Four of fourteen models named Dialpad Ai Contact Center first on the direct prompt; zero named NICE CXone. Dialpad Ai Contact Center was named by ten of the fourteen models and NICE CXone by fourteen and Dialpad Ai Contact Center carries 29 labels and NICE CXone 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Dialpad, United States, founded 2014. Named in one category this edition.
By Nice Ltd, Ra'anana, Israel, founded 1986. Named in three categories this edition.
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 contact center platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Dialpad Ai Contact Center and NICE CXone were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 83 answers naming Dialpad Ai Contact Center and the 147 naming NICE CXone. In those answers NICE CXone took the first choice six times and Dialpad Ai Contact Center five.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
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| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Missed inbound notifications/calls slipping through... Popular but inconsistent for high-stakes contact centers.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“limited outbound dialing control and occasional connectivity issues during high-volume campaigns” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“While its Pro plan is $69/user/month... may be worth the investment for growing teams” Mistral Small · budget prompt · soft negative
“or Dialpad ($15/user/month) if you're primarily phone-focused and want AI features without the premium price tag” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Dialpad and Talkdesk are the top contenders” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Dialpad Ai Contact Center represents the most future-proof and practical choice” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“avoiding the high-ticket enterprise suites like NICE CXone or Genesys (which can easily run $100–$200+ per agent monthly)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“experienced professionals have warned others to "avoid NICE CXone like the plague."” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Platforms to Avoid or Be Cautious About ... Multiple outages ... Poor support” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“NICE is widely regarded as the market heavyweight, often scoring highest in both "ability to execute" and "completeness of vision."” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you need complex omnichannel enterprise routing → Genesys is the incumbent leader.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you are a large enterprise with complex needs... Choose Genesys or NICE.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
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.