Ten of fourteen models named Avoma first on the direct prompt; zero named Fireflies.ai. Both were named by all fourteen models and Avoma carries 52 labels and Fireflies.ai 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in five 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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Avoma and Fireflies.ai were named in the same answer seventy-nine times, of the 234 answers naming Avoma and the 119 naming Fireflies.ai. In those answers Fireflies.ai took the first choice twenty-four times and Avoma nineteen.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“The headline price covers meeting transcription only, which may not align with broader needs.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Affordable, good for SMBs transitioning to mid-market.” Mistral Small · scale prompt · soft negative
“The best conversation intelligence and call recording platform for a mid-market B2B company is likely to be Avoma, Grain, or other AI-native conversation intelligence tools.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Avoma and Insight7 are top choices due to their affordability, ease of use, and strong feature sets tailored to mid-market needs” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Avoma offers the best balance of features, pricing transparency, and scalability” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Documented legal risk: Fireflies.ai and automatic voice capture ... alleges biometric privacy violations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Great starter for small teams, but lacks B2B sales depth (e.g., weak on coaching patterns).” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Reviewers frequently cite a failure rate where the bot simply does not join the meeting” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best overall budget choice: Fireflies.ai — it has the lowest paid pricing in the results at $10/user/month annually” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Go with Fireflies.ai — it's the cheapest way to get real conversation intelligence with a solid free tier to test.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For most limited-budget companies, Fireflies.ai gives the widest feature set for the lowest published price” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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.