Circleback vs Fellow

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12

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Circleback and Fellow land close in overall visibility, scoring 14 and 15 out of 100, with Circleback named in 18 of 83 answers versus Fellow's 16 of 83. Claude favors Circleback (36) while Perplexity favors Fellow (36); ChatGPT gives both low marks, 4 and 10. Circleback shows up most for turning meetings into action items and for solo founders, each 2 of 3 answers, while Fellow leads for in-person meetings, 2 of 3 answers. Head-to-head, Circleback was named more often in 7 questions, Fellow in 6, and they tied in 12 — a genuinely even matchup right now.

Head to head

metric	Circleback	Fellow
score	14	15
questions won	16	13

By assistant

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

Fellow

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	10	15% of answers	#5.0
Claude	1	0% of answers
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	36	58% of answers	#1.9

Where they differ

Only Circleback gets named for

What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails?
Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer?
Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call?
What are the best alternatives to Granola?
What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack?
What are the best alternatives to Fireflies.ai?
What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio?

Only Fellow gets named for

What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings?
Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money?
What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews?
What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams?

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