# Five9 vs Talkdesk: which do AI models recommend for contact center, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Contact center platforms. Six of fourteen models named Five9 first on the direct prompt; two named Talkdesk. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/customer/contact-center-platforms/five9-vs-talkdesk/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five9 | 18% | #1 of 13 | 18% | 50 | 14 of 14 |
| Talkdesk | 12% | #2 of 13 | 9% | 46 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: five9 first (first choices: Five9) (alternatives: Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Nextiva Contact Center, Talkdesk)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: five9 first (first choices: Five9) (alternatives: CloudTalk, Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Genesys Cloud CX, Talkdesk)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: five9 first (first choices: Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Five9) (alternatives: Genesys Cloud CX)
- Kimi K2: five9 first (first choices: Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Five9) (alternatives: Genesys Cloud CX, Nextiva)
- MiniMax M2.5: five9 first (first choices: Five9) (alternatives: CloudTalk, Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Talkdesk)
- GPT-6 Luna: five9 first (first choices: Five9) (alternatives: Genesys Cloud CX, Salesforce Voice)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: talkdesk first (first choices: Aircall, Talkdesk) (alternatives: CloudTalk, Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Five9)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: talkdesk first (first choices: Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Talkdesk) (alternatives: Five9, Freshdesk Contact Center, Zendesk Contact Center)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: CloudTalk) (alternatives: Five9, Genesys Cloud CX, Talkdesk)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Genesys Cloud CX) (alternatives: Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Five9, RingCentral Events, Zoom Contact Center)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Dialpad Ai Contact Center) (alternatives: Aircall, Five9, Talkdesk, Zoom Contact Center)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: CloudTalk) (alternatives: Nextiva, RingCentral Contact Center, Talkdesk)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: CloudTalk) (alternatives: RingCX, Talkdesk)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: CloudTalk) (alternatives: Aloware, Dialpad Ai Contact Center, Five9, Nextiva, Talkdesk)

## What the models said about Five9

- "has accumulated a significant volume of negative feedback in recent years regarding its transition to fully managed services" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Call issues: Frequent call drops and technical disruptions" (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Five9 is a reputable CCaaS, but if you prioritize a modern UI, tighter cost control... its cons are worth investigating before committing." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "my default recommendation would be Five9 or Genesys Cloud, with Five9 as the best "safe" first pick" (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Five9 is the top choice due to its comprehensive omnichannel capabilities and workforce management" (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Genesys Cloud CX or Five9 as the primary contenders (proven mid-market to enterprise scale)" (Kimi K2, scale prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Talkdesk

- "Start with Talkdesk or Aircall for most mid-market B2B—Talkdesk if you need enterprise-grade AI/routing" (Grok 4.1 Fast, direct prompt, first choice)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Dialpad and Talkdesk are the top contenders" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Talkdesk is widely considered the leader in "ease of use" among CCaaS platforms." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.