Otter.ai vs tl;dv

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14

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Otter.ai clearly leads tl;dv in how AI assistants talk about note takers right now. Otter.ai scores 46 overall (ChatGPT 54, Claude 52, Perplexity 33) and gets named in 42 of 62 answers, including every answer for "best free AI note takers for meetings" and "top AI meeting assistants in 2026." tl;dv trails with an overall score of 16 and appears in just 17 of 62 answers, though it also lands in all 3 answers for "top AI meeting assistants in 2026." Head-to-head, Otter.ai is named more often in 13 questions versus tl;dv's 1, with 6 ties.

Head to head

metric	Otter.ai	tl;dv
score	46	16
questions won	18	10

By assistant

Otter.ai

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	54	74% of answers	#3.5
Claude	52	85% of answers	#5.3
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	33	45% of answers	#3.3

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 Otter.ai gets named for

What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings?
What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails?
What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews?
What's the best AI tool to search across all my past meeting notes?
Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries?
Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer?
What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack?
What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security?
What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio?

Only tl;dv gets named for

What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM?

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