ChatGPT is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.5. ChatGPT wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Granola on 1.
People who want one AI assistant for writing, research, images and everyday questions
Busy professionals who sit in back-to-back video meetings
Score by score
The details
| Feature | ChatGPT | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #1 of 10 | #6 of 10 |
| Developer | OpenAI | Granola |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | — |
Common questions
Is ChatGPT better than Granola?
ChatGPT is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.5. ChatGPT wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Granola on 1.
Which is cheaper, ChatGPT or Granola?
ChatGPT: Free plan with ads in some countries; Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month. Granola: Free plan keeps 30 days of notes; Business is $14 per user a month. On value for money, ChatGPT scores higher.
Do ChatGPT and Granola work on the same devices?
Only ChatGPT runs on Web.
Which is more private, ChatGPT or Granola?
Granola scores higher on privacy (7.2/10). Granola doesn't store meeting audio, and notes are encrypted at rest. It trains on anonymized data by default, with an opt-out in Settings. The App Store label links audio, contacts and usage to you.
Strengths and weaknesses
ChatGPT
- Widest feature set of any AI assistant
- Polished apps on phone, desktop and web
- Free plan runs on the latest model family
- Free and Go plans show ads in some countries
- Chats train models by default unless you turn it off
- Top models and higher limits require a paid plan
ChatGPT is the most complete AI assistant you can get. It writes, codes, searches the web, talks back in voice mode, makes images and can work through long tasks with its ChatGPT Work agent. GPT-6 now powers every plan, and memory and projects keep context across chats. The catch: the Free and Go plans show ads in several countries, and your chats train models unless you opt out.
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Granola
- No bot joins your calls
- Turns your rough notes into clean summaries
- Works with Zoom, Meet, Teams and in person
- Free plan keeps only 30 days of notes
- No audio recording to replay later
- Trains on anonymized data unless you opt out
Granola listens to your meetings through your computer or phone's audio, so no bot joins the call. You jot rough notes as usual, and afterwards it merges them with the transcript into clean, structured notes using templates you choose. Chat across past meetings, share them in team Spaces, or send them to Slack, Notion or HubSpot. The free plan keeps only 30 days of history, and training on anonymized data is on unless you opt out.
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