Roark Live Bench · Suite v1.3 · Sweep of 23 October 2026
Voice AI models, ranked on live phone calls.
Every speech-to-text, language model and text-to-speech model, run in every combination on the same real call to the same agent. A model is ranked on every stack it runs in; the stacks are the evidence.
Our picks
Task completionMedian responseCost per minute- Best overallAssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + Cartesia Sonic-3.697%3.9 s$0.055
- Best valueAssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro + Google Gemini 3.8 Flash + Cartesia Sonic-3.597%4.3 s$0.048
- FastestOpenAI Whisper-1 + Google Gemini 3.8 Flash + OpenAI TTS-1 HD88%0.5 s$0.023
- Best speech-to-speechgrok-voice-think-fast-2.082%2.1 s$0.083
- Best in customer supportAssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + ElevenLabs v4 Turbo100%3.9 s$0.096
- Best in healthcareAssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro + Google Gemini 3.8 Flash + Cartesia Sonic-3.696%4.4 s$0.041
- Best in home servicesAssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + Cartesia Sonic-3.596%4.0 s$0.058
- Best in insuranceAssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro + OpenAI GPT-4o + Cartesia Sonic-3.698%3.2 s$0.042
The read
- 430 of 642 cascades complete the task in at least 90% of calls, and the top 10 sit within 1 point of each other. What separates the top stacks is speed and cost.
- Median response time runs from 0.5 s to 6.0 s on the same agent and the same caller, a spread of 5.5 s that comes entirely from the models behind it.
- No stack wins everything. The fastest, OpenAI Whisper-1 + Google Gemini 3.8 Flash + OpenAI TTS-1 HD at 0.5 s, ranks 530 of 642 on task completion; the most complete is Speechmatics Linden-1 (own VAD) + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + OpenAI TTS-1 HD at 99%.
- The language model matters most: swapping it moves task completion by 7 points, against 3 for the speech engine and 2 for the transcriber.
Cascade vs Speech-to-Speech
The first choice to make. A cascade chains three models: one transcribes, one decides what to say, one speaks. A speech-to-speech model does all three at once. Both run the same agent on the same calls here.
- Cascades lead on task completion, tool use and time to first word; speech-to-speech leads on response time and cost per task. Neither wins outright, so the right choice depends on what your calls need.
- The biggest difference is task completion: 95% for cascades against 77% for speech-to-speech.
| Measure | Cascade | Speech-to-speech |
|---|---|---|
| Task completion | 95% (leads) | 77% |
| Tool use | 72% (leads) | 55% |
| Time to first word | 0.7 s (leads) | 1.3 s |
| Response time | 3.6 s | 2.6 s (leads) |
| Cost per task | $0.15 | $0.15 (leads) |
The three strongest of each, averaged. Cascades: Speechmatics Linden-1 (own VAD) + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + Cartesia Sonic-3.5; AssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + Rime Coda; Speechmatics Linden-1 (own VAD) + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + Rime Coda. Speech-to-speech: grok-voice-think-fast-2.0; gemini-3.8-live; amazon.nova-2-sonic-v1:0. Each measure is scored 0 to 100 on its own scale, further out is better; the table gives the same figures in their own units.
Which to use
- Choose speech-to-speech when the pause matters more than the outcome: short transactional calls, callers who interrupt, queues where every half second costs you callers. Expect to pay more, and choose the model carefully (gpt-live-1 (backend gpt-6.1-sol) leads here).
- Choose a cascade when the call has to complete, when cost matters, or when you need to see which stage to fix. It is 13 points ahead on task completion here.
- Costs are what each stack’s providers charged for these calls, at the rates in effect when they ran. Telephony and hosting are not included.
Speech-to-Text
The transcriber turns the caller's speech into text. It decides what the agent thinks it heard, and nothing after it can start until it finishes.
- AssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro, AssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro, Deepgram Nova-3 and Speechmatics Enhanced (realtime) are level: none leads by more than the margin of error. Of them, AssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro costs least, at $0.030 a call. Avoid Speechmatics Linden-1 (own VAD): last on semantic word error rate (2.2%).
- Speechmatics Linden-1 (own VAD) delivers its transcript in 0.49 s, OpenAI Whisper-1 in 1.93 s: 1.44 s added to every turn of the call.
- AssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro is the most accurate: it changes the meaning of 0.9% of the caller's words, against 2.2% for Speechmatics Linden-1 (own VAD).
