Avoma vs Circleback
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12
Avoma and Circleback are neck and neck overall, each named in 13 of 62 answers, with Avoma scoring 10 out of 100 and Circleback just ahead at 12. The two split on where AI assistants actually bring them up: Avoma leads on "top AI meeting assistants in 2026," named in all 3 answers, while Circleback shows up more for things like non-English meetings and bot-free note taking, each in 1 of 3 answers. Head-to-head, Circleback edges ahead on 4 questions to Avoma's 3, with 13 ties. Neither tool appears for free AI note takers, open-source options, or in-person meetings.
Head to head
| metric | Avoma | Circleback |
|---|---|---|
| score | 12 | 14 |
| questions won | 12 | 16 |
By assistant
Avoma
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 11 | 10% of answers | #5.5 |
| Claude | 15 | 30% of answers | #7.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 11 | 26% of answers | #4.0 |
Circleback
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 4 | 10% of answers | #3.0 |
| Claude | 36 | 60% of answers | #5.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Where they differ
Only Avoma gets named for
- What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM?
- What are the best alternatives to Otter.ai?
- Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money?
- What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams?
Only Circleback gets named for
- Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer?
- Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call?
- What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack?
- What's the best AI tool to search across all my past meeting notes?
- What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security?
- What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio?
- What's the best AI note taker for meetings in languages other than English?
- What's the best AI note taker for a startup team?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI meeting note takers leaderboard