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

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireflies.ai | 16% | #2 of 10 | 11% | 36 | 14 of 14 |
| Fathom | 6% | #5 of 10 | 11% | 27 | 11 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Fathom, HubSpot Sales Hub, Jiminny, Outreach Kaia)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Avoma, Insight7) (alternatives: Fireflies.ai, Gong, RingEX)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Fathom, Jiminny, tl;dv)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Cirrus Insight, CloudTalk, Fireflies.ai, Jiminny)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Jiminny)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Gong) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Revenue.io, Salesloft Conversations)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Jiminny) (alternatives: Avoma, Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, Outreach Kaia, Salesloft Conversations)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Clari Copilot, Jiminny)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Jiminny)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Avoma, Grain)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, ZIG, tl;dv)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Avoma) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, Jiminny)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Gong) (alternatives: Chorus by ZoomInfo, HubSpot Sales Hub, Insight7, Salesloft Conversations)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Gong) (alternatives: Avoma, Clari Copilot, HubSpot's built-in CI)

## 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 4.1 Fast, 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)

## What the models said about Fathom

- "not a replacement for CI platforms because it lacks the deal-risk layer, coaching workflow, and forecasting use case" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "users report frequent issues with "hallucinated" insights where the AI summarizes a call incorrectly" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Fathom is widely considered the gold standard for teams seeking maximum value with minimal or zero spend." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "### 1. Fathom - Best Free Option ... want to start completely free with no usage limits." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, 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.