' close rates)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Dialpad leads with AI transcription and coaching” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“If AI call intelligence is the primary driver, Dialpad has the most mature AI coaching and transcription stack at a mid-market price” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.