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Compared · October 2026

AI That Makes Phone Calls for You: The Options Compared (October 2026)

Looking for an AI assistant that calls businesses for you? Here are 14 options side by side: which ones book and which only ask, which get through phone menus and hold, which answer your calls, where they call and what they cost.

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As of October 2026, ChatGPT and Claude do not place phone calls by themselves. Google Search can call some local businesses in the US to check prices for you, and Gemini can call businesses for you from Pixel 11 phones in the US, in an early test. Beyond that, apps and connectors such as UIRIX, ClawCall, Selectic, Pally and Voyp place calls to businesses for you. UIRIX fits when you want one personal assistant with its own phone number that makes calls for you and answers your calls, in 17 languages, run from Claude or ChatGPT.

The short answer

As of October 2026, neither OpenAI nor Anthropic publishes a feature that lets ChatGPT or Claude dial a phone number for you. ChatGPT can book a table at restaurants on OpenTable, Resy or Yelp right in the chat, with no call, and with 1-800-CHATGPT you call ChatGPT, not the other way around. Google goes further: Google Search calls local businesses in the US to check prices for you, and Gemini Call for Me calls businesses from Pixel 11 phones in the US.

Beyond that, you add a calling service. Juno, Callio, Lucien and Genspark are apps you open. UIRIX, ClawCall, Selectic, Pally and Voyp also work from inside ChatGPT or Claude, so you can ask in the chat. Pine focuses on bills, cancellations and disputes, and Duckbill sends human operators instead of an AI voice. The options differ most on phone menus and hold, on where they can call, and on whether they also answer your calls.

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How they differ

  • Who dials: an AI voice in every option here that places calls, except Duckbill, where background-checked human operators make the calls.
  • From which number: Gemini calls from your own Pixel and number. ClawCall uses shared numbers, or a reserved number of your own from $8.99 a month. Genspark can show your number if you verify it by voice call; otherwise a virtual number shows. A UIRIX assistant calls from its own number, so that is the caller ID people see.
  • Phone menus and hold: Gemini, ClawCall, Selectic, Pally, Callio and Pine say they get through phone menus and wait on hold, and Duckbill's operators do. Voyp and Genspark say they handle menus. UIRIX cannot press keys or wait on hold, so it works best where a person answers.
  • Booking or information only: Google Search gathers prices and availability and does not book. ChatGPT books tables through OpenTable, Resy and Yelp without a call. Gemini, Juno, Callio, Pally, Selectic, Voyp and UIRIX can make a booking on the call.
  • Answering your calls: UIRIX answers calls to its own number, takes messages and puts your people through. ClawCall answers one reserved number on its $14.99 plan, and Selectic answers a forwarded business line on its business plans. The rest place calls only, or publish no answering feature.
  • Connecting you live: ClawCall calls you and joins you to the call if you say yes, Voyp transfers the call to your verified number, Gemini lets you tap Take over, and Pally connects you when the business needs you. UIRIX can call a person you name, check it reached them and, if they agree, ring your phone to connect you. It does not put you through to a front desk.
  • Where: Google Search, Gemini, ClawCall, Selectic, Juno and Callio call in the US only. Voyp lists 48 countries, Genspark says 40+ and Lucien calls worldwide in 32 languages. A UIRIX assistant gets its number from 29 countries listed in the dashboard, subject to availability, and speaks 17 languages.

Which one fits

  • Free price checks from US businesses: Google Search, with "Have AI check pricing". It calls several places and sends you the answers, usually in about 30 minutes, but it does not book.
  • You have a Pixel 11 in the US: Gemini Call for Me. It calls from your own number, gets through phone menus and waits on hold. It needs a paid Google AI subscription and is still rolling out.
  • Phone menus and hold at a big company: ClawCall, Selectic or Callio for calls to US numbers, or Pine for bills, cancellations and disputes.
  • A person, not an AI, on hard calls such as appeals, refunds and disputes: Duckbill, whose human operators make the calls. Plans start at $49 a month.
  • Calls abroad or in many languages: Voyp (48 listed countries), Lucien (32 call languages, with a live translated transcript) or Genspark (40+ countries, with live translation).
  • Restaurant tables only: ChatGPT, if the restaurant is on OpenTable, Resy or Yelp, or Juno in the US, whose free plan covers 4 bookings a month.
  • A personal assistant with its own phone number that answers your calls, puts your people through, makes calls for you in 17 languages and runs from Claude or ChatGPT: UIRIX. It works best with people and local businesses where a person answers the phone.
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What UIRIX does not do

Today the UIRIX assistant works best with people and local businesses where a person answers. Here is what it does not do.