- In 341 of 648 cascades the transcriber is the slowest step of the turn, whichever model runs it.
Open a model to see where it ranks and the stacks it works best in.
Language model
The language model decides what the agent says and does. It has the most influence on whether the task gets done, and usually takes the largest share of each turn.
- Pick OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol: it leads on task completion (95%), tool use (71%) and instruction following (4.2 / 5). If speed matters more, Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5 is the quickest, at 0.36 s, and completes 91%. Avoid OpenAI GPT-5.1: last on tool use (33%) and instruction following (4.1 / 5).
- Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5 starts answering in 0.36 s, Google Gemini 3.8 Flash in 1.47 s: 1.11 s added to every turn of the call.
- OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol uses its tools most reliably: it handles its tools without a mistake on 71% of calls, against 33% for OpenAI GPT-5.1.
- In 161 of 648 cascades the language model is the slowest step of the turn, whichever model runs it.
Open a model to see where it ranks and the stacks it works best in.
Text-to-Speech
The speech engine is the voice the caller hears, and the last step before they hear anything.
- Cartesia Sonic-3.6, Cartesia Sonic-3.5 and ElevenLabs v4 Turbo are level: none leads by more than the margin of error. Of them, Cartesia Sonic-3.5 costs least, at $0.165 a call. Avoid OpenAI TTS-1 HD: last on readback accuracy (80%), word error rate (8.7%) and time to first audio byte (2.09 s).
- ElevenLabs v4 Turbo starts speaking in 0.11 s, OpenAI TTS-1 HD in 2.09 s: 1.97 s added to every turn of the call.
- Cartesia Sonic-3.6 is the most accurate: it reads codes, amounts and dates back correctly 87% of the time, against 80% for OpenAI TTS-1 HD.
- Cartesia Sonic-3.6 sounds the most human: 3.8 / 5, against 3.4 / 5 for ElevenLabs Flash v2.5.
- In 99 of 648 cascades the speech engine is the slowest step of the turn, most often with OpenAI TTS-1 HD (54 of them).
Open a model to see where it ranks and the stacks it works best in.
Speech-to-Speech models
One model listens, reasons and speaks, so there is nothing to swap and no stages to split. Each is judged on the whole call, with the same calls and the same scoring as every cascade.
- The model matters as much as the architecture: gpt-live-1 (backend gpt-6.1-sol) completes 86% of tasks, ElevenLabs Realtime v1 Mini 42%.
- grok-voice-think-fast-2.0 answers in 2.1 s against 4.1 s for gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025.
- Price varies as much as quality: $0.06 per completed task for amazon.nova-2-sonic-v1:0, $0.69 for gpt-realtime-2.
Open a model for its full report, every figure it was scored on and the calls behind them.
Every stack
The evidence behind the model boards: each combination on its own calls, scored on the same recipe. Open a stack for its full report, every figure it was scored on and the calls behind them.
Each score carries its 95% margin of error. A rank is the best place a stack could hold once every margin is allowed for, so stacks the calls cannot tell apart share one and are listed by the low end of their margin; hover a rank for the worst place it could hold. 92 stacks are level with the leader: their calls cannot tell them apart. Among them, 31 Google Gemini 3.8 Flash, 29 OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol, 19 Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5, 9 Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5, 2 OpenAI GPT-4o mini, 1 OpenAI GPT-4.1 and 1 speech-to-speech; 48 AssemblyAI, 23 Deepgram and 20 Speechmatics; 48 Cartesia, 33 ElevenLabs, 9 Rime and 1 OpenAI. A cascade's figures are 25% its own calls and 75% what every other stack shows about its transcriber, language model and voice.
Not ranked here for missing data: Speechmatics Linden-1 + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + OpenAI TTS-1 HD (no response time or tool use or human-likeness or readback accuracy or voice consistency).
By industry
Each industry ranked on its own calls: the same five callers, its own tasks and tools. A stack has a handful of calls in each, so a cascade is ranked on what its transcriber, language model and voice show across every stack in that industry, and a speech-to-speech model on its own calls there. Pairings show on the main board. Every panel is on one scale, so a bar reads against the other industries as well as its own.
Healthcare
Reschedule an appointment. A patient moves a dermatology appointment around a work schedule, corrects their date of birth, narrows the times twice, and asks about the change fee, parking and insurance.
