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Yelp Announces More Personalized Yelp Assistant, Agent that Checks Restaurant Wait Times and AI Tools for Service Professionals

$YELPPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 7:00 AM ETRead the release

Yelp announced its 2026 Fall Product Release with more than 30 new AI features, integrations and updates across its consumer and pro-facing products. Key launches include an expanded Yelp Assistant with OpenTable booking, a Check for Me AI phone agent that checks restaurant wait times, My Lists for saving and sharing favorites, and Smart Lead Reply, a $30/month AI agent that qualifies leads for service pros.

Key figures

Booking reach
more than half a million restaurants
New features count
more than 30
Smart lead reply price
$30 per month
Quote submissions via assistant
approximately 10% of Request a Quote submissions in Q2

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