Fellow vs tl;dv
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14
Right now tl;dv edges out Fellow in AI answers, scoring 16 overall versus Fellow's 10, with a similar gap on ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity individually. tl;dv also gets named more often overall, showing up in 17 of 62 answers compared to Fellow's 10 of 62, and it's named for all 3 answers to "What are the top AI meeting assistants in 2026?" Head to head, tl;dv comes out ahead on 8 questions, Fellow leads on 5, and the two tie on 7. Fellow's strongest showing is 2 of 4 answers for "best AI note taker for a startup team," while tl;dv's best is 3 of 4 for "best free AI note takers for meetings."
Head to head
| metric | Fellow | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| score | 10 | 16 |
| questions won | 7 | 10 |
By assistant
Fellow
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 11 | 16% of answers | #4.3 |
| Claude | 2 | 5% of answers | #14.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 20 | 30% of answers | #4.2 |
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 Fellow gets named for
- Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries?
- What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security?
- What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings?
- What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack?
Only tl;dv gets named for
- What are the best free AI note takers for meetings?
- What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams?
- What's the best AI note taker for meetings in languages other than English?
- Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money?
- What's the best AI note taker for recruiters running interviews?
- Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call?
- What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM?
More comparisons
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Not sold on either?
Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI meeting note takers leaderboard