Home services
Urgent repair: triage and booking. A caller with a burst pipe needs safety advice first, then an emergency visit. The unit on file is out of date, the callback number gets corrected, and the caller pushes for an earlier visit.
Insurance
Report a new auto claim. A driver who was just rear-ended reports a claim, corrects the policy number, spells the other car’s plate, asks about the deductible, a rental and their premium, and needs a tow.
Customer support
Internet outage troubleshooting. A technical caller who has already rebooted the gateway pushes back on scripted steps, wants the line fixed, and asks for a bigger credit for the downtime.
How it works
Every number on this page comes from real phone calls, placed and scored the same way for every stack.
Real calls, four industries, five callers
Roark places real phone calls over the public phone network to a reference agent for each of four industries: rescheduling a clinic appointment, booking an urgent home repair, opening an auto insurance claim and fixing an internet outage. Each agent has its own prompt and tools, identical for every stack. The tasks carry the details real calls trip on: a corrected date of birth, a policy number spelled out, a constraint added halfway through.
Every industry is called by the same five simulated callers: a quiet US English line, a Spanish-accented caller on a city street, an Indian English caller in a busy café, a flustered Southern caller with a baby crying, and a fast caller who interrupts over construction noise. They are equally clear about what they want, so a call fails because of the agent, not the caller. Only the models change, so any difference on the board comes from them.
Each caller rings each industry once for a cascade and four times for a speech-to-speech model. A cascade's figures also draw on its parts, heard in dozens of other stacks; a speech-to-speech model has only its own calls, so it takes more of them.
That makes industries comparable over the same callers, and callers over the same tasks, and the board can be re-ranked by either. One caller within one industry is too few calls to judge, so the board never shows it.
655
stacks
20
calls per stack
13,876
calls scored
Every model, in every combination
9 transcribers, 8 language models and 9 voices are run in every combination with each other, beside 13 speech-to-speech models. A model's own figures pool every stack it runs in, adjusted for its partners in each one, so every model is compared as if it ran with the same partners. A transcriber's figure rests on hundreds of calls with every language model and every voice, not on one lucky pairing.
That measures a model where it actually works: inside a running agent, on live phone audio, through interruptions, corrections and real turn-taking. A test that feeds a model clean audio files or one prompt at a time never sees any of that.
One score, weighted by what matters on a call
Each section ranks on a Roark score. Every figure scores 0 to 100 between two published points: full marks where doing better makes no difference to the caller, zero where the call breaks down. Each then counts at its weight, and the weights follow one order everywhere: whether the caller got what they rang for, then whether the agent got it right, then speed.
A stack, cascade or speech-to-speech, is scored on the outcome and the reply first, then on what each of its components got right on its own calls: the words its transcriber got wrong in a way that changes the meaning, whether its voice read codes and amounts back right, how human it sounded, and whether its tools were handled. A component that leads its section lifts every stack that carries it, by the same recipe for every stack. A figure a stack cannot carry, such as a semantic word error rate for a speech-to-speech model with no transcript, is credited at the field median, so the stack is neither flattered nor punished for it.
On a full sweep each cascade's figure is 25% what its own calls measured and 75% what every other stack shows about its transcriber, language model and voice, fitted across the whole sweep. The split is the same for every stack, so a lucky run does not lead and a stack's score does not move with how noisy its calls were. In an industry a stack has a handful of calls, so a cascade's figure there is what its transcriber, language model and voice show across every stack in that industry's calls, and a speech-to-speech model's is its own calls there. How a particular pairing beats or misses its parts shows on the main board, where each stack has all of its calls. The best overall pick, on the main board and in each industry, is the stack whose score is highest at the low end of its margin of error, so a few lucky calls cannot carry a stack past one whose score rests on hundreds. Stacks that share a rank are listed the same way, so the first row is the pick.
That order comes from real-world voice agent calls, where getting the conversation right predicts how a call ends more strongly than speed does. The latency points come from the same calls: replying faster than about 2 seconds made no measurable difference, and calls went measurably worse once the agent took more than about 3 seconds to reply.
