Conversational intelligence software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank conversational intelligence software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Software used to record calls, analyze sales and support conversations, surface coaching insights, and automate summaries and follow-up actions. 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 AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini field questions about conversational intelligence software, Avoma comes up most often, appearing in answers 50% of the time and earning citations in 75% of evaluated responses. Fireflies and Chorus round out the top three, but Avoma holds a clear lead in how consistently AI systems recommend it over the 20 brands ranked here.
The citation sources driving these rankings are a mix of vendor-owned domains (avoma.com, cresta.com) and third-party technical and review publishers (cloudtalk.io, assemblyai.com, cirrusinsight.com). The absence of dominant aggregator sites like G2 or Capterra in the top citations suggests AI engines in this category lean on product-specific and integration-focused content rather than user-review volume alone, which shapes which brands surface.
A buyer reading this list should pay attention to which vendors have built topical authority around specific use cases, such as sales coaching, meeting intelligence, or call analytics, rather than general brand recognition. AI engines reward vendors with detailed, frequently updated content on those subcategories. If a tool solves your specific workflow, check whether it appears consistently across multiple AI engines, not just one, before treating the ranking as a final signal.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Avoma leads the conversational intelligence software category with a composite score of 57.5, more than double the next closest brand, Fireflies, at 25.0. The category average visibility sits at just 8.8%, making Avoma's 50.0% visibility score a significant outlier. This gap matters because it signals that Google AI Mode is consolidating answers around one brand while most of the 20 tracked brands remain effectively invisible to AI-generated responses.
A notable divergence exists between being named and being cited. Gong and Observe.AI each hold 25.0% visibility but carry a 0.0% citation rate, meaning AI responses mention them without linking to their domains. Sybill presents the inverse case: 0.0% visibility but a 25.0% citation rate, suggesting its content is referenced as a source even when the brand itself is not surfaced in answers. Chorus sits between these extremes with 25.0% visibility but only 12.5% citations.
Google AI Mode is the top engine for every brand in this dataset, indicating the category's AI visibility is almost entirely concentrated in one engine. The top cited sources include third-party domains such as cloudtalk.io, assemblyai.com, and cirrusinsight.com alongside avoma.com itself, suggesting AI is anchoring on review, comparison, and adjacent-tech content rather than vendor homepages exclusively. YouTube also appears in the top cited sources, pointing to video content as a contributing signal.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Avoma 0% → 50% · rank #2 → #1+50pp
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Observe.AI 12% → 25% · rank #8 → #4+12pp
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Grain 0% → 12% · rank #6 → #6+12pp
Biggest visibility fallers
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Gong 50% → 25% · rank #1 → #5-25pp
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Otter 12% → 0% · rank #7 → #18-12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
avoma.com
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50% | 75% | Google AI Mode |
Avoma's 50.0% visibility and 75.0% citation rate far exceed the category averages of 8.8% and 10.0%, making it the dominant AI-visible brand in this category. |
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| 2 |
fireflies.ai
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25% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Fireflies matches its 25.0% visibility with an equal 25.0% citation rate, giving it a balanced composite score of 25.0 and clear second-place standing. |
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| 3 |
zoominfo.com
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25% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Chorus achieves 25.0% visibility but its citation rate drops to 12.5%, producing a composite score of 21.2 and indicating partial trust from AI sources. |
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| 4 |
observe.ai
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Observe.AI holds 25.0% visibility with a 0.0% citation rate, rising four rank positions despite AI referencing the brand without linking to its domain. |
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| 5 |
gong.io
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Gong fell from rank 1 to rank 5 after a 25.0 percentage point visibility drop, and its 0.0% citation rate suggests AI no longer treats it as a citable source. |
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| 6 |
grain.com
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12% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
fathom.video
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
sybill.ai
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
convin.ai
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
enthu.ai
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
balto.ai
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
read.ai
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
clari.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
salesken.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
meetrecord.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
tetrainsights.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
allego.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
otter.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
jiminny.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
execvision.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 conversational intelligence software, 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 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 →
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 30 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about conversational intelligence software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in conversational intelligence software?
Avoma leads with a composite score of 57.5, a visibility rate of 50.0%, and a citation rate of 75.0%, all well above the category averages of 8.8% and 10.0% respectively.
Which brands are mentioned by AI but not cited as sources?
Gong and Observe.AI both have 25.0% visibility but 0.0% citation rates, meaning Google AI Mode references them in answers without linking to their domains.
What sources does AI cite most for conversational intelligence software research?
The top cited sources include cloudtalk.io, avoma.com, assemblyai.com, cirrusinsight.com, and youtube.com, indicating AI draws from third-party comparison sites, adjacent tech platforms, and video content.
Which brand has the biggest positive momentum in this category?
Avoma recorded the largest visibility rise, moving from 0.0% to 50.0% visibility while climbing from rank 2 to rank 1 in the current audit period.
Which previously strong brand has lost the most AI visibility?
Gong dropped from rank 1 to rank 5 after losing 25.0 percentage points of visibility, the largest decline recorded among tracked brands in this category.
Is AI visibility in this category spread across multiple engines?
No. Google AI Mode is listed as the top engine for every brand in the dataset, indicating the category's AI visibility is concentrated in a single engine.