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
#1of 654 stacks
68 / 100
The leader
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.
#43 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.
#392 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.
#130 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.
#367 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.
#91 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.
#173 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.
#207 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.
#383 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.
#2 of 661 on the board · best 0.45 s
Latency spikes
Turns where the response took far longer than the rest of the conversation.
#496 of 661 on the board · best 0.0 per call
By industry
| Industry | Task completion | Latency P50 | Barge-in handling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 92% | 3.90 s | — |
| Home services | 97% | 4.00 s | — |
| Insurance | 98% | 3.80 s | — |
| Customer support | 100% | 3.83 s | — |
By caller
| Caller | Task completion | Latency P50 | Barge-in handling |
|---|---|---|---|
| US English, quiet line | 94% | 3.48 s | — |
| Spanish-accented English, city street | 96% | 3.74 s | — |
| Indian English, busy café | 96% | 3.93 s | — |
| Southern US, flustered, crying baby | 98% | 4.12 s | — |
| Fast and interrupting, construction outside | 100% | 4.06 s | — |
The calls behind the numbers
Customer support
AGENTBrightwave Internet support, this is Alex. What’s going on with your service?
CUSTOMERHey, I'm—
CUSTOMERI'm short on time, so I'll get right to it. My internet's been down for 2 hours. I work from home, so this is urgent. There's a road crew digging right outside, tearing up the street, and the internet light on my gateway is blinking orange. I already rebooted I've rebooted everything twice and checked all the cables. No change. Can you tell if that roadwork is what caused the outage? My account number is BW883017— oh, sorry, last digit is 1.
AGENTI have your account number as BW883011. I’ll check for an area outage first—you won’t need to repeat the reboots or cable checks. Roadwork could be related, but I’ll need to check what’s confirmed.
CUSTOMERUh-huh.
CUSTOMERRight, please do. Just need to know if that's the cause and how soon it'll be fixed.
AGENTThere’s no reported area outage, and the signal to your gateway is good, so I can’t confirm roadwork as the cause.
CUSTOMERYep, got it. So what's the next step? The gateway light is still blinking orange. Can you reset it remotely?
AGENTI’ve just reset it remotely, and your gateway now reports registered
CUSTOMERHold on. The light just went solid white. How long until my devices reconnect?
AGENTYour devices can take about two minutes after the reset to reconnect. The gateway now reports online—try opening a webpage once your device reconnects to Wi-Fi.
CUSTOMERAll right, I'll check in a minute. Also, I lost 2 hours of work. Can you credit me for the downtime?
AGENTI’ve applied a $10.00 downtime credit to account BW883011. It will appear on your next bill.
CUSTOMEROkay.
CUSTOMERI lost 2 hours of work. Can you make it more than that?
AGENTI understand—two hours offline while working is costly.
CUSTOMERSo can you bump up the credit a bit? That'd help.
AGENTI can’t increase the credit amount with the tools available to me. The $10.00 credit is confirmed for your next bill; a larger credit would need a billing review.
CUSTOMERAll right, thanks for handling it. That's all I needed. Goodbye.
AGENTYou’re welcome.
AGENTThanks for choosing Brightwave—goodbye!
Healthcare
AGENTRiverbend Health Clinic, this is Alex. How can I help you today?
CUSTOMERHi, yes, I need to reschedule my dermatology appointment next Wednesday morning. I just got assigned a work shift at that time. Could you help me move it? My name is Jordan Ellis.
AGENTOf course, Jordan Ellis. Could you give me your date of birth so I can verify your record?
CUSTOMERMarch 17, 1948. Sorry, no, 1984. March 17, 1984.
AGENTThank you—Jordan Ellis, date of birth March 17, 1984. I found your dermatology appointment with Dr. Okafor next Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. What days and times would work for you instead?
CUSTOMERI can only come after 3 p.m. on weekdays. Do you have any openings later in the afternoon?
AGENTDr. Okafor has Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. or Thursday at 4:10 p.m. Both fit your weekday, after-3-p.m. preference. Which works better?
CUSTOMERActually, Tuesdays don't work after all. I pick up my daughter then. What about Friday?
AGENTThe only Friday opening returned is 11:30 a.m., so it doesn’t fit your after-3-p.m. requirement. Thursday at 4:10 p.m. is still an option. Would that work?
CUSTOMERYes, Thursday at 4:10 p.m. works for me. Go ahead and book that slot, please. That works. Please book Thursday at 4:10 p.m.
