AI voice assistants you can talk to
Which AI assistants can I talk to out loud or call, not just type to?
Updated · 3 assistants ranked
Three assistants in our catalog are built for talking: Instinct (you text or call it), Luke (voice-driven, on Mac) and Gemini Spark (chat, voice, research and creation). All three took at least five of our ten tests: Instinct 8.6 over 9, Luke 7.2 over 6, Gemini Spark 5.5 over 10.
Top picks
- 18.6
Tested on 9 of 10Best: Email10, Routines10Time to finish 8m 38s
- 27.2LukeBest free option
Tested on 6 of 10Best: Travel9, Phone calls8
- 35.5
Tested on 10 of 10Best: Travel8, Email8
Top pick: highest average here. Best free option: highest among assistants you can use for free. Fastest that's still good: quickest median time to finish among those averaging 7 or more.
Full ranking
| # | Assistant | Online tasks | Travel | Purchasing | Phone calls | Proactive | Routines | Connected apps | Permissions | Memory | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instinct | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Luke | 6 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 7.2 |
| 3 | Gemini Spark | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5.5 |
How this report works
Included are assistants whose catalog tagline (checked 2026-10-26) says voice or calling. Assistants that make calls for you, such as Pally and Szn, are in the phone-calls report instead. They are ranked by the average of the tests they took. Scores come from the published score sheet and are dated 2026-10-27. 2 of the 3 ranked assistants (Luke and Gemini Spark) carry pre-filled scores, which are placeholder estimates the site has not yet replaced with its own test runs, so treat their places as provisional. Instinct is not pre-filled.
How to choose
- Decide who does the talking. Here you speak to the assistant; in the phone-calls report the assistant calls other people for you.
- Check the platform. Luke is a Mac app that also reaches WhatsApp and Telegram, while Instinct and Gemini Spark are app-only in our catalog.
- Compare Memory and Connected apps as well: Instinct scores 10 on Memory, and Gemini Spark scores 4.
Which AI assistant can I talk to?
Instinct (text or call), Luke (voice-driven) and Gemini Spark (voice via Gemini Live) among our catalog; see each page for the exact modes.
Which voice assistant scores best?
Instinct averages 8.6 over nine tests, Luke 7.2 over six and Gemini Spark 5.5 over ten. Instinct is not pre-filled; Luke and Gemini Spark are.
Is that the same as an assistant that makes phone calls?
No. Voice assistants take your spoken requests; phone-call assistants ring restaurants and businesses for you. The phone-calls report ranks those.
What users say
The agent detected that Alaska had moved my flight 90 minutes earlier, a fact I'd completely missed, which qualified me for a full refund.
Open sourceOne day, Instinct canceled a DoorDash order that was seriously delayed, forcing me to forfeit $64. (I'd explicitly told it to cancel only if I could get a refund.)
Open sourceFrequently asked questions
Which assistant is best for this?
Instinct leads with an average of 8.6, ahead of Luke and Gemini Spark.
Is there a good free option?
Luke is the highest-ranked assistant with a free plan, averaging 7.2.
How did you test these assistants?
Every assistant got the same published tests, word for word, scored from three checkpoints and the number of corrections it needed. Each test is on the Dimensions page.