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Business phone systems · November 2026 Edition

Google Voice vs Dialpad

Zero of fourteen models named Google Voice first on the direct prompt; zero named Dialpad. Google Voice was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Dialpad by fourteen and Google Voice carries 18 labels and Dialpad 36, 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 share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1836A 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.RingCentral RingEX was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. RingCentral RingEX vs Google Voice · RingCentral RingEX vs Dialpad · Zoom Phone vs Google Voice

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
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative001 against Google Voice
Budget-constrained61
Scale-constrained00
Negative011 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 November 2026 Edition, Google Voice and Dialpad were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 43 answers naming Google Voice and the 101 naming Dialpad. In those answers Dialpad took the first choice two times and Google Voice five.

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 4.20
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.

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.
Gemini 3.5 FlashRingCentral MVP alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Perplexity SonarRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Dialpad, JustCall, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Grok 4.20RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
DeepSeek V4 FlashNextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Aircall, Dialpad, Zoom Phone
Llama 4 MaverickRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Aircall, Dialpad, GoTo Connect, Nextiva, Ooma Office, Vonage, Zoom Phone
Qwen 3.7 FlashRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Dialpad, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
GPT-6 LunaRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Teams Phone, Zoom Phone

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
GPT-5.4 miniRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8 Work, GoTo Connect, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Mistral SmallRingCentral RingEX, Zoom Phone alternatives: 8×8 Work, GoTo Connect, Nextiva Engage
Kimi K2Nextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Zoom Phone
GLM 4.7 FlashXRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8 Work, Nextiva
MiniMax M2.5Nextiva alternatives: 8x8, Intermedia Unite, RingCentral RingEX
Muse Glimmer 30BRingCentral RingEX alternatives: Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva, 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 four points.
Google Voice6%#4 of 11
Dialpad2%#7 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Google Voice leads by nine points.
Google Voice11%#4 of 10
Dialpad2%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Google Voice0%#– of 11
Dialpad0%#8 of 11
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.

“"Avoid Basic Google Voice (Personal) for Business Use: While affordable, Google Voice (personal version) lacks advance" features.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Weakest feature set for advanced telephony; limited admin controls; not ideal for call centers” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“For most small businesses, Zoom Phone or Google Voice offer the best combination of affordability and features.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Best low-budget pick overall: Google Voice — it's the cheapest mainstream option” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“If you're on a very tight budget, start with Google Voice or Grasshopper.” Kimi K2 · 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.

“Call quality issues, dropped calls, recording problems, limited features beyond DND” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top alternatives with better reputations ... Dialpad (strong AI and usability)” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“Go with Nextiva, 8×8, or Dialpad starting at $15/user/mo.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Built from the ground up with native AI (transcription, action items, agent coaching), great softphone user interface.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale 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.