AGENTYour dermatology appointment with Dr. Okafor has been moved to Thursday at 4:10 p.m. at Main Campus, Building B. Your confirmation code is RVB-3M8P2. Please arrive at 3:55 p.m. with your photo ID and insurance card.
CUSTOMEROkay, got it. Is there a fee for changing the appointment?
AGENTChanges made more than 24 hours before the original appointment are free. Later changes carry a $40 fee. I can’t confirm from the information available whether a fee applies to your change.
CUSTOMERAll right, where should I park for Building B?
AGENTUse the free patient parking in Lot C, with the entrance on River Road, for your visit to Building B.
CUSTOMERThanks. Last question, does Dr. Okafor accept Aetna insurance?
AGENTI don’t have access to Dr. Okafor’s insurance participation details. Please check with the clinic’s billing team or Aetna to confirm whether Dr. Okafor is in-network for your specific plan.
CUSTOMEROkay, thanks for letting me know. And just to confirm, my appointment is Thursday at 4:10 PM, Building B, with Dr. Okafor, and the confirmation code is RVB3M8P2?
AGENTYes—Thursday at 4:10 p.m., Main Campus, Building B, with Dr. Okafor. Your confirmation code is RVB-3M8P2, with a hyphen after RVB.
CUSTOMERYes, that's exactly right. Thank you for your help. Goodbye.
AGENTYou’re
AGENTwelcome, Jordan. Goodbye!
Home services
AGENTCopperline Home Services, this is Alex. What can I help you with?
CUSTOMERHi, uh, I have a burst pipe under my kitchen sink and water is spreading all over the floor heading toward a power strip. I need someone to come out as soon as possible. Can you help with that?
AGENTYes—we can help. Keep away from the water and power strip. Don’t touch or unplug it while water is nearby. If you can reach your main water shutoff without stepping into water or going near electrical equipment, turn it off. If you can safely reach the breaker panel on a dry path, shut off power to the kitchen. Is anyone hurt, or do
CUSTOMERNo, no one is hurt. Okay, I'm going to shut off the water now. Yeah, it stopped. I'll stay away from the power strip. So can you send someone? How much will the visit cost?
AGENTyou
AGENTThe earliest emergency arrival window is today, 2:00–4:00 PM. The emergency callout fee is $149,
CUSTOMERMm-hmm. Can anyone come before 2 PM? I really need someone as soon as possible. And what is the emergency callout fee exactly?
AGENTThe earliest window currently offered is today, 2:00–4:00 PM; I don’t have an earlier opening available. The emergency callout fee is $149, or $99 for Copperline Care customers. That’s the fee for the emergency visit—not a quote for the repair. What’s your phone number or service
CUSTOMEROkay, so that's $149 for the visit. I'm not a Copperline Care customer. My phone number is 660-232-6302, and can you confirm firm you'll send someone at 2 PM? Also, I moved recently. I'm at 1480 Larkspur Avenue, Unit 4D, not 4B. The gate code is #2719. Who will be coming, and how will I know they're on the way?
AGENTI can book the 2:00–4:00
CUSTOMERHello?
CUSTOMEROkay, go ahead. I just want to make sure I get the confirmation and know who will be coming and how I'll know when they're on the way. Also, can you give me the ticket number for this visit?
AGENTYou’re booked for today, 2:00–4:00 PM
CUSTOMERRight, thank you. Who will be coming out and how will I know they're on the way? Also, could you tell me the ticket number, please?
AGENTDana will be coming out today between 2:00 and 4:00 PM—that’s an arrival window, not a guaranteed 2:00 PM arrival. Dana will text 660-232-6302 about 30 minutes before arriving. Your ticket number is CPL-58210. We’re booked for 1480 Larkspur Avenue, Unit 4D, using gate code #2719. The agreed emergency callout fee is $149. Keep the water shut off and stay away from the wet area near the power strip until it’s safe.
CUSTOMERThank you. Got all that. I'll stay clear of the area and keep the water shut off. Thanks for your help.
CUSTOMERGoodbye.
AGENTYou’re welcome.
AGENTStay safe, and goodbye.
Insurance
AGENTNorthgate Mutual claims, this is Alex. Are you somewhere safe right now?
CUSTOMERYes, I am safe. I'm standing next to my car on the sidewalk. There's traffic
CUSTOMERbut I'm okay.
AGENTPlease stay on the sidewalk and away from traffic. Is anyone injured, or is anyone still in danger? If so, call 911 before we continue.
