# Grain: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/grain

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Conversational intelligence and call recording](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/conversation-intelligence/index.md) | 2% | 10 | 0% | 5 |
| [Revenue intelligence and forecasting](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/revenue-intelligence-and-forecasting/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with Fireflies.ai or Grain — both offer free tiers to test, then affordable paid plans" (Kimi K2, Conversation intel)
- "Grain delivers lightweight conversation intelligence by capturing customer meetings, auto-summarizing transcripts" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Conversation intel)
- "Tightest budget / conversation capture + basic intelligence: Grain $15/user/mo or Trumpet free → Pro £29/mo" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Revenue intel)
- "Choose Grain if you only need meeting notes and transcripts." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Revenue intel)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Grain, from 41 of the 42 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- avoma.com: 30
- optif.ai: 23
- claap.io: 15
- marketintelligencetools.com: 13
- dupple.com: 12
- g2.com: 11
- marketbetter.ai: 10
- getmaxiq.com: 8
- readycontacts.com: 8
- capterra.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://optif.ai/media/articles/revenue-intelligence-tools-guide: 23
- https://avoma.com/blog/best-revenue-intelligence-software: 15
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-revenue-intelligence-platforms: 10
- https://readycontacts.com/blog/revenue-intelligence-platforms: 8
- https://growthtechspotlight.com/directory/revenue-intelligence/for-small-business: 7
- https://marketintelligencetools.com/reports/revenue-intelligence-pricing: 7
- https://avoma.com/blog/best-conversation-intelligence-software: 6
- https://outrightsystems.org/blog/call-recording-software-for-smb: 6

## In its own words

What Grain's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI Notetaker Built for Growing Teams (https://grain.com/)
- For: any team that relies on meetings, especially small to mid-market and enterprise sales, customer success, and product teams (https://grain.com/)
- Price stated: Grain offers a free plan with unlimited meetings for teams. Paid plans start at $15/month per user for unlimited meetings, advanced AI, conversational intelligence, and additional features. (https://grain.com/)
- Starting price: 15/month per user (https://grain.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free plan with unlimited meetings; free forever; 14-day free trial (https://grain.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
- Hosting: USA
- Customers named: User Interviews, neo.tax, Tango, Reforge, Arrows, Apply, Podium, Endgame

## What it publishes

Every page grain.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 395 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 139 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-08-17
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2024-08-17 comparison: Gong alternatives https://grain.com/blog/gong-alternatives
- Recent: 2024-08-17 comparison: Gong https://grain.com/compare/gong
- Recent: 2024-08-17 comparison: Jiminny https://grain.com/compare/jiminny

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.