Stacks and speech-to-speech
| Figure | Weight | Full marks | Zero |
|---|---|---|---|
Task completionscenario_adherence_check | 21% | 100% | 80% |
| An agent that completes fewer than four calls in five is not fit to deploy. On a full sweep, a cascade's figure is 25% what its own calls (20 or more) measured and 75% what every other stack shows about its transcriber, language model and voice, the same split for every stack, so a lucky run does not lead. Where the sweep is too small for that, and for a speech-to-speech model, the figure is the stack's own. In an industry a stack has a handful of calls, so a cascade's figure there is what its transcriber, language model and voice show across every stack in that industry's calls, and a speech-to-speech model's is its own calls there. How a particular pairing beats or misses its parts shows on the main board, where each stack has all of its calls. | |||
Response timeresponse_time | 17% | 2.0 s | 6.0 s |
| In real calls, replying faster than 2 s made no measurable difference, and calls went worse past 3 s. | |||
Instruction followinginstruction_follow | 13% | 5.0 / 5 | 3.0 / 5 |
| Every model scores between 3 and 5 on the judge's 1 to 5 scale, so that is the range. | |||
Semantic word error ratestt_semantic_word_error_rate | 13% | 0.5% | 3% |
| At 0.5% the best transcribers change the meaning of one word in two hundred on phone audio; at 3% one word in thirty sends the agent the wrong way. | |||
Tool usetool_use | 13% | 100% | 50% |
| An agent that mishandles its tools on half its calls cannot be trusted with the systems it runs on. | |||
Human-likenessvoice_human_likeness | 8% | 4.5 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 |
| 4.5 out of 5 is close to a person on the phone; 2.5 sounds plainly synthetic. | |||
Time to first wordtime_to_first_word | 4% | 1.0 s | 4.0 s |
| A greeting within 1 s sounds natural; 4 s of silence sounds like a dead line. | |||
Readback accuracytts_entity_readback_accuracy | 4% | 100% | 60% |
| Reading a code, amount or date wrong breaks the task it was for; the weakest voices get two in five wrong. | |||
Word error ratetts_word_error_rate | 4% | 2% | 12% |
| At 2% the voice says what it was given; at 12% one word in eight comes out wrong. | |||
Voice consistencyvoice_consistency_check | 4% | 100% | 80% |
| A voice that changes speaker on one call in five is not one a business can put its name to. | |||
Shown, not scored: Turn budget, Barge-in handlingbarge_in_yield_appropriateness
Counted only with price factored in: Cost per task
Language model
| Figure | Weight | Full marks | Zero |
|---|---|---|---|
Task completionscenario_adherence_check | 36% | 100% | 80% |
| An agent that completes fewer than four calls in five is not fit to deploy. | |||
Tool usetool_use | 27% | 100% | 50% |
| An agent that mishandles its tools on half its calls cannot be trusted with the systems it runs on. | |||
Instruction followinginstruction_follow | 18% | 5.0 / 5 | 3.0 / 5 |
| Every model scores between 3 and 5 on the judge's 1 to 5 scale, so that is the range. | |||
Time to first tokenllm_time_to_first_token | 18% | 0.50 s | 2.00 s |
| Under 0.5 s is not noticeable; at 2 s the first token alone takes two thirds of the 3 s past which real calls go worse. | |||
Shown, not scored: Prompt cache hitsllm_prompt_cache_hit_rate
Counted only with price factored in: Cost per call
Speech-to-Text
| Figure | Weight | Full marks | Zero |
|---|---|---|---|
Semantic word error ratestt_semantic_word_error_rate | 71% | 0.5% | 3% |
| At 0.5% the best transcribers change the meaning of one word in two hundred on phone audio; at 3% one word in thirty sends the agent the wrong way. | |||
Time to final transcriptstt_time_to_final_transcript | 29% | 1.00 s | 2.50 s |
| The fastest transcribers finish in about 1 s; past 2.5 s the transcript alone uses most of a natural reply time. | |||
Shown, not scored: Word error ratestt_word_error_rate
Counted only with price factored in: Cost per call
Text-to-Speech
| Figure | Weight | Full marks | Zero |
|---|---|---|---|
Readback accuracytts_entity_readback_accuracy | 32% | 100% | 60% |
| Reading a code, amount or date wrong breaks the task it was for; the weakest voices get two in five wrong. | |||
Word error ratetts_word_error_rate | 21% | 2% | 12% |
| At 2% the voice says what it was given; at 12% one word in eight comes out wrong. | |||
Time to first audio bytetts_time_to_first_byte | 21% | 0.20 s | 1.50 s |
| Under 0.2 s is not noticeable; 1.5 s is half the point where calls go worse. | |||
Human-likenessvoice_human_likeness | 16% | 4.5 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 |
| 4.5 out of 5 is close to a person on the phone; 2.5 sounds plainly synthetic. | |||
Voice consistencyvoice_consistency_check | 11% | 100% | 80% |
| A voice that changes speaker on one call in five is not one a business can put its name to. | |||
Counted only with price factored in: Cost per call
Factor in price and cost takes 25% of the score; the other weights keep their proportions. Price is scored on a log scale, so each doubling costs the same points.
