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Sales dialers and calling · September 2026 Edition

CloudTalk vs Kixie

One of twelve models named CloudTalk first on the direct prompt; one named Kixie. CloudTalk was named by twelve of the twelve models and Kixie by ten and CloudTalk carries 38 labels and Kixie 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.

CloudTalk

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

Kixie

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share16%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3829A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CloudTalk reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Orum was named alongside these two in nine of the twelve direct answers. Aloware vs CloudTalk · Aloware vs Kixie · CloudTalk vs JustCall

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 sales dialers and calling page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CloudTalkFirst choices, of twelve modelsKixie
Direct11
Paraphrase61
Comparative11
Budget-constrained001 against CloudTalk · 3 against Kixie
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against CloudTalk · 1 against Kixie
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, CloudTalk and Kixie were named in the same answer forty-five times, of the 154 answers naming CloudTalk and the 76 naming Kixie. In those answers Kixie took the first choice nine times and CloudTalk six.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CloudTalk and Kixie stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
CloudTalk Kixie first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CloudTalk on the left and Kixie on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CloudTalk and Kixie stood in it.

CloudTalk first, Kixie not the choice

1 of 12 modelsKixie was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Aloware Power Dialer, CloudTalk alternatives: Nooks, Orum, PhoneBurner, SmartDialer

Kixie first, CloudTalk an alternative

1 of 12 modelsCloudTalk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastAloware, Kixie alternatives: CloudTalk, JustCall, Nooks, Orum

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashNooks, Orum alternatives: Aloware, Kixie, PhoneBurner
Perplexity SonarAloware alternatives: CloudTalk, JustCall, Kixie, Nooks, Orum
Mistral SmallAloware alternatives: CloudTalk, Nooks, Orum, Skipcall
DeepSeek V4 FlashNooks, Orum alternatives: Aloware, JustCall, Kixie, PhoneBurner
Qwen 3.7 FlashDialer.ai alternatives: Aircall, Kixie, Outreach, Salesloft, Seismic
GLM 4.7 FlashXJustCall alternatives: CloudTalk, Dialpad
MiniMax M2.5Aloware alternatives: JustCall, Kixie, Orum

Neither was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniSalesloft alternatives: Klenty, Nooks, Orum, Regie.ai
Llama 4 MaverickAloware alternatives: Orum
Kimi K2Aloware alternatives: Aircall, Dialpad, Salesfinity

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
CloudTalk leads by twelve points.
CloudTalk28%#1 of 9
Kixie16%#3 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
CloudTalk leads by eleven points.
CloudTalk16%#2 of 12
Kixie5%#8 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
CloudTalk leads by four points.
CloudTalk4%#8 of 17
Kixie0%#15 of 17
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about CloudTalk

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“CloudTalk struggles with poor connections, dropped calls, UI failing during critical call flows, and low connect rates” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Solid for scaling; higher min cost.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“CloudTalk is a top choice for growth-stage companies because it provides 10-line parallel dialing power without the technical debt” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“CloudTalk is a great all-rounder for growing teams wanting multiple dialing modes” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“I would recommend CloudTalk as the best all-around outbound calling platform” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Kixie

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Budget Traps to Avoid ... No published pricing; costs escalate quickly with add-ons” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid: ... Enterprise tools (Kixie, PhoneBurner $140+).” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Many high-end dialers (like Orum or Kixie) won’t even let you sign up without booking a demo or agreeing to a multi-seat minimum.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Kixie (G2: 4.8/5, 800+ reviews) – Best for SMB/mid-market with deep CRM glue” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“CRM pipeline focus, 30-60 dials/day: Kixie or Aloware.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Kixie as the top outbound calling platform.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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.