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Grain
Grain ranks #17 of 31 in ai meeting note takers in the week of 12 October 2026, with a visibility score of 5 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 12% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Grain shows up rarely across AI assistants, named in just 5 of 62 answers overall. Claude gives it the highest score at 8 out of 100, ChatGPT scores it at 5, and Perplexity doesn't score it at all, landing on 0. Its best showing comes on customer interview questions, named in 2 of 3 answers asking for the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews. It also picks up single mentions for startup team note-taking, CRM-updating sales call tools, and general meeting note taker questions. Grain is never named for free tools, non-English meetings, open-source options, in-person meetings, or 2026 rankings.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
| Claude | 8 | 20% of answers | #11.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 4 | 11% of answers | #3.0 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the best alternatives to Fireflies.ai? | 2 of 3 | #6 |
| What are the best alternatives to Otter.ai? | 2 of 3 | #6 |
| What are the best alternatives to Granola? | 2 of 3 | #8 |
| What's the best AI note taker for a startup team? | 2 of 4 | #3 |
| What are the best alternatives to Fathom? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries? | 1 of 4 | #11 |
| What are the top AI meeting assistants in 2026? | 1 of 4 | #17 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best AI meeting note takers? | Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai |
| What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams? | Fireflies.ai, Fathom, tl;dv |
| What are the best free AI note takers for meetings? | Fathom, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv |
| Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer? | Granola, Fathom, Fireflies.ai |
| Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call? | Granola, Jamie, Circleback |
| What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security? | Fellow, Fireflies.ai |
| Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money? | Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai |
| What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM? | Avoma, Fireflies.ai, Gong |
| What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings? | Otter.ai, Granola, Fireflies.ai |
| What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails? | Fireflies.ai, Fathom, Circleback |
| What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack? | Notion AI Meeting Notes, Fathom, Fireflies.ai |
| What's the best AI note taker for recruiters running interviews? | Metaview, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai |
| What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio? | Granola, Circleback, Fathom |
| 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? | Notta, tl;dv, Fireflies.ai |
| What's the best AI tool to search across all my past meeting notes? | Notion AI Meeting Notes, Fireflies.ai, Fellow |
| What are the best alternatives to Zoom AI Companion? | Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai |
Assistants cited 11 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“!Grain Review 2026: Pricing & Features”
- Claude“Grain — Customer-facing teams; nice highlight reels and CRM syncing.”
- Perplexity“Grain — Well suited to teams that need to clip and share notable moments from customer conversations.”
Closest rivals
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