AI meeting note takers · #4 of 25 · ↑ Otter.ai · ↓ Zoom AI Companion
Granola
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Granola shows up in 38 of 62 answers across AI assistants, landing right in the middle of the pack overall with a score of 44 out of 100. Claude rates it highest at 58, ChatGPT gives it 49, and Perplexity is more reserved at 27. It gets named every time for questions like the best AI note taker for a startup team, top AI meeting assistants in 2026, working without a bot joining the call, solo founders or freelancers, and best AI meeting note takers overall. It's never named for non-English meetings, open-source or self-hosted tools, or sales calls that update a CRM.
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Who's talking about you
| 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 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best AI note taker for a startup team? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the best AI meeting note takers? | 3 of 3 | #3 |
| What are the top AI meeting assistants in 2026? | 3 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security? | 2 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio? | 2 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI tool to search across all my past meeting notes? | 2 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams? | 2 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails? | 2 of 3 | #2 |
| Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best AI note taker for recruiters running interviews? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries? | 2 of 3 | #5 |
| What are the best free AI note takers for meetings? | 2 of 4 | #5 |
| What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews? | 1 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM? | Fireflies.ai, Bluedot, Avoma |
| 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“Granola — best if your meeting notes are primarily in Granola.”
- Claude“Granola is excellent if you take hybrid human/AI notes, and can chat across all your past notes”
- Gemini“Granola — Best for Founders & Sensitive Meetings (No Bot Required)”
Closest rivals
- Granola vs Otter.ai46
- Granola vs Fathom50
- Granola vs Fireflies.ai55
- Granola vs Zoom AI Companion19
- Granola vs tl;dv16
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