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Fireflies.ai vs Perplexity

Compare Fireflies.ai and Perplexity on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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Fireflies.ai

8.2/10

AI meeting notes — Free $0 (400 min storage); Pro $10/seat/mo annual ($18 monthly); Business $19 annual ($29 monthly); Enterprise $39 annual-only.

Best for

  • • Teams that want auto-join transcripts across Zoom/Meet/Teams
  • • RevOps/CS leads who will actually use Business conversation intelligence
  • • Enterprises that need HIPAA/SSO meeting capture

Starting from $10.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

Fireflies.ai is better for

  • ✓ Voice / TTS depth
  • ✓ Integrations

Perplexity is better for

  • ✓ LLM assistant depth

Tie

  • • Free plan
  • • Writing assistance
  • • Agent / builder depth

Choose Fireflies.ai if: Teams that want auto-join transcripts across Zoom/Meet/Teams

Choose Perplexity if: Analysts and operators who need cited answers and Deep Research

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Perplexity

8.3/10

Cited-search LLM assistant — Free; Pro $20/mo (~$17 annual); Max $200/mo; Enterprise Pro $40/seat.

Best for

  • • Analysts and operators who need cited answers and Deep Research
  • • Teams replacing ‘Google then paste into ChatGPT’ with one research surface
  • • Orgs that want Enterprise Pro admin without Microsoft Graph lock-in

Starting from $20.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for Fireflies.ai and Perplexity. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

  • Starting pricing

    Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.

    Depends

    Fireflies.ai researched starting price from $10/mo; a free plan is researched; Perplexity researched starting price from $20/mo; a free plan is researched. Better value depends on plan rungs and add-ons.

    Fireflies.aiDepends
    PerplexityDepends

  • Free plan

    Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.

    Tie

    Fireflies.ai researches a free plan; Perplexity researches a free plan.

    Fireflies.aiTie
    PerplexityTie

  • User / licence minimum

    Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.

    Depends

    Check user minimum for Fireflies.ai and Perplexity on current vendor packaging.

    Fireflies.aiDepends
    PerplexityDepends

  • LLM assistant depth

    Chat, reasoning, and general-purpose assistant depth for the primary job.

    Perplexity

    Perplexity leads on llm chat depth (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    Fireflies.aiWeaker
    PerplexityStronger

  • Writing assistance

    Long-form writing, editing, and document analysis quality.

    Tie

    Fireflies.ai and Perplexity are close on writing depth (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    Fireflies.aiTie
    PerplexityTie

  • Voice / TTS depth

    Speech, voice mode, and text-to-speech capability when relevant.

    Fireflies.ai

    Stronger voice tts availability

    Fireflies.aiStronger
    PerplexityWeaker

  • Agent / builder depth

    Custom projects, agents, GPTs, and workflow builders beyond bare chat.

    Tie

    Fireflies.ai and Perplexity have the same researched availability on agent builder (Fireflies.ai: limited; Perplexity: limited); custom projects (Fireflies.ai: supported; Perplexity: supported).

    Fireflies.aiTie
    PerplexityTie

  • Governance & privacy

    Admin controls, data retention, and enterprise privacy packaging.

    Tie

    Fireflies.ai and Perplexity are close on governance (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    Fireflies.aiTie
    PerplexityTie

  • Integrations

    Important third-party integrations.

    Fireflies.ai

    Fireflies.ai leads on integrations (9/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    Fireflies.ai9/10
    Perplexity8/10

  • Usage / credits model

    How free caps, seats, credits, and overages affect real cost.

    Tie

    Fireflies.ai and Perplexity are close on usage model (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    Fireflies.aiTie
    PerplexityTie

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