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How Tenor compares to other voice AI
As of June 9, 2026, Tenor is the lowest-priced restaurant voice AI that completes orders into the POS: $225/mo per location with 500 calls included, native Toast, Square, and Clover write-back, Spanish included, and a 14-day free trial with no credit card. Comparable order-completing tiers run $399–$450/mo elsewhere; reservation-focused tools don't place orders at all.
Competitor pricing last verified June 9, 2026 from vendor-published pages and public sources.
Full comparison at a glance
Tenor vs Maple, Loman AI, Kea AI, Slang AI, SoundHound, and ConverseNow across 10 key dimensions.
| Dimension | Tenor | Maple | Loman AI | Kea AI | Slang AI | SoundHound | ConverseNow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $225/mo + top-ups | ~$249/mo | $399/mo + $149 setup | $450/mo | $399–$599/mo | Sales-led | Sales-led |
| Order accuracy | 97% target | 92% call resolution claimed | 99.6% claimed | 99.3% claimed | Not published | 93% unassisted claimed | ~92% |
| Response latency | <600ms target | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| POS integration | Native write-back (Toast, Square, Clover) | Vendor-managed (Quantic partnership; specifics not public) | Toast, Square, Clover, SpotOn, Shift4, Aloha, Olo + more | 11+ POS integrations listed publicly | Reservations stack (OpenTable, SevenRooms, Yelp) — no POS ordering | Middleware (orders passed through third-party layer) | Enterprise middleware (Brink, Olo, NCR Aloha, PAR, Qu — no Toast/Square/Clover) |
| Voice quality | Premium neural TTS | Standard TTS | Standard TTS | Standard TTS | Standard TTS | Proprietary (robotic on complex orders) | Standard TTS |
| White-label | |||||||
| Setup time | Self-serve onboarding | Days | 24–48h claimed | 30 min claimed | 30 min claimed | Weeks | Sales-led |
| Multi-location | |||||||
| Languages | English; Spanish hardening | English | Multiple claimed | English, Spanish | English; Spanish $99/mo add-on | Not published | English, Spanish |
| Support | Priority support on all plans | Email + chat | Account manager | Email + phone |
What about the platform bundles?
POS and listings platforms now bundle AI phone answering. They are a different product shape: Tenor answers on the number your customers already know, handles questions and the full order on the call, and writes to Toast, Square, or Clover.
Square AI voice ordering
Included with Square Plus / Premium / Messages Plus
Native Square feature: answers calls and writes orders to Square POS.
Trade-offs: Requires a new Square-provided toll-free number (your existing number isn't supported), takes payment only via a texted link, and doesn't answer hours, location, reservation, or catering questions. Square POS only.
Yelp Host
$149–$399/mo
AI phone answering for table-service restaurants, built around Yelp Guest Manager reservations.
Trade-offs: Reservation-first product tied to the Yelp ecosystem — not a POS order-writing line for takeout-heavy operations.
Popmenu AI Answering
~$349/mo (in bundles)
Answers FAQs and texts callers ordering/reservation links.
Trade-offs: Call deflection, not order completion — the caller still places their own order online. Sold inside Popmenu marketing bundles.
Head to head
Side-by-side breakdown against each major competitor, with the key trade-off called out.
Tenor vs Maple
Tenor
- Price: $225/mo + top-ups
- Accuracy: 97% target
- Latency: <600ms target
- POS: Native write-back (Toast, Square, Clover)
- Setup: Self-serve onboarding
Maple
- Price: ~$249/mo
- Accuracy: 92% call resolution claimed
- Latency: Not published
- POS: Vendor-managed (Quantic partnership; specifics not public)
- Setup: Days
Key difference: Headline price runs $15–24 above Tenor's $225 base; integration depth and order accuracy are not publicly documented; no published latency commitment.
Tenor vs Loman AI
Tenor
- Price: $225/mo + top-ups
- Accuracy: 97% target
- Latency: <600ms target
- POS: Native write-back (Toast, Square, Clover)
- Setup: Self-serve onboarding
Loman AI
- Price: $399/mo + $149 setup
- Accuracy: 99.6% claimed
- Latency: Not published
- POS: Toast, Square, Clover, SpotOn, Shift4, Aloha, Olo + more
- Setup: 24–48h claimed
Key difference: The $199 headline tier can't place orders — like-for-like phone ordering costs $399/mo plus $149 setup, 77% more than Tenor's $225 all-in ordering base.
