AI meeting note takers · #7 of 25 · ↑ tl;dv · ↓ Jamie
Circleback
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Circleback lands with an overall score of 12 out of 100 across AI assistants, and the picture varies a lot depending on who's answering. Claude rates it 35, while ChatGPT and Perplexity both give it 0. It shows up in 13 of 62 answers overall, with modest, scattered appearances on questions like the best note taker for languages other than English, for startups, or for privacy (1 of 3 or 1 of 4 each time). It's never named for free tools, open-source options, in-person meetings, customer interviews, or searching past notes.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 35 | 65% of answers | #6.8 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio? | 1 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails? | 1 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best AI note taker for meetings in languages other than English? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| What are the best AI meeting note takers? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries? | 1 of 3 | #7 |
| What are the top AI meeting assistants in 2026? | 1 of 3 | #8 |
| What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams? | 1 of 3 | #11 |
| What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security? | 1 of 3 | #11 |
| Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money? | 1 of 3 | #11 |
| What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM? | 1 of 3 | #13 |
| What's the best AI note taker for a startup team? | 1 of 4 | #4 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best free AI note takers for meetings? | Fathom, tl;dv, Fireflies.ai |
| Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer? | Granola, Fathom, Otter.ai |
| What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews? | Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom |
| What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings? | Otter.ai, Plaud, Fellow |
| What's the best AI note taker for recruiters running interviews? | Metaview, Fireflies.ai, Granola |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted AI meeting transcription tool? | Meetily |
| What's the best AI tool to search across all my past meeting notes? | Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Granola |
Assistants cited 15 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for AI meeting note takers.
In their words
- Claude“Circleback — Smaller product but often praised for summary quality specifically; supports a wide range of languages.”
- Claude“Circleback — similar no-bot desktop recording, generally praised for the quality of its action items and follow-ups.”
- Claude“If you want strong automations: Circleback is newer but has a good reputation for transcription accuracy and for pushing structured outputs (action items, fields) into Notion, Slack, Linear, and CRMs.”
Closest rivals
- Circleback vs Jamie11
- Circleback vs Avoma10
- Circleback vs Fellow10
- Circleback vs Notion AI Meeting Notes9
- Circleback vs Gong8
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