Sales dialers and calling · October 2026 Edition
Nooks vs Dialpad
One of fourteen models named Nooks first on the direct prompt; zero named Dialpad. Nooks was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Dialpad by ten and Nooks carries 22 labels and Dialpad 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
United States, founded 2014. Named in seven categories this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels2221A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Nooks reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Aircall was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. CloudTalk vs Nooks · CloudTalk vs Dialpad · JustCall vs Nooks
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 sales dialers and calling page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
NooksFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDialpad
Direct10
Paraphrase10
Comparative10
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Nooks · 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Nooks and Dialpad stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Nooks Dialpad first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Nooks on the left and Dialpad on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Nooks and Dialpad stood in it.
Nooks first, Dialpad not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDialpad was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashNooks, Orum alternatives: Aloware, Apollo.io, Kixie PowerCall, PhoneBurner
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.DeepSeek V4 FlashJustCall alternatives: Aircall, Aloware, Nooks, Orum
Llama 4 MaverickPowerDialer.ai alternatives: Nooks, PhoneBurner, RingCentral Events, Skipcall
Qwen 3.7 FlashAloware alternatives: Close, Nooks
Kimi K2Kixie PowerCall alternatives: JustCall, Koncert, Nooks, Orum
GPT-6 LunaOrum alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub, Nooks, Salesloft Dialer
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Aloware Power Dialer alternatives: Aircall, JustCall, Orum
GPT-5.4 miniCloudTalk alternatives: Aircall, Gong Dialer, Salesloft Dialer
Perplexity SonarJustCall alternatives: Aircall, Orum, Salesfinity
Grok 4.1 FastKixie PowerCall alternatives: Aircall, Close, JustCall, PhoneBurner
Mistral SmallKoncert, PhoneBurner alternatives: Aircall, Genesys Cloud CX, JustCall
GLM 4.7 FlashXAloware alternatives: Aircall, CloudTalk, JustCall, Koncert
MiniMax M2.5Outreach Voice, Salesloft Dialer alternatives: Aircall, Koncert, PhoneBurner
Muse Glimmer 30BJustCall, PhoneBurner alternatives: Aircall, Aloware Power Dialer, Convoso
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Nooks leads at mid-market.
Nooks4%#6 of 13Dialpad2%#8 of 13Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Nooks5%#5 of 14Dialpad5%#6 of 14What the models said about Nooks
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“parallel\u2011focused tools (e.g., Nooks) excel at volume but lag in CRM\u2011first features like AI voice analytics and call\u2011disposition logging” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“like Orum or Nooks ... often costing thousands of dollars per seat annually with strict multi-user minimums” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Orum and Nooks both document parallel-dialing modes, so scrutinize those modes—not the brands as a whole.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“An "AI Outbound Agent Workspace" rather than just a dialer... Best for: Growth-to-mid-market sales teams looking for heavy rep enablement” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“A rapidly growing powerhouse that pairs a high-velocity parallel/power dialer with AI coaching and a "virtual salesfloor."” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The market is shifting toward AI-powered parallel dialers like Nooks and Orum for high-velocity B2B sales” Kimi K2 · comparative 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. Two of two in this category shown.
“While users praise clear call quality and reliable transcription, frequent issues include dropped calls, connection delays” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Dialpad - Best Value Entry Point” Kimi K2 · budget 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.