Granola vs Otter.ai
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12
Granola and Otter.ai are neck and neck, each named in 51 of 83 answers. Granola edges ahead on overall score, 44 versus 41, with its best numbers from Claude (58) and ChatGPT (52), while Otter.ai scores more evenly across the board (49, 46, 29). Granola shows up in every answer for Mac note-taking with system audio and for startup teams, while Otter.ai is named in all answers for general AI meeting note takers and 2026 meeting assistant roundups. Head-to-head, Otter.ai leads in 9 questions, Granola in 8, and they tie in 8 more. Neither is ever mentioned for CRM-updating sales call tools.
Head to head
| metric | Granola | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| score | 44 | 41 |
| questions won | 21 | 22 |
By assistant
Granola
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 52 | 70% of answers | #2.8 |
| Claude | 58 | 85% of answers | #4.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 24 | 32% of answers | #4.5 |
Otter.ai
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 49 | 60% of answers | #3.7 |
| Claude | 46 | 60% of answers | #4.4 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 29 | 37% of answers | #4.4 |
Where they differ
Only Granola gets named for
- Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call?
- What are the best alternatives to Otter.ai?
Only Otter.ai gets named for
- What are the best alternatives to Granola?
- What's the best AI note taker for meetings in languages other than English?
- What's the best open-source or self-hosted AI meeting transcription tool?
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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