  • It cannot press keys or wait on hold. Automated phone menus, hold music and long silences usually end the call within the first minute or two, and that call is reported back to you, not dialed again. It is not the tool for banks, utilities, airlines, insurers or government lines.
  • It does not look up new businesses by itself. It calls the people and businesses it already knows, a number you give it, or one your chat app looks up, and you see the number before it calls.
  • It puts through only the person you named, never a receptionist, a voicemail or a phone menu.
  • It cannot pay for things, and it does not agree to a price, a deposit or a purchase unless your task allows it.
  • It does not make recurring calls on one standing yes. Each errand needs your yes, and one yes can cover up to three businesses for the same errand, with every number shown to you first.
  • It does not announce that calls are recorded. Calls are recorded, transcribed and summarized by default and kept until you set deletion periods in Profile > Privacy, where you can also turn recording off. If your local law requires a recording notice, add one to its rules.
  • It is not set up from the chat. You create it in the UIRIX dashboard (Create agent, then Personal AI Agent) and get its number with Get Number on the agent page.
  • A call lasts at most 10 minutes, and it is not for emergencies: call 911 yourself.
What you can ask it to do today →

The options side by side, as of October 10, 2026

OptionHow you askCalls businesses for youPhone menus and holdAnswers your callsWhere it callsPrice (as published)
UIRIX Personal AI AgentType in Claude or ChatGPT (UIRIX connector)Yes, and people you name: books, asks, reports backNo: cannot press keys or wait on holdYes, on its own number: screens, takes messages, puts your people throughCalls from its own number, which you get from 29 countries in the dashboard (subject to availability); 17 languagesPay as you go from $10 a month (up to 5 agents), plus calls by usage; a number needs a saved card
Google Search "Have AI check pricing"Google Search or the Google app: tap Have AI check pricing, fill in a short formYes, several nearby businesses; prices and availability only, no bookingNot publishedNoUS only (not in 5 states), English, set business typesFree; higher limits on Google AI Pro and Ultra (not quantified)
Gemini "Call for Me" (Pixel 11)Gemini app on a Pixel 11: ask, review, tap Call for meYes: hours, quotes, availability; books and manages appointments and reservationsYesNo (Pixel Call Screen is a separate feature)US numbers only, from your own number; English; early, gradual rolloutPaid Google AI subscription (tiers not named); carrier rates apply
ChatGPT on its ownChat in ChatGPTNo; books tables through OpenTable, Resy and Yelp without a callNoNoNo calls. Tables: OpenTable worldwide, Resy in the US, Yelp in the US and CanadaTable booking is part of ChatGPT's consumer plans
ClawCallChatGPT plugin (in its directory), Claude connector, SMS or webYes, to US numbers you direct it toYes: presses keys, waits on holdYes, one reserved number on the $14.99 planUS +1 numbers only, English onlyFree trial (30 calls, no card); $4.99, $8.99 or $14.99 a month
SelecticYour AI assistant over MCP (Claude, ChatGPT and others)Yes: quotes, bookings, questions; also texts and emails businessesYesBusiness plans only (a forwarded business line)US numbers and businesses only$0.15 a minute (1-minute minimum), no subscription; business plans from $49 a month
PallyText messages, Telegram, a Mac app, or MCP in Claude and ChatGPTYes: books tables, chases contractors, gets quotesYes, per its guideNot published (you can call Pally itself)Not publishedFree, with usage limits (per Pally)
VoypApps, web, WhatsApp, a GPT in ChatGPT, or MCPYes, and any number: bookings, cancellations, refunds, questionsMenus: yes. Hold: not publishedNot published48 listed countriesFree plan with pay-as-you-go credits; $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year; per-minute rates not shown
JunoiOS and Android appYes, books in set categories such as restaurants, salons and dentist visits; can cancelNot publishedNoUS businessesFree: 4 bookings a month; $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year (US App Store)
CallioiOS and Android app; share a business from Google MapsYes, US businesses on Google Maps: reservations, hours, pricesYes: menus, hold, transfersNoUS only; calls in EnglishPremium $9.99, Annual $49.99 or Weekly $5.99 (US App Store)
LucienWeb appYes, and private people; written answers and transcriptsNot publishedNoWorldwide where supported; 32 call languagesFrom €9.99 a month (credits)
PineWeb, iOS and Android apps, email; MCP for Claude CodeYes, customer service: bills, cancellations, disputes, refundsYes: menus, hold, identity checksNot publishedIts terms name the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New ZealandCredits; work plans from $99.90 a month billed yearly; personal plan prices not shown
Duckbill (human operators)App, web, text or email; MCP in Claude or ChatGPTYes, made by background-checked human operatorsYes, done by peopleNot publishedNot published (US App Store, English)From $49 a month (about 3 to 5 tasks); about $5 a call through MCP
Genspark Call for MeGenspark web and mobile appsYes, and private people; live translationMenus: yes (presses keys). Hold: not publishedNot published40+ countries (per Genspark)500 credits per connected call plus analysis credits; Plus $24.99 a month

Details come from each vendor's own pages, help centers and US App Store listings, checked October 10, 2026. "Not published" means the vendor's pages do not say. Prices and features change often, so check with each vendor before you choose.