Tenor vs Kea AI
Tenor
- Price: $225/mo + top-ups
- Accuracy: 97% target
- Latency: <600ms target
- POS: Native write-back (Toast, Square, Clover)
- Setup: Self-serve onboarding
Kea AI
- Price: $450/mo
- Accuracy: 99.3% claimed
- Latency: Not published
- POS: 11+ POS integrations listed publicly
- Setup: 30 min claimed
Key difference: $225 more per location than Tenor's base; Tenor competes with lower entry price, spend controls, and proof on the pilot's actual menu.
Tenor vs Slang AI
Tenor
- Price: $225/mo + top-ups
- Accuracy: 97% target
- Latency: <600ms target
- POS: Native write-back (Toast, Square, Clover)
- Setup: Self-serve onboarding
Slang AI
- Price: $399–$599/mo
- Accuracy: Not published
- Latency: Not published
- POS: Reservations stack (OpenTable, SevenRooms, Yelp) — no POS ordering
- Setup: 30 min claimed
Key difference: Reservations and call-management platform — it does not complete orders; callers get texted an online-ordering link instead. Spanish costs extra; Tenor includes it.
Tenor vs SoundHound
Tenor
- Price: $225/mo + top-ups
- Accuracy: 97% target
- Latency: <600ms target
- POS: Native write-back (Toast, Square, Clover)
- Setup: Self-serve onboarding
SoundHound
- Price: Sales-led
- Accuracy: 93% unassisted claimed
- Latency: Not published
- POS: Middleware (orders passed through third-party layer)
- Setup: Weeks
Key difference: Enterprise-only commercial model (Red Lobster, Torchy's scale) with multi-location minimums; middleware adds latency and failure points; not a fit for SMB operators.
Tenor vs ConverseNow
Tenor
- Price: $225/mo + top-ups
- Accuracy: 97% target
- Latency: <600ms target
- POS: Native write-back (Toast, Square, Clover)
- Setup: Self-serve onboarding
ConverseNow
- Price: Sales-led
- Accuracy: ~92%
- Latency: Not published
- POS: Enterprise middleware (Brink, Olo, NCR Aloha, PAR, Qu — no Toast/Square/Clover)
- Setup: Sales-led
Key difference: Enterprise-oriented (Domino's, Wingstop scale) with an enterprise POS stack; Tenor is designed for SMB phone-ordering pilots and measured rollout.
Comparison FAQs
Common questions operators ask when comparing restaurant voice AI providers.
Tenor starts at $225/mo per location with 500 calls included and explicit top-up packs. Public sources list Maple (maple.inc) at roughly $240–249/mo, and its order accuracy and integration depth aren't publicly documented. Tenor's differentiation is transparent spend control, native POS write-back to Toast, Square, and Clover, and pilot evidence tied to order accuracy and latency targets.
Loman's $199/mo Starter tier handles calls but doesn't place orders — like-for-like phone ordering with POS integration requires Loman Premium at $399/mo plus a $149 setup fee (per Loman's published pricing, June 2026). Tenor includes native POS ordering at $225/mo with 500 calls, explicit top-up packs, a Monthly Spend Cap, and no setup fee.
Tenor starts at $225/mo per location with 500 calls included; Kea publicly lists $450/mo per location. Tenor focuses on native POS write-back, transparent usage, and a controlled pilot path before broader rollout.
Slang AI publishes Core at $399/mo and Premium at $599/mo per location, with bilingual Spanish as a $99/mo add-on — and it's a reservations and call-management product that texts callers an ordering link rather than completing orders. Tenor is built for phone ordering with POS write-back, starts at $225/mo, and includes Spanish.
SoundHound and ConverseNow are sales-led enterprise platforms (Red Lobster, Domino's, Wingstop scale) with custom pricing and enterprise POS/middleware stacks. Tenor starts at $225/mo for SMB restaurants and focuses on phone ordering, native Toast/Square/Clover write-back, and pilot proof for smaller operators.
Square's bundled voice ordering only works on a new Square-provided toll-free number, takes payment only through a texted link, can't answer hours, location, reservation, or catering questions, and only writes to Square POS. Tenor answers on the number your customers already know (keep it, forward it, or port it), handles questions and full ordering on the call, and writes natively to Toast, Square, or Clover.
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