Fathom vs Granola
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14
Fathom edges out Granola in AI assistant answers, with an overall score of 50 versus 44, and a mention rate of 43 of 62 answers compared to Granola's 38 of 62. Fathom leads on Claude (57) and ChatGPT (56), while Granola scores slightly higher on Claude alone (58) but trails on ChatGPT (49) and Perplexity (27 versus Fathom's 39). Head-to-head, Fathom is named more often in 7 questions, Granola in 4, with 9 ties. Both are named in every answer for "best AI note taker for a startup team," and neither appears for non-English meeting note takers or open-source tools.
Head to head
| metric | Fathom | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| score | 50 | 44 |
| questions won | 18 | 17 |
By assistant
Fathom
| 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 |
Granola
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 49 | 58% of answers | #2.2 |
| Claude | 58 | 85% of answers | #4.1 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 27 | 40% of answers | #4.4 |
Where they differ
Only Fathom gets named for
- What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM?
Only Granola gets named for
nothing exclusive
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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