# Upfirst: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/upfirst

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI voice agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/ai-voice-agents/index.md) | 6% | 4 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for most small service businesses, starting at $24.95/month... Upfirst and Dialzara are especially strong for tight budgets." (Mistral Small, AI voice agents)
- "Start with Quo Sona (free tier) or Upfirst ($24.95/mo)" (Kimi K2, AI voice agents)
- "Top Pick for Most Small Businesses: Upfirst" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI voice agents)
- "Monthly budget | Upfirst ($24.95/mo) | Predictable fixed cost" (MiniMax M2.5, AI voice agents)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Upfirst, from 8 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- upfirst.ai: 8 (its own site)
- botphonic.ai: 5
- cartesia.ai: 4
- murf.ai: 4
- quo.com: 4
- spotsaas.com: 4
- cloudtalk.io: 3
- elevenlabs.io: 3
- lumay.ai: 3
- monday.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://upfirst.ai/blog/set-up-an-ai-voice-agent-for-small-businesses-in-minutes: 8
- https://botphonic.ai/: 5
- https://cartesia.ai/learn/ai-voice-agent-platforms: 4
- https://quo.com/blog/best-ai-voice-agents: 4
- https://spotsaas.com/list/ai-voice-agent/for-small-business: 4
- https://elevenlabs.io/: 3
- https://monday.com/blog/ai-agents/ai-voice-agents: 3
- https://technologyadvice.com/voip/best-ai-voice-agents: 3

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.