Measured, in public · updated 2026-09-28
What we found
What we would want to know before paying anyone for an AI receptionist, measured rather than claimed. No email address is needed to read any of it.
What the receptionists actually do on the phone
We placed the same five scripted after-hours calls to our own demo lines and to competitors' published demo lines, then scored each transcript against written measures. Our own lines are judged by the same rubric and the transcripts are public.
Latest test, 18 October 2026: the same after-hours emergency call in Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Arabic and Polish. Both our lines answered in the caller’s language 5 of 5 times; three other companies’ demo lines managed 1, 0 and 0 of 5. Every transcript. The full test below ran 24–28 September 2026.
- After Hours (ours)13 of 14 measures
a demo plumbing business (Mike Alvarez Plumbing) Calls of 2026-09-27 and 2026-09-28.
- After Hours (ours)9 of 14 measures
a demo after-hours line for vet clinics Calls of 2026-09-27.
- Dialzara7 of 12 measures
Dialzara's own receptionist (the site: 'this is our actual AI receptionist') Calls of 2026-09-24.
- My AI Front Desk7 of 12 measures
My AI Front Desk's own front desk (the site's 'AI demo line') Calls of 2026-09-27.
25 calls, 36.5 minutes of conversation, scored 0 or 1 per measure from the transcript alone. Every transcript, and the rules, on the benchmark page.
What to do with this
If your shop misses calls after closing, the free line check rings your published number once tonight and emails you what answered. The calculator puts your own numbers on what a missed call costs. Neither one adds you to a list unless you ask.
Odile Labs is OdileUSA L.L.C., built and run in Florida, serving businesses in any country. Everything on this page is regenerated from the source data; the scripts are in the open in the changelog.