A figure listed as shown, not scored is on the section’s boards and outside its score. Where a section has not collected a scored figure yet, the others share its weight.
Every call recorded and judged
Every call is recorded. Judge models score each transcript for the outcome and the conversation, and the timings come from the recording. Every figure links to the calls behind it.
Roark is on both sides of every call: it plays the caller, so it keeps the exact text its caller said, and it runs the agent under test, so it sees what the agent’s transcriber heard and what its model wrote for its voice. The transcript and voice figures come from lining those up, with no hand-made transcript in between. Each carries a margin from the synthetic voice or Roark’s transcriber in the loop. Every model faces the same ones under the same conditions, so the figures compare models on the same calls through the same voice and the same ear, though those slips need not fall evenly on each model. The rates will not match a vendor’s figure on a curated set; read them against each other.
An example: one call from this sweep
Speechmatics Linden-1 (own VAD) + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + OpenAI TTS-1 HD, 23 October 2026. Highlighted turns are the ones that affected a score. Every stack's report links to its calls.
See how your own agent compares
Roark runs the same kind of calls against your agent, on your scenarios, with the same scoring.
Rank on Roark score
#64of 654 stacks
57 / 100
Leader AssemblyAI Universal-3.6 Pro + OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol + Cartesia Sonic-3.6, 68 / 100
Where it ranks
Its models
Task completion
Task completion
How much of the caller’s task the agent completed: the share of the scenario’s checks a judge model found met in the transcript, averaged over calls. Before v1.3, the share of calls judged 4 or better out of 5.
#136 of 661 on the board · best 99%
Flow adherence
How closely the agent followed the intended conversation flow, judged per call. 5 = fully followed.
#100 of 661 on the board · best 5.0 / 5
Instruction following
How well the agent stuck to the instructions in its own prompt. 5 = followed throughout.
#12 of 661 on the board · best 5.0 / 5
Turn-taking
Barge-in handling
When the caller interrupts, how often the agent made the right call: yielding to a real correction, and holding the floor through a filler.
Not scored by this sweep.
Incorrect interruptions
How often the agent interrupted the caller when it should have kept listening.
#1 of 661 on the board · best 0%
Overtalk
Share of the conversation where both sides were speaking over each other.
#1 of 661 on the board · best 0.0%
Agent self-cutoffs
Times the agent cut its own sentence off mid-word.
#1 of 661 on the board · best 0.0 per call
Understanding & effort
Caller effort
How hard the caller had to work: repeating themselves, correcting, re-explaining. 1 = effortless.
Not scored by this sweep.
Repeated-info loops
Times per call the agent re-asked for something the caller had already given.
#180 of 493 on the board · best 0.0 per call
Speech-to-Text
Semantic word error rate
The caller's words the agent's transcriber got wrong in a way that changes the meaning, as a judge reads each difference.
#193 of 648 on the board · best 0.0%
Word error rate
The caller's words the agent's transcriber missed, changed or invented, against what the caller actually said.
#228 of 648 on the board · best 1.2%
Text-to-Speech
Readback accuracy
Share of the codes, amounts, dates and phone numbers the agent wrote that its voice read out correctly. One wrong digit is a miss.
#307 of 603 on the board · best 100%
Word error rate
The share of the words the agent wrote that its voice dropped or changed, read back from Roark’s transcription of the recording; the same transcriber hears every voice.
#331 of 648 on the board · best 1.9%
Voice
Human-likeness
How human the agent's voice sounds, scored by an audio model on intonation, rhythm and expressiveness. 5 = hard to tell from a person.
#634 of 659 on the board · best 4.3 / 5
Voice consistency
Share of calls where every line the agent spoke was the same speaker, with no change of speaker, gender or language voice partway. It checks who is speaking, not how they sound.
Not scored by this sweep.
#1 of 659 on the board · best 100%
Latency
Response time
The silence between the caller finishing and the agent starting to speak, measured from the recording on every turn of the call.
#163 of 660 on the board · best 0.50 s
Time to first word
How long the caller waits before the agent first speaks after pickup.
