{"status":"insufficient_data","category":{"id":"dcb29f50-d920-4f11-9e86-d3033c0256a2","slug":"ai-phone-receptionists","label":"AI phone receptionists"},"window":{"weeks":4,"from":"2026-09-21T15:15:41.205Z","to":"2026-10-19T15:15:41.205Z","prior_from":"2026-08-24T15:15:41.205Z"},"sample_size":0,"prior_sample_size":0,"independent_sample_size":0,"prior_independent_sample_size":0,"min_sample":20,"engine_samples":{},"volatility":{"score":null},"integrity":null,"entries":[],"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","editorial":[{"id":"45e44075-6b54-4a14-8da4-24ae81131b8d","section":"how_to_choose","body_md":"Buyer prompts in this window split five ways, and the intent that carries the most runs is best_in_category with 15 runs. Goodcall and Smith AI each led there at 80% of 15 runs. Retell AI followed at 53.3%. For the two problem_solving prompts about after-hours calls and restaurant reservations, 10 runs, Rosie led at 40%. The alternatives prompt about replacing a human receptionist, 5 runs, put Goodcall, Rosie and Smith AI level at 60%. The calendar-integration recommendation prompt, 5 runs, was led by Smith AI at 80%, with Retell AI and RingCentral both at 60%. The comparison prompt against traditional answering services, 5 runs, produced no leader.\n\nPublished entry prices sit far apart. Smith AI lists Starter at $300 a month, Goodcall lists Starter at $79 a month, and Retell AI lists Pay as you go as Free, all last verified 2026-09-05.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T17:37:26.803Z"},{"id":"0d3df720-0ad1-4418-bd7e-4ae599628790","section":"top_products","body_md":"Smith AI ranked first with a recommendation share of 55% of 40 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05. Its mention breakdown splits 12 recommended against 10 listed, with 5 in context. Claude, Gemini, Grok and ChatGPT each recommended it in 62.5% of their 8 answers; Perplexity was lowest at 25% of its 8. Starter is listed at $300 a month, last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nGoodcall ranked second at 45% of 40 answers in the same window. The breakdown runs 6 recommended and 12 listed. ChatGPT was highest at 62.5% of its 8 answers, Perplexity lowest at 25% of its 8. Starter is listed at $79 a month, last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nRosie ranked third at 40% of 40 answers, with 11 recommended and 5 listed. Claude and Grok both reached 62.5% of their 8 answers; Perplexity gave it 12.5% of its 8.\n\nRetell AI ranked fourth at 35% of 40 answers, 6 recommended and 8 listed. Claude and Grok were highest at 50% of their 8 answers, ChatGPT lowest at 12.5% of its 8. Pay as you go is listed as Free, last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nRingCentral ranked fifth at 30% of 40 answers, 7 recommended and 5 listed. Gemini and ChatGPT were highest at 37.5% of their 8 answers, Claude, Grok and Perplexity each at 25% of their 8.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T17:37:26.807Z"},{"id":"2bc32660-77ed-4b9a-b3aa-7c78509ea1d6","section":"engine_disagreement","body_md":"Four of the five engines recommended the same product most among the top five. Claude recommended Smith AI most across its 8 answers, as did Gemini across its 8, Grok across its 8 and ChatGPT across its 8. Perplexity was the exception, recommending Retell AI most across its 8 answers.\n\nThe widest gap between engines belongs to Rosie. Perplexity recommended it in 12.5% of its 8 answers; Claude recommended it in 62.5% of its 8. That is a spread of 50 points. Retell AI also moved a long way across engines, from 12.5% of ChatGPT's 8 answers to 50% of Claude's 8 and 50% of Grok's 8. RingCentral was the steadiest of the five, ranging from 25% to 37.5% across engines with 8 answers each.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T17:37:26.809Z"},{"id":"a64378d0-8f0b-41ec-a4a4-b7e9c94385f7","section":"what_moved","body_md":"This is the first measured window on record for AI phone receptionists. It runs 2026-08-08 to 2026-09-05, 28 days, and covers 40 sampled answers. There is no prior window to compare against, so no entries, exits or share changes can be reported yet.\n\nThe order it sets is Smith AI first at 55% of 40 answers, Goodcall second at 45%, Rosie third at 40%, Retell AI fourth at 35% and RingCentral fifth at 30%. Rosie was recommended first in an answer in 31.3% of the runs where it appeared, the highest first-recommendation rate among the five; Goodcall was never first at 0%. Confidence intervals are wide at this sample size, running from 39.8 to 69.3 for Smith AI and from 18.1 to 45.4 for RingCentral. The next window gives the first comparison point.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T17:37:26.811Z"}]}