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Best AI Note Takers, ranked by AI.

In the week of Oct 19, 2026, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews named Fireflies.ai in 82.0% of answers to buyer questions about AI note takers, followed by Fathom (69.5%) and Otter.ai (64.7%).

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No. 1
82.0%
Fireflies.ai
75.5% to 87.1%
No. 2
69.5%
Fathom
62.1% to 75.9%
No. 3
64.7%
Otter.ai
57.2% to 71.5%
71
Companies ranked
167
AI answers last week
4
AI platforms
Weekly
Scored every Monday
The board

Which AI note takers does AI recommend most?

Week of Oct 19, 2026 · 167 AI answers
01Fireflies.aiLeaderfireflies.ai82.0%82.0%17.3%02FathomLevel with #1fathom.video69.5%69.5%0.0%03Otter.aiotter.ai64.7%64.7%12.0%04Granola AIgranola.ai49.1%49.1%1.8%05Fellowfellow.app47.9%47.9%33.6%06Avomaavoma.com22.2%22.2%15.6%07Zoomzoom.us22.2%22.2%4.8%08Krispkrisp.ai19.2%19.2%16.8%09tl;dvtldv.io19.2%19.2%8.4%10Jamiejamie.ai16.2%16.2%0.0%
AI visibility is the share of answers naming the company. The band is its likely range. Cited is the share of answers citing its site. The board lists the top 25 of 71 companies ranked this week.Download the data

Week over week movement starts with the next published week. Earlier weeks measured fewer AI platforms, so they are not compared with this one.

Named against cited

Named is different from cited.

AI can recommend a company without linking to its site, and can lean on a company's pages without naming it. The shaded corners are where the two come apart.

Named often, rarely citedCited often, rarely named0%25%50%75%100%0%20%40%60%Share of answers naming the companyShare of answers citing its siteFireflies.ai: named 82%, cited 17.3%Fathom: named 69.5%, cited 0%Otter.ai: named 64.7%, cited 12%Granola AI: named 49.1%, cited 1.8%Fellow: named 47.9%, cited 33.6%Avoma: named 22.2%, cited 15.6%Zoom: named 22.2%, cited 4.8%Krisp: named 19.2%, cited 16.8%tl;dv: named 19.2%, cited 8.4%Jamie: named 16.2%, cited 0%Microsoft: named 15%, cited 0%Gong: named 13.8%, cited 0%Bluedot: named 10.8%, cited 0%Plaud: named 9%, cited 11.4%Notta: named 8.4%, cited 1.2%Fireflies.aiFathomGranola AI
The questions

The 12 buyer questions behind this board, asked every day.

  1. Q01What is the best AI meeting note-taker in 2026?
  2. Q02Top AI meeting assistants that join calls and take notes automatically
  3. Q03Best AI note-taker for Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams
  4. Q04Best AI transcription and meeting summary tool for teams
  5. Q05Top AI notetakers for sales calls and customer meetings
  6. Q06Best AI meeting assistant for automatic action items and follow-ups
  7. Q07Best alternative to Otter.ai for meeting notes
  8. Q08Top AI note-taking apps that sync with your CRM
  9. Q09Best AI meeting recorder for remote teams
  10. Q10Best AI assistant for summarizing back-to-back meetings
  11. Q11Top AI notetakers for founders and executives
  12. Q12Which AI meeting assistant has the best privacy and security?
Frequently asked

Questions about AI note takers.

What is the best AI note takers according to AI?
Fireflies.ai is the company AI names most often, in 82.0% of answers in the week of Oct 19, 2026. Fathom is level with it, because the ranges overlap. "Best" here means most often recommended by AI, which is what a buyer asking an AI assistant sees.
What are the alternatives to Fireflies.ai?
AI names Fathom, Otter.ai, Granola AI and Fellow most often after Fireflies.ai for AI note takers.
How is this ranking made?
Every day we put the same 12 buyer questions to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews and record which companies each answer names. Each week the answers naming a company are divided by all the answers that came back. Companies are taken from the answers themselves, never from a list we chose.
How often is it updated?
Every week. Scans run daily, and each Monday the previous Monday to Sunday is published as one score. This board covers Oct 19, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026.
Why does each rate have a range?
A week holds about 167 answers, which is too few to fix a rate to one decimal. The 95% range shows where the true rate likely sits, and two companies whose ranges overlap are level.
How can a company get recommended by AI for AI note takers?
Start by finding which buyer questions name you and which name a competitor. The free AEO audit runs those questions against your domain and shows the sources AI cites instead of you.
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