--- title: "Fireflies.ai vs Granola: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Fireflies.ai or Granola more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meeting transcription tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meeting-transcription-tools/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-granola" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fireflies.ai vs Granola: Which is searched more? Is Fireflies.ai or Granola more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meeting transcription tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Fireflies.ai and Granola - **Competitive set**: Meeting transcription tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Fireflies.ai Share of Search**: 12.9% - **Granola Share of Search**: 21.2% ## Is Fireflies.ai or Granola more popular in search? - In September 2026, Granola had more branded searches than Fireflies.ai among meeting transcription tools worldwide. Granola had about 206,000 branded searches, while Fireflies.ai had 126,000. Granola made up 21.2% of all meeting transcription tool searches we track, and Fireflies.ai accounted for 12.9%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Granola took it in March 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fireflies.ai’s share of searches among meeting transcription tools worldwide moved from 14% to 12.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 153K to 126K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Granola’s share of searches among meeting transcription tools worldwide moved from 5.9% to 21.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 64.6K to 206K. ## Top meeting transcription tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Granola appeared in all five answers. Fireflies.ai was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Fireflies.ai was listed before Granola in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Otter | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fathom | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Fireflies.ai | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Granola | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Tactiq | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | tl;dv | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Rev | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about meeting transcription tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which meeting transcription tool should I use?": 1. Fathom, 2. Otter, 3. Fireflies.ai, 4. Granola - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meeting transcription tools?": 1. Otter, 2. Fireflies.ai, 3. Fathom, 4. Granola, 5. tl;dv - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meeting transcription tool for call summaries?": 1. Fathom, 2. Fireflies.ai, 3. Granola, 4. Otter - Searched Google, AI Overview "meeting transcription tools": 1. Otter, 2. Granola, 3. Tactiq, 4. Fathom - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai meeting transcription": 1. Otter, 2. Fireflies.ai, 3. Tactiq, 4. Granola Not named in any answer: Rev. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for meeting transcription tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Granola gained share of searches among meeting transcription tools worldwide, from 19.1% to 21.2%. - In September 2026, Fireflies.ai gained share of searches among meeting transcription tools worldwide, from 11.5% to 12.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Fireflies.ai estimated searches | Fireflies.ai Share of Search | Fireflies.ai rank | Granola estimated searches | Granola Share of Search | Granola rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 153K | 14% | 2 | 64.6K | 5.9% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 151K | 16.2% | 2 | 63.8K | 6.8% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 123K | 16.2% | 2 | 54.5K | 7.1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 150K | 15.5% | 2 | 95.4K | 9.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 125K | 12.9% | 2 | 118K | 12.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 153K | 12.7% | 3 | 173K | 14.4% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 153K | 12.9% | 3 | 172K | 14.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 151K | 14.3% | 3 | 173K | 16.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 125K | 13.1% | 3 | 173K | 18.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 105K | 11.4% | 3 | 175K | 19% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 105K | 11.5% | 3 | 175K | 19.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 126K | 12.9% | 3 | 206K | 21.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fireflies.ai’s and Granola’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Fireflies.ai**: Measured on the search terms “ai fireflies”, “Fireflies AI”, “fireflies ai app”, “fireflies app”, “fireflies meeting notes”, “fireflies note taker”, “fireflies notetaker”, “fireflies transcription”, “fireflies.ai” and “fred fireflies ai”, summed into one figure. - **Granola**: Measured on the search terms “Granola AI”, “granola ai app”, “granola ai notes”, “granola ai notetaker”, “granola app”, “granola meeting notes”, “granola note taker”, “granola notes”, “granola notetaker” and “granola.ai”, summed into one figure. - [Fireflies.ai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fireflies-ai) - [Granola profile](/demand/global-en/brands/granola) - [All meeting transcription tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/meeting-transcription-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Fireflies.ai or Granola more popular in search? In September 2026, Granola had more branded searches than Fireflies.ai among meeting transcription tools worldwide. Granola had about 206,000 branded searches, while Fireflies.ai had 126,000. Granola made up 21.2% of all meeting transcription tool searches we track, and Fireflies.ai accounted for 12.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fireflies.ai vs Granola: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meeting-transcription-tools/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-granola This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meeting-transcription-tools/compare/fireflies-ai-vs-granola. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.