Fireflies.ai vs Fathom
Zero of fourteen models named Fireflies.ai first on the direct prompt; zero named Fathom. Fireflies.ai was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Fathom by thirteen and Fireflies.ai carries 50 labels and Fathom 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the conversational intelligence and call recording page.
By framing
Fireflies.aiFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFathom
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Fireflies.ai and Fathom were named in the same answer 101 times, of the 163 answers naming Fireflies.ai and the 192 naming Fathom. In those answers Fathom took the first choice nineteen times and Fireflies.ai twenty-seven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Fireflies.ai Fathom first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Fireflies.ai on the left and Fathom on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Fireflies.ai41%#1 of 13Fathom26%#2 of 13Fireflies.ai18%#3 of 15Fathom5%#6 of 15Fireflies.ai2%#6 of 15Fathom0%#15 of 15What the models said about Fireflies.ai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“*Cruz v. Fireflies.AI*, Case No. 3:25-cv-03399 C.D. Ill. alleges the Fireflies.AI's meeting assistant recorded, analyzed, transcribed and stored participants' voice” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“class-action lawsuits (*Cruz v. Fireflies.AI Corp.*) were filed alleging the company collected biometric data (voiceprints) without proper consent” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Fireflies.ai - due to alleged biometric privacy violations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“The best conversation intelligence and call recording platform for a company with a limited budget is Fireflies.ai, Avoma, or Sybill.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“prioritize platforms with zero data retention and no AI training by default (like Fireflies or self-hosted solutions)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Fireflies.ai – cheapest all-round phone / video CI ... It is the most cited low-cost conversation intelligence alternative” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Fathom
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“generally well-liked, but there are repeated user complaints about joining/recording behavior and at least one serious privacy complaint” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Free or low-cost AI-heavy tools (e.g., Fireflies.ai, Fathom, or similar meeting bots): ... be wary of default data sharing” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Fathom, for example, has a five-call-per-month summary cap on its free tier.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Fathom is probably the best overall choice for most small teams” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Best overall for most limited-budget teams: Fathom Team plan” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Fathom – Best Overall Value & Generous Tier Capabilities” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.