AI meeting note takers · #22 of 25 · ↑ Meetily · ↓ Chorus
Plaud
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Plaud shows up in 4 of 62 answers across AI assistants, landing an overall score of 4 out of 100. ChatGPT rates it slightly higher at 5, while Claude and Perplexity both give it 4. Its strongest showing is on "What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings?", where it's named in all 3 answers. It also appears once in 3 answers for AI note takers that work without a bot joining the call. Elsewhere, including questions on free tools, non-English support, startups, and open-source options, Plaud isn't mentioned at all.
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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 | 4 | 10% of answers | #10.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 4 | 5% of answers | #3.0 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call? | 1 of 3 | #13 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best AI meeting note takers? | Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom |
| What's the best AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams? | Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Granola |
| Which AI meeting assistant writes the most accurate summaries? | Fireflies.ai, Fellow, Notta |
| What are the best free AI note takers for meetings? | Fathom, tl;dv, Fireflies.ai |
| What's the best AI note taker for a startup team? | Fireflies.ai, Granola, Fathom |
| Which AI note taker is best for a solo founder or freelancer? | Granola, Fathom, Otter.ai |
| What are the top AI meeting assistants in 2026? | Zoom AI Companion, Fathom, Fireflies.ai |
| What's the best AI note taker for privacy and security? | Fellow, Jamie, Krisp |
| Which AI meeting note taker has the best value for money? | Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Granola |
| What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM? | Fireflies.ai, Bluedot, Avoma |
| What's the best AI tool to record and summarize customer interviews? | Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom |
| What's the best AI tool to turn meetings into action items and follow-up emails? | Fathom, Otter.ai, Granola |
| What's the best AI note taker that integrates with Notion or Slack? | Fireflies.ai, Notion AI Meeting Notes, Granola |
| What's the best AI note taker for recruiters running interviews? | Metaview, Fireflies.ai, Granola |
| 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? | Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, Notta |
| What's the best AI tool to search across all my past meeting notes? | Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Granola |
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“PLAUD — best if you want dedicated hardware.”
- Claude“Plaud Note / NotePin — ~$159–179, card-shaped or wearable, good mic arrays, GPT-based summaries with templates.”
- Perplexity“For in-person meetings, the best pick depends on what matters most: Fellow is the strongest overall choice for team workflow and governance, Otter is best if you want live transcription and a single app for both virtual and in-person meetings, and Plaud is the best hardware-first option for polished”
Closest rivals
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