#118 of 661 on the board · best 0.45 s
Latency spikes
Turns where the response took far longer than the rest of the conversation.
#119 of 661 on the board · best 0.0 per call
By industry
| Industry | Task completion | Latency P50 | Barge-in handling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 94% | 3.45 s | — |
| Home services | 93% | 3.10 s | — |
| Insurance | 100% | 3.15 s | — |
| Customer support | 92% | 3.27 s | — |
By caller
| Caller | Task completion | Latency P50 | Barge-in handling |
|---|---|---|---|
| US English, quiet line | 96% | 3.13 s | — |
| Spanish-accented English, city street | 98% | 3.18 s | — |
| Indian English, busy café | 94% | 3.13 s | — |
| Southern US, flustered, crying baby | 93% | 3.67 s | — |
| Fast and interrupting, construction outside | 94% | 3.26 s | 100% |
The calls behind the numbers
Customer support
AGENTBrightwave Internet support, this is Alex. What’s going on with your service?
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Healthcare
AGENTRiverbend Health Clinic, this is Alex. How can I help you today?
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- Tuesday at 345 PM
- Thursday at 410 PM
Would either of these times work for you, or would you like to see more options?
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AGENTI've rescheduled your dermatology appointment with Dr. Okafor to Thursday at 4:10 PM. Your confirmation code is RVB-3M8P2. Please arrive 15 minutes early with photo ID and your insurance card. There’s no fee for this change since it’s more than 24 hours before your appointment. Let me know if you need anything else!
CUSTOMERThanks. That helps a lot. Could you tell me where the best place to park is? I get nervous about that sometimes. Just want to be sure. Does Doctor Okafor take Aetna insurance?
AGENTThe best place to park is in Lot C, which has free patient parking. The entrance is on River Road. For your insurance question, I don’t have the ability to confirm provider participation directly. I recommend calling our front desk or checking with your insurance to confirm Dr. Okafor’s status with Aetna. If you need the clinic’s main number, let me know!
CUSTOMEROkay. I appreciate you letting me know about the parking. That helps me feel better. And uh yeah could you give me the clinic's main number just in case. I need to double check about the insurance. Sorry for asking so many questions.
AGENTNo problem at all—happy to help! Riverbend Health Clinic’s main number is (555) 217-3900. Feel free to call if you have any questions about insurance or anything else. If you need any more help, just let me know. Have a great day, Wade!
Home services
AGENTCopperline Home Services, this is Alex. What can I help you with?
CUSTOMERHi. I need help right now. The pipe under my kitchen sink just burst and water is spreading all over the floor. It's heading toward a power strip. I haven't shut the water off yet. Can you send someone?
AGENTThank you for letting me know. First, for your safety:
1. Please immediately shut off your home’s main water supply to stop the flow. The shutoff valve is usually near where the water line enters your home—often in a basement, crawl space, or utility room. 2. Keep everyone away from the power strip and any electrical outlets near the water. If you can safely
CUSTOMEROkay, I'm turning off the water now. Yeah. The flow has stopped. So what do I do next? Can you send someone out for repairs?
AGENTThank you for shutting off the water—that’s the right first step. I’ll get a plumber out to you as soon as possible. To get started, may I have your address and the best phone number to reach you? Also, is there a gate code or any special instructions
CUSTOMERMy address is one 480 Larkspur Avenue. I moved last month from unit four B to unit four D, so it's four d now. The gate code is 2719. My phone number is (503) 555-0139. No. 0193. Is that everything you need?
AGENTThank you for the details. Here’s what will happen next:
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CUSTOMERAll right, go ahead. What's the next step? Also, can you tell me how much the visit will cost before I agree to it?
AGENTYou’re a Copperline Care member, so your emergency callout fee is $99. That covers getting a technician out today between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM to handle the burst pipe. Additional repair costs will be discussed after inspection. Here’s what I have for your booking:
- Service address1480 Larkspur Avenue, unit 4D
- Gate code2719
- Callback number(503) 555-0139
- Ticket numberCPL-58210
A technician will text you 30 minutes before arrival. Do you agree to the $99 emergency callout fee so I can finalize your booking?
CUSTOMERYeah, that's right, but the gate code is 2719, and my phone number is (503) 555-0193. Is it possible for someone to come before 2 p.m.? The water was getting close to the power strip, so it's pretty urgent. If not, I'll take the earliest window. And yes, I agree to the $99 emergency call fee. Who will be coming and how will I know they're on their way?
