Fireflies.ai vs Comet
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
It's close: Fireflies.ai edges it 8.3 to 8.2, so the right pick depends on what you need. Fireflies.ai wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Comet on 2, with 1 tied.
Sales, hiring and customer teams who spend all day on video calls
Researchers and heavy web users who want AI help beside every tab
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Fireflies.ai | Comet |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #9 of 16 | #10 of 16 |
| Developer | Fireflies.ai | Perplexity AI |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | — |
Common questions
Is Fireflies.ai better than Comet?
It's close: Fireflies.ai edges it 8.3 to 8.2, so the right pick depends on what you need. Fireflies.ai wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Comet on 2, with 1 tied.
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Comet?
Fireflies.ai: Free with limited transcription; Pro is $10 a seat a month yearly or $18 monthly. Comet: Free on every platform; Perplexity Pro ($20 a month) and Max raise the limits. On value for money, Comet scores higher.
Do Fireflies.ai and Comet work on the same devices?
Only Fireflies.ai runs on Web.
Which is more private, Fireflies.ai or Comet?
Fireflies.ai scores higher on privacy (7.8/10). Fireflies says it doesn't train AI on your meetings, has zero-day retention with its vendors and encrypts data at rest. The App Store label links contact info, audio and usage to you, with no tracking.
Strengths and weaknesses
Fireflies.ai
- Works in Zoom, Meet, Teams and in person
- Says it doesn't train AI on your meetings
- Talk voice typing is free and unlimited
- Free plan has limited transcription and 400 minutes of storage
- Video recording needs the Business plan
- A bot shows up in calls unless you use the desktop app
Fireflies sends a notetaker into your Zoom, Google Meet or Teams calls. Or its desktop app records without a bot. You get a searchable transcript, a summary and action items. AskFred answers questions across all your meetings. Paid plans add stats and connect to other apps. Talk, its voice typing tool, is free and unlimited on every plan. The free plan's transcription and storage are tight, so regular users will end up paying.
Full Fireflies.ai review
Comet
- Free on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
- Can act on pages, not just sum them up
- Your sessions sync between phone and computer
- A synced account lets Perplexity record your browsing history
- The helper has to read the pages you visit
- No Linux version
Comet is Perplexity's web browser, with an AI helper beside every tab. It can sum up a page or compare products across sites. It can even work through a multi-step task while you browse. Bigger jobs go to Perplexity Computer. It's free on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, and your sessions sync between them. The trade-off is privacy. The helper has to read your pages, and a synced account lets Perplexity record your history.
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