Plaud vs Tactiq
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14
Plaud and Tactiq both show up in 4 of 62 answers, putting them close on paper but low on the overall board: Plaud scores 4 overall (5 ChatGPT, 4 Claude, 4 Perplexity), while Tactiq scores 3 overall (0 ChatGPT, 2 Claude, 7 Perplexity). Plaud stands out for in-person meetings, named in all 3 answers to that question, while Tactiq does better on free options, named in 2 of 4 answers. Head-to-head, Tactiq was named more often on 2 questions, Plaud on 1, and the two were tied on 17. Neither is named for startup teams, non-English meetings, or open-source setups.
Head to head
| metric | Plaud | Tactiq |
|---|---|---|
| score | 4 | 3 |
| questions won | 2 | 2 |
By assistant
Plaud
| 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 |
Tactiq
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 2 | 5% of answers | #8.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 7 | 10% of answers | #4.5 |
Where they differ
Only Plaud gets named for
- What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings?
Only Tactiq gets named for
- What are the best free AI note takers for meetings?
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