AGENTThank you for confirming your details and urgency. The earliest available emergency window is today between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM—unfortunately, there isn’t an earlier slot. Your technician will be Dana. Dana will text you at (503) 555-0193 about 30 minutes before arrival. Here’s your booking recap:
- Service address1480 Larkspur Avenue, unit 4D
- Gate code2719
- Callback number(503) 555-0193
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CUSTOMEROne nine. Three. That's correct. And the ticket number is TPL58210, right? Yeah, that's correct. And the ticket number is TPL58210, right?
AGENTThank you for confirming. Your ticket number is CPL-58210 (not TPL58210).
CUSTOMERYes, CPL58210, got it. Thanks for your help. Goodbye.
AGENTYou’re welcome!
AGENTYour technician Dana will arrive between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM and text you beforehand. If anything changes or you need more help, call us anytime. Goodbye!
Insurance
AGENTNorthgate Mutual claims, this is Alex. Are you somewhere safe right now?
CUSTOMERYes. I'm somewhere safe. I'm standing next to my car. But I'm not in any danger.
AGENTThank you for confirming that you’re safe. Was anyone injured in the accident, either in your vehicle or the other vehicle?
CUSTOMERNo. Nobody was injured. We're both okay.
AGENTI'm glad to hear everyone is okay. To start your claim, I'll need to verify your policy. Could you please provide your policy number and your last name?
CUSTOMERSure. My policy number is NG4471903. No, sorry, last one is two. My last name is Ellis.
AGENTThank you, Ms. Ellis. I have your policy number as NG4471902. Could you please tell me when and where the accident happened, what happened, the other driver’s name, insurer, and license plate, and whether police attended?
CUSTOMERNo, that's not quite right. The policy number is NG4471902. The accident happened about 20 minutes ago at the intersection of SW Fifth Avenue and Alder Street. I was stopped at a red light and another car hit the back of my car. The other driver is Kevin Lund, insured with Pacific Shore. His license plate is 7KX, like X-ray. R 214. Police did not come.
AGENTThank you for the details, Ms. Ellis. Let me read back what I have:
- Policy numberNG4471902
- Other driver's license plate7KXR214
- Claim numberNGM-904417
You were rear-ended by Kevin Lund, insured with Pacific Shore, at the intersection of SW Fifth Avenue and Alder Street about 20 minutes ago. Police did not attend, and nobody was injured. Your claim is now open. The assigned adjuster is Priya Shah. She will contact you within one business day. Is your Honda CR-V safe to drive, or do you need a tow?
CUSTOMERNo, it's not safe to drive. The back bumper is crushed and the rear wheel is rubbing, so I need a tow. Where will the car be taken?
AGENTThank you for letting me know. A tow truck from Eastside Towing is on the way and should arrive within about 45 minutes. Your Honda CR-V will be taken to a Northgate partner repair shop at 9th and Morrison. If you have any questions or need to reach us, please use your claim number: NGM-904417. Is there anything else you need right now?
CUSTOMERYes. How much do I have to pay for the repairs? Will I get a rental car? And is my premium going to go up because of this? Also, could you repeat the claim number one more time?
AGENTYour claim number is NGM-904417. Here are answers to your questions:
- You will need to pay your collision deductible of $500 toward the repairs. - Your policy includes rental car coverageup to $40 per day for up to 30 days, starting from the day your claim is opened. - Towing is covered up to 25 miles. I can't answer questions about premium changes, as those depend on the outcome of the claim and your policy specifics. Your adjuster, Priya Shah, will discuss any possible premium changes with you. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
CUSTOMERBut he hit me, so I should not have to pay that deductible. Right. And got it. About the rental car. So I just wait for the adjuster to call me about the rest.
AGENTI understand your concern about the deductible. If the other driver is found to be at fault and their insurer accepts responsibility, your deductible may be reimbursed to you, but you will need to pay it up front for repairs. Your adjuster, Priya Shah, will help you with the process and discuss next steps, including rental arrangements and any deductible recovery. Yes, just wait for the adjuster to contact you. If you have any urgent needs, use your claim number: NGM-904417. Is there anything else I can assist you with right now?
CUSTOMERNo, that covers everything. Thank you for your help. Goodbye.
AGENTYou’re welcome,
AGENTMs. Ellis. I’m glad I could help. If you need anything else, just mention your claim number: NGM-904417. Take care, and goodbye.