Otter.ai vs Zoom AI Companion

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12

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Otter.ai leads this one clearly, with an overall score of 41 versus 18 for Zoom AI Companion, and a mention rate of 51 of 83 answers compared to 28 of 83. Otter.ai is named in all 4 answers for "best AI meeting note takers," "top AI meeting assistants in 2026," and "best free AI note takers for meetings," while Zoom AI Companion matches it only on the "top AI meeting assistants in 2026" question. Head-to-head, Otter.ai is named more often in 15 questions, Zoom AI Companion in 3, with 7 ties. Scores vary by assistant: Otter.ai ranges from 29 (Perplexity) to 49 (ChatGPT), Zoom AI Companion from 8 (ChatGPT) to 36 (Claude).

Head to head

metric	Otter.ai	Zoom AI Companion
score	41	18
questions won	22	18

By assistant

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

Zoom AI Companion

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	8	15% of answers	#7.3
Claude	36	65% of answers	#7.8
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	11	16% of answers	#6.0

Where they differ

Only Otter.ai gets named for

What are the best alternatives to Zoom AI Companion?
What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings?
What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack?
What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews?
What's the best open-source or self-hosted AI meeting transcription tool?
What's the best AI note taker for Mac that records system audio?

Only Zoom AI Companion gets named for

Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call?
What are the best alternatives to Otter.ai?

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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI meeting note takers leaderboard