Granola Fathom
On what the policies say, there's nothing between them. Both are graded C.
Granola
Granola trains AI models on de-identified meeting data with an opt-out in settings, and bars OpenAI and Anthropic from training on your data at all.
Verdict
C
- Trains on you by default
- A self-serve opt-out exists
- On by default, and the product tells you so. One switch, in settings, on every plan.
- 5 Oct 2026
Fathom
Fathom trains its own AI on de-identified meeting data, says so plainly, puts the switch in your account settings, and refuses OpenAI, Anthropic and Google the same data.
Verdict
C
- Trains on you by default
- A self-serve opt-out exists
- On by default, and the product tells you so. One switch, in settings, on every plan.
- 5 Oct 2026
Granola: every plan
Granola · what each plan can refuse · checked 5 Oct 2026
All plans
YES
Self-serve toggle
Not stated
Yes, stated
Unknown
32 / 50
On by default, with a way out
0 / 33
One switch, and the policy says which way it ships
0 / 4
No paywall on the control
0 / 4
One kind of data is in scope
2 / 4
The policy does not say whether people read it
-2 / 2
The policy says data is de-identified first
All plansTRAINS: YES
- Self-serve toggle
- Not stated
- 32 / 100
- Yes, stated
- Unknown
Fathom: every plan
Fathom · what each plan can refuse · checked 5 Oct 2026
All plans
YES
Self-serve toggle
Not stated
Yes, stated
Unknown
32 / 50
On by default, with a way out
0 / 33
One switch, and the policy says which way it ships
0 / 4
No paywall on the control
1 / 4
2 kinds of data are in scope
2 / 4
The policy does not say whether people read it
-2 / 2
The policy says data is de-identified first
All plansTRAINS: YES
- Self-serve toggle
- Not stated
- 33 / 100
- Yes, stated
- Unknown