# Avoma vs Fireflies.ai: which do AI models recommend for conversation intel, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Conversational intelligence and call recording. Ten of fourteen models named Avoma first on the direct prompt; zero named Fireflies.ai. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/conversation-intelligence/avoma-vs-fireflies-ai/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoma | 41% | #1 of 10 | 4% | 52 | 14 of 14 |
| Fireflies.ai | 16% | #2 of 10 | 11% | 36 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Jiminny)
- Perplexity Sonar: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Fathom, HubSpot Sales Hub, Jiminny, Outreach Kaia)
- Grok 4.20: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Clari Copilot, Jiminny)
- Mistral Small: avoma first (first choices: Avoma, Insight7) (alternatives: Fireflies.ai, Gong, RingEX)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Jiminny)
- Llama 4 Maverick: avoma first (first choices: Avoma, Grain)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, ZIG, tl;dv)
- Kimi K2: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Fathom, Jiminny, tl;dv)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, Jiminny)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: avoma first (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Cirrus Insight, CloudTalk, Fireflies.ai, Jiminny)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Jiminny) (alternatives: Avoma, Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, Outreach Kaia, Salesloft Conversations)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Gong) (alternatives: Avoma, Clari Copilot, HubSpot's built-in CI)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Gong) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Revenue.io, Salesloft Conversations)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Gong) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, HubSpot Sales Hub, Insight7, Salesloft Conversations)

## What the models said about Avoma

- "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)

## What the models said about Fireflies.ai

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.