AI that makes phone calls: common questions

Not by itself. As of October 2026, OpenAI publishes no feature that lets ChatGPT place a phone call to a business or a person, and with 1-800-CHATGPT you call ChatGPT, not the other way around. ChatGPT can book a table at restaurants on OpenTable, Resy or Yelp right in the chat, with no call. To place calls from ChatGPT, add a calling connector: ClawCall is listed in ChatGPT's plugin directory, and UIRIX, Selectic and Pally connect as custom MCP servers. For UIRIX, open chatgpt.com/plugins in ChatGPT on the web, select + and add a custom MCP server with https://dashboard.uirix.com/api/ext/v1/mcp, sign in and switch on Outbound calls on the permission screen (it is off by default). ChatGPT repeats the number, the task and the timing and asks for your yes, and your assistant calls from its own number.
Not by itself. As of October 2026, Anthropic publishes no feature that lets Claude dial a phone number. Add a calling connector and Claude can have a call placed for you: UIRIX, ClawCall, Selectic, Pally, Voyp and Duckbill all offer one. For UIRIX, open Customize > Connectors in Claude, choose Add custom connector, paste https://dashboard.uirix.com/api/ext/v1/mcp and sign in, then switch on Outbound calls on the permission screen (it is off by default). As of October 2026, Anthropic says the Claude Free plan allows one custom connector. Then ask, for example, "Call the garage and ask if my car is ready." Claude repeats the number, the task and the timing and asks for your yes, and the connector refuses a call that is not marked as approved.
If the restaurant is on OpenTable, Resy or Yelp, ChatGPT can book the table in the chat without a call, and Google AI Mode finds open tables through booking partners; Google says it may phone a restaurant that has no online booking, in some markets. To have a restaurant phoned for you, Gemini Call for Me (Pixel 11, US), Juno and Callio (US) call restaurants, and Pally and Voyp handle bookings too. With UIRIX, type in Claude or ChatGPT: "Call Luigi's and book a table for 4 at 7pm Saturday under Cohen. If they're full, ask what times they have." It repeats the plan, calls after your yes and reports what was agreed from the call transcript. It works best when a person answers the restaurant's phone.
Yes, with limits. Google Search's "Have AI check pricing" is free in the US and gathers prices and availability without booking. Pally says it is free, with usage limits. Juno's free plan covers 4 bookings a month in the US, and ClawCall has a free trial of 30 calls with no card. Gemini Call for Me needs a paid Google AI subscription. UIRIX is not free: free trial credit lets you build and test an agent in chat and in the browser with no credit card, but real phone calls need a phone number, which requires a saved payment card. Pay as you go starts at $10 a month for up to 5 agents, and that fee counts toward your usage. Calls are billed by the AI voice usage they take, and usage beyond the monthly fee comes from a prepaid wallet, which your first payment funds with $100.
Yes, but many options are US-only as of October 2026: Google Search, Gemini Call for Me, ClawCall, Selectic, Juno and Callio call in the US. Voyp lists 48 countries, Genspark says it calls in 40+ countries, and Lucien calls worldwide in 32 languages. UIRIX is not limited to US numbers: your assistant gets its own number from 29 countries listed in the dashboard, such as the US, Canada, the UK and Israel (subject to availability), calls from that number and speaks 17 languages.
Some can. Gemini Call for Me, ClawCall, Selectic, Pally, Callio and Pine say they wait on hold, and Duckbill's human operators do it for you. On calls you make yourself, iPhone Hold Assist and Pixel Hold for Me wait on hold and alert you when someone comes back. UIRIX does not wait on hold today: hold music, repeated hold messages or long silence usually end its call within the first minute or two, so it works best where a person answers.
Yes. On your own phone, iPhone Call Screening and Pixel Call Screen answer unknown callers for free and ask who is calling and why, and Pixel's Take a Message transcribes calls you miss; they do not call anyone for you. ClawCall answers one reserved number on its $14.99 plan. UIRIX answers calls to your assistant's own number, so you set your mobile to forward calls to it when you are busy or do not answer. It asks who is calling and why, takes a message and puts through only the people you chose. Ask Claude or ChatGPT "who called me?" to hear who called in the last 30 days and what they wanted.
Many of these services tell the business up front. Google Search's calls open by saying it is an automated system calling from Google for a user, and Gemini says it is an AI assistant from Google calling on a recorded line on your behalf. Juno and Lucien say they are AI at the start of each call, Voyp says it introduces itself as an AI, and Selectic's calls say they come from an AI assistant. When UIRIX calls a business for you, it says it is your AI assistant calling on your behalf, and it is instructed to say it is an AI whenever someone asks. With Duckbill, a person makes the call.

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