CUSTOMERNo, nobody is injured. Oh, we are both
AGENTGlad
CUSTOMERBoth okay. There is no danger, so can I start my claim?
AGENTYes, I can help you start your claim. What’s your policy number and the policyholder’s last name?
CUSTOMEROh, okay. My policy number is
AGENTTake your time. What’s the policy number?
CUSTOMERRight, I'm waiting on you. You were going to start my claim with that policy number.
AGENTI’m sorry for the confusion—I haven’t received the policy number yet. Please tell me the number and the policyholder’s last name so I can verify your policy and start your claim.
CUSTOMERSure, the policy number is NG4471902 and the policyholder's last name is Ramirez.
AGENTYour policy number is NG4471902, and the last name is Ramirez. I’ll verify that now.
AGENTYour policy is verified for a 2021 Honda CR-V. When and where did the accident happen, and what happened?
CUSTOMEROh, it happened about 20 minutes ago at the intersection of Ethiceth Avenue and Alder Street. I was stopped at a red light and another car hit the back of my car. The rear bumper is crushed and the back wheel rubs, so I can't drive it.
AGENTI’m sorry that happened. Since the back wheel is rubbing, please don’t drive the car. Could you confirm the spelling of “Ethiceth Avenue” and tell me the city? I can arrange a tow—what phone number should the tow driver use to reach you? Also, what are the other driver’s name,
CUSTOMEROh, sorry, it's C 5th Avenue. S E cinco C H Fifth Avenue. The city is Portland. The phone number is nine zero seven four one. The other driver's name is Kevin Lunds.
AGENTThank you. I have Portland and the other driver’s name as Kevin Lunds. I didn’t catch the street correction clearly. Could you spell the street name once more, including any direction such as SE? I heard your callback number start with 90741—what’s the full number? Also, what is Kevin’s insurance company and license plate, and did police attend?
CUSTOMEROh, the street is S E five C H, so C Fifth Avenue. The cross street is Alder Street. My phone number is nine zero seven four one. The other driver, Kevin Lunds, is insured with Pacific Shore. His license plate is 7KX, like X-ray, R214. And no, police did not come.
AGENTI have Kevin Lunds insured with Pacific Shore, license plate 7KXR214, and no police attended. Is that plate correct? I’m still having trouble understanding the street name. Is it SE Fifth Avenue at Alder Street in Portland, or a different street? For your callback number, I’ve only received 90741—please give me the full number, including the area code, so the tow driver can reach you.
CUSTOMERYes, the plate is correct. 7KX, like X-ray, R214. The street is SE. Fifth Avenue at Alder Street in Portland. My full phone number is 907-416-4565.
AGENTYour claim is open. Your claim number is NGM-904417. Priya Shah is your assigned adjuster and will contact you within one business day. Eastside Towing has been dispatched to SE Fifth Avenue at Alder Street, Portland, with an estimated arrival of 45 minutes. They have your callback number, 907-416-4565, and will tow the car to the Northgate partner repair shop at 9th and Morrison. Please stay safely away from traffic and don’t drive
CUSTOMEROkay, got it. Can you tell me, uh, how much I will have to pay? Will I get a rental car? And is my premium going to go up because of this?
AGENTHere’s what your policy shows: - Collision deductible: $500. Your adjuster can confirm how it applies to this claim and your final out-of-pocket cost. - Rental coverage: Up to $40 per day for up to 30 days, starting the day the claim was opened. This confirms coverage, but a rental reservation hasn’t been made. - Towing: Covered up to 25 miles. I can’t tell from the coverage information whether your premium will increase. That will need to be reviewed by Northgate’s policy team.
CUSTOMERUh-huh, okay. But he hit me, so I should not have to pay that deductible, right? Then for the rental, do I need to arrange it myself or will someone contact me?
AGENTI understand—he hit you while you were stopped. But I can’t promise the deductible will be waived. Your policy lists a $500 collision deductible; Priya will need to confirm how it applies and whether it can be recovered from the other driver’s insurer. For the rental, no reservation has been made, and I don’t have confirmation that someone will contact you specifically to arrange one. Ask Priya how to set it up before booking so you can confirm the payment process. Your coverage is up to $40 per day for up to 30 days, starting when the claim was opened.
CUSTOMEROkay, understood. I'll wait for Priya to contact me about the deductible and rental. And the claim number is NGM904417, right? Thank you for your help. Goodbye.