# Fireflies.ai: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 41 judge labels across 5 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/fireflies-ai/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conversational intelligence and call recording | 16% | 2 | 11% | 36 |
| Sales coaching and training | 0% | 40 | 0% | 2 |
| Call tracking platforms | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |
| Meeting scheduling | 0% | 50 | 100% | 1 |
| Revenue intelligence and forecasting | 0% | 58 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best overall budget choice: Fireflies.ai — it has the lowest paid pricing in the results at $10/user/month annually" (Perplexity Sonar, Conversation intel)
- "Go with Fireflies.ai — it's the cheapest way to get real conversation intelligence with a solid free tier to test." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Conversation intel)
- "For most limited-budget companies, Fireflies.ai gives the widest feature set for the lowest published price" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Conversation intel)
- "Fireflies is best for small to mid-size teams that want fast, affordable recording and CRM autofill" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Conversation intel)

## And against it

- "Documented legal risk: Fireflies.ai and automatic voice capture ... alleges biometric privacy violations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Conversation intel)
- "Otter.ai and Fireflies process meeting data on US servers, creating GDPR Article 44 cross-border data transfer risks" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Scheduling)
- "Great starter for small teams, but lacks B2B sales depth (e.g., weak on coaching patterns)." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Conversation intel)
- "Reviewers frequently cite a failure rate where the bot simply does not join the meeting" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Conversation intel)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Conversational intelligence and call recording: 9% to 16%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 4 → 2 of 91.
- Sales coaching and training: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 33 → 40 of 124.
- Call tracking platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 36 of 63.
- Meeting scheduling: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 50 of 58.
- Revenue intelligence and forecasting: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 59 → 58 of 76.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: #1 AI Teammate for Meetings, Email, Chat & CRM (https://fireflies.ai/)
- For: teams (https://fireflies.ai/)
- Price stated: Free; Pro; Business; Enterprise (https://fireflies.ai/pricing)
- Starting price: $0 (https://fireflies.ai/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Try Fireflies For Free (https://fireflies.ai/)
- Integrations claimed: 100 (https://fireflies.ai/product/mobile)
- Certifications: GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA Compliant, HIPAA compliance, SOC2, HIPAA
- Customers named: PR Labs, Flock, Clara, Phyllo, PRLabs, CyberBytes, Brado, Slack

## What it publishes

Every page fireflies.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1854 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 812 pages, 45 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-05-31
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-30
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-23
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-18
- comparison: 56 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- glossary or explainer: 23 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- podcast or video: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-17
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Google meet games https://fireflies.ai/blog/google-meet-games
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: How to record whatsapp calls https://fireflies.ai/blog/how-to-record-whatsapp-calls
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Is it illegal to record a conversation https://fireflies.ai/blog/is-it-illegal-to-record-a-conversation
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Are ai notetakers safe https://fireflies.ai/blog/are-ai-notetakers-safe
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Ai notetaker for therapists https://fireflies.ai/blog/ai-notetaker-for-therapists
- Recent: 2026-09-16 comparison: Fathom vs granola https://fireflies.ai/blog/fathom-vs-granola

## Record

- Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.