AI meeting note takers · #2 of 25 · ↑ Fireflies.ai · ↓ Otter.ai
Fathom
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Fathom shows up in 43 of 62 answers across AI assistants in the meeting note taker category, with an overall score of 50 out of 100. Claude rates it slightly higher at 57, ChatGPT gives it 56, while Perplexity is lower at 39. It's named in every answer to questions like "What are the best free AI note takers for meetings?" and "What's the best AI note taker for a startup team?" (4 of 4 each), plus strong showings for top meeting assistants, accurate summaries, and solo founder use (3 of 3 each). It never comes up for non-English transcription or open-source, self-hosted tool questions.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 56 | 63% of answers | #1.9 |
| Claude | 57 | 85% of answers | #4.2 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 39 | 55% of answers | #3.8 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best AI meeting note takers? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the best free AI note takers for meetings? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| What are the top AI meeting assistants in 2026? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI note taker for a startup team? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews? | 2 of 3 | #1 |
| Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call? | 2 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM? | 2 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings? | 1 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI tool to search across all my past meeting notes? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack? | 1 of 3 | #6 |
| What's the best AI note taker for recruiters running interviews? | 1 of 3 | #9 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted AI meeting transcription tool? | Meetily |
| What's the best AI note taker for meetings in languages other than English? | Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, Notta |
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
- ChatGPT“Fieldnotes Fathom AI”
- Claude“Otter and Fathom both work but their cross-meeting search is weaker than their single-meeting summaries”
- Gemini“Fathom — Best Free Option & Easiest to Use”
Closest rivals
- Fathom vs Otter.ai46
- Fathom vs Fireflies.ai55
- Fathom vs Granola44
- Fathom vs Zoom AI Companion19
- Fathom vs tl;dv16
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