Circleback vs tl;dv

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14

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Circleback and tl;dv both show up on the AI meeting assistant radar, but neither dominates it. Circleback scores 12 overall (0 on ChatGPT, 35 on Claude, 0 on Perplexity) and is named in 13 of 62 answers, doing best on questions like language support and startup-team use. tl;dv edges ahead overall with 16 (13 ChatGPT, 14 Claude, 22 Perplexity) and is named in 17 of 62 answers, standing out for free AI note takers and top 2026 picks, including 3 of 3 answers on that latter question. Head-to-head, tl;dv leads in 6 questions, Circleback in 5, with 9 ties.

Head to head

metric	Circleback	tl;dv
score	12	16
questions won	13	10

By assistant

Circleback

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

tl;dv

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	13	21% of answers	#5.3
Claude	14	30% of answers	#8.2
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	22	30% of answers	#3.5

Where they differ

Only Circleback gets named for

What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio?
What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails?
What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack?
Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries?
What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security?

Only tl;dv gets named for

What are the best free AI note takers for meetings?
What's the best AI note taker for recruiters running interviews?

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