Yelp launched Check for Me, a feature that lets users enter party size and phone number on a restaurant page; an AI agent calls the restaurant to check wait times and texts the results. It is the consumer-side extension of Yelp's voice solution for restaurants and service providers, launched in 2025.
Yelp Host and usehatchapp have become among the first companies to deploy OpenAI's GPT-Live-1, which is used for voice AI solutions in restaurants and service industries.