# Granola: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/granola

## 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) | 0% | 89 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "In the case of Granola, there are no bots, placing the onus on users to seek consent." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Conversation intel)
- "I'd avoid using it in sensitive meetings unless participants are clearly notified." (GPT-6 Luna, Conversation intel)
- "Granola captures system audio without a visible bot, but that does not remove the consent obligation" (Perplexity Sonar, Conversation intel)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Granola, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- avoma.com: 1
- bland.ai: 1
- blog.hubspot.com: 1
- btlaw.com: 1
- cirrusinsight.com: 1
- classaction.org: 1
- cleverly.co: 1
- cloudtalk.io: 1
- computerworld.com: 1
- dialaxy.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://avoma.com/blog/security-measures-for-conversation-intelligence: 1
- https://bland.ai/blog/gdpr-call-recording-consent: 1
- https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/best-conversation-intelligence-software: 1
- https://btlaw.com/en/insights/alerts/2026/what-the-granola-class-action-means-for-companies-building-and-deploying-conversation-capture-tools: 1
- https://cirrusinsight.com/blog/sales-call-recording-software: 1
- https://classaction.org/media/terrill-v-dialpad-inc.pdf: 1
- https://cleverly.co/blog/conversation-intelligence-tools: 1
- https://cloudtalk.io/blog/best-conversation-intelligence-software: 1

## In its own words

What Granola's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI notepad for back-to-back meetings (https://granola.ai/)
- For: people in back-to-back meetings (https://granola.ai/)
- Price stated: Unlimited meeting notes for free. Upgrade to view and work with notes older than 30 days. (https://granola.ai/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.granola.ai/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Download for free (https://granola.ai/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, EU AI Act
- Hosting: United States
- Customers named: Linear, Andreessen Horowitz, Vercel, Menlo Ventures, Brex, Zapier, Vanta

## What it publishes

Every page granola.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 451 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 244 pages, 66 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-19
- comparison: 15 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-19
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-05-22
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: How to turn meeting notes into a decision log https://www.granola.ai/blog/how-to-turn-meeting-notes-into-a-decision-log
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Asynchronous work replacing status meetings https://www.granola.ai/blog/asynchronous-work-replacing-status-meetings
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Meeting management best practices https://www.granola.ai/blog/meeting-management-best-practices
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: One on one with your manager how to prepare and what to ask https://www.granola.ai/blog/one-on-one-with-your-manager-how-to-prepare-and-what-to-ask
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Brainstorming session template https://www.granola.ai/blog/brainstorming-session-template
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Action item tracker template https://www.granola.ai/blog/action-item-tracker-template

## 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.