AEO for AI meeting assistants: AI search visibility ranking
How AI search engines rank AI meeting assistants by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured quarterly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. AI tools used to record meetings, transcribe conversations, summarize action items, surface insights, and automate follow-up after calls. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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When buyers inquire about AI meeting assistants, AI engines frequently highlight Fireflies as a leader in the field. With a significant visibility percentage of 50.0, Fireflies stands out among other top brands like Read AI and Fathom. These brands are consistently cited by AI engines, reflecting their prominence in this space.
The rankings are influenced heavily by the credibility and frequency of citations from top sources like youtube.com, zapier.com, and reddit.com. These sources often act as aggregators or review sites, which means they gather user feedback and detailed comparisons, thereby impacting how often brands like Fireflies are mentioned.
For a buyer evaluating this list, it's essential to consider how AI engines prioritize brands with recent reviews and third-party validation. These engines value platforms with strong topical authority and reliable user feedback, which are crucial factors when selecting an AI meeting assistant. This context helps ensure informed decision-making based on current trends and peer reviews.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Fireflies leads the AI meeting assistants category with a visibility score of 50.0%, more than double the 37.5% held by third-ranked Fathom and nearly double the category average of 8.8%. That gap is meaningful because it suggests Google AI Mode is consistently surfacing Fireflies across a broader set of queries than any rival. Read AI sits second with only 25.0% visibility yet holds a composite score of 40.0, close to Fireflies at 42.5, which signals that raw mention frequency is not the only factor shaping overall standing in this category.
The most notable divergence between visibility and citation sits with Read AI and Fathom. Read AI is cited in 75.0% of responses where it appears, the highest citation rate of any brand audited, yet its visibility is half that of Fireflies. Fathom is the inverse: it appears in 37.5% of responses but carries a 0.0% citation rate, meaning it is named but not linked or sourced. MeetGeek presents a further anomaly, recording 0.0% visibility alongside a 25.0% citation rate, implying it surfaces as a reference source without being a primary named recommendation.
Google AI Mode is the top engine for every brand in this dataset, confirming the category's AI visibility is almost entirely concentrated there. The external sources AI anchors on for this category include youtube.com, zapier.com, reddit.com, and read.ai itself, alongside smaller editorial sites such as hinoter.com and peoplemanagingpeople.com. The presence of read.ai as a cited source rather than only a cited brand is unusual and may partly explain Read AI's disproportionately high citation rate relative to its visibility percentage.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Read AI 0% → 25% · rank #9 → #2+25pp
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Fathom 12% → 38% · rank #6 → #3+25pp
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Fellow 0% → 25% · rank #17 → #4+25pp
Biggest visibility fallers
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Avoma 25% → 12% · rank #2 → #5-12pp
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Krisp 12% → 0% · rank #4 → #12-12pp
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Grain 12% → 0% · rank #5 → #13-12pp
The AEO ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
fireflies.ai
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50% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Fireflies leads all 20 brands with 50.0% visibility, nearly six times the 8.8% category average, but its 25.0% citation rate trails Read AI's 75.0% by a wide margin. |
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| 2 |
read.ai
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25% | 75% | Google AI Mode |
Read AI rose from rank 9 to rank 2 this period, doubling its visibility to 25.0% and tripling its citation rate to 75.0%, the highest citation figure across all audited brands. |
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| 3 |
fathom.video
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38% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Fathom improved visibility from 12.5% to 37.5% this period but holds a 0.0% citation rate, meaning Google AI Mode names it without linking or sourcing it in any response. |
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| 4 |
fellow.app
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Fellow made the largest rank jump in the dataset, moving from rank 17 to rank 4, yet its 0.0% citation rate and 25.0% visibility suggest recognition without authoritative sourcing. |
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| 5 |
avoma.com
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12% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Avoma fell from rank 2 to rank 5 with visibility dropping from 25.0% to 12.5% and citation rate halving from 25.0% to 12.5%, making it the steepest faller among currently ranked top-five brands. |
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| 6 |
tldv.io
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
otter.ai
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
meetgeek.ai
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
spinach.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
airgram.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
nyota.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
krisp.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
grain.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
supernormal.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
zoominfo.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
sembly.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
tactiq.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
notta.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
jamie.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
gong.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on AI meeting assistants, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this AEO ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →
AEO rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 90 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about AEO for AI meeting assistants
Who leads AI visibility in the AI meeting assistants category?
Fireflies leads with a visibility score of 50.0% and a composite score of 42.5, placing it well ahead of the next brand, Read AI, at 25.0% visibility and 40.0 composite.
Which brand has the highest citation rate in this category?
Read AI holds the highest citation rate at 75.0%, despite appearing in only 25.0% of responses, meaning it is cited as a source in three out of four queries where it appears.
What sources does Google AI Mode anchor on most for AI meeting assistant research?
The top cited sources are youtube.com, read.ai, zapier.com, and reddit.com, with smaller editorial sites including hinoter.com and peoplemanagingpeople.com also appearing in citations.
Which brands have seen the biggest gains in AI visibility recently?
Fellow rose 13 places (from rank 17 to rank 4) and Read AI rose 7 places (from rank 9 to rank 2), with both brands recording a visibility delta of plus 25.0 percentage points.
Are there brands with high visibility but no citations in this category?
Yes. Fathom at 37.5% visibility and Fellow at 25.0% visibility both carry 0.0% citation rates, meaning Google AI Mode names them in responses without linking to their domains.
Which major brands have lost AI visibility in this category?
Krisp fell from rank 4 to rank 12 with visibility dropping to 0.0%, and Grain dropped from rank 5 to rank 13, also falling to 0.0% visibility, representing rank changes of minus 8 for both.