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Best AI Meeting Assistants in 2026

Eleven AI meeting assistants and notetakers compared on verified pricing, free plans and capture method, ordered by lowest published paid price.

An AI meeting assistant, also called an AI notetaker, is software that records or listens to a meeting, produces a transcript and generates a summary with decisions and action items. Most products also let users search or question past meetings and send notes to tools such as CRMs and project trackers. Fireflies, for example, describes itself as an AI notetaker that joins meetings, writes transcripts and summaries and organises conversations into searchable company knowledge.

This list covers eleven assistants available in November 2026: independent notetakers and the assistants built into Google Meet and Zoom. Prices, plan limits and capture methods were taken from each vendor's official website.

Contents
  1. Bot-based and bot-free capture
  2. Methodology
  3. The list
  4. Comparison table
  5. Consent and privacy
  6. Frequently asked questions
  7. See also

Bot-based and bot-free capture

Meeting assistants capture audio in one of two ways. A meeting bot joins the call as a participant, visible to everyone; Otter's AI Meeting Agent, for instance, can join Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet meetings automatically. Bot-free tools record from the user's own device instead: Granola transcribes from the computer's audio without joining the call, and Fathom and tl;dv now also offer capture without a bot. Bot-free capture avoids an extra participant in the call, while visible bots make recording more apparent to other attendees. Built-in assistants, such as Gemini in Google Meet and Zoom's ZoomMate, work inside the meeting platform itself.

Methodology

Products were included if they automatically transcribe and summarise online meetings on at least one major platform (Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams), offer a self-serve plan or are included in a widely sold workplace suite, and were available in November 2026. Plan names, prices and limits were read from official pricing pages.

Entries are ordered by the lowest published price per user per month for any paid plan billed annually, in US dollars, from lowest to highest; where a vendor shows a temporary promotional price, the regular price is used. Ties are listed alphabetically. Products whose prices are published only in another currency, or not shown, are listed afterwards in alphabetical order. Price is used because it is the most comparable verifiable attribute across these products; it is not a measure of quality, and no product was tested hands-on. Microsoft 365 Copilot, which provides meeting recaps in Teams, was not included because its official pricing page could not be loaded for verification.

The list

1

Fellow

Best for: Teams wanting agendas and AI notes in one tool

Fellow combines AI meeting recording and notes with agenda and meeting-management tools, and says it is used by leaders in more than 100 countries. Its free plan allows five AI notes and five AI recordings per user over the account's lifetime. The Team plan costs US$7 per user per month billed annually (US$11 monthly) and includes ten AI notes and ten AI recordings per user per month; Business, at US$15 annually or US$23 monthly, removes those caps; and Enterprise starts at US$25 per user per month with a ten-user minimum.

Pricing
Free; Team US$7, Business US$15, Enterprise US$25 per user/month (annual)
Free plan
5 AI notes and 5 recordings per user (lifetime)

Strengths

  • Lowest entry price in this list
  • Agenda and action-item management alongside recording

Limitations

  • Team plan caps AI recordings at 10 per user per month
  • Free plan allowance does not renew
2

Notta

Best for: Individuals needing low-cost transcription and translation

Notta is a transcription and meeting-notes service whose pricing page lists Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans. Pro costs US$8.17 per month billed annually (US$97.99 a year) for one seat, and Business US$16.67 per month billed annually (US$199.99 a year); Enterprise is custom and starts at 51 seats. The free plan provides 120 transcription minutes a month but limits each conversation to three minutes, with ten AI summaries a month. Translation is sold as add-ons, at US$10 a month for monolingual translation and US$15 for bilingual transcription and translation.

Pricing
Free; Pro US$8.17/month; Business US$16.67/month (annual)
Free plan
120 min/month, 3 min per conversation

Strengths

  • Inexpensive annual plans
  • Translation available as an add-on

Limitations

  • Three-minute cap per conversation makes the free plan unsuitable for meetings
  • Monthly prices for Pro and Business are not shown
3

Otter.ai

Best for: Individuals and small teams on a budget

Otter.ai Inc. describes Otter as an AI notetaker and "conversational knowledge engine" that produces searchable transcripts, summaries with decisions and action items, and sales insights pushed to CRMs. Its AI Meeting Agent can join Zoom, Teams and Google Meet automatically, and a desktop app can record without a bot. The free Basic plan includes 300 minutes per user per month, with conversations capped at 30 minutes. Pro has a regular price of US$8.33 per user per month billed annually (shown at a promotional US$4.17 in November 2026) and includes 1,200 minutes; Business costs US$19.99 annually with unlimited meeting minutes and conversations up to four hours.

Company
Otter.ai Inc.
Pricing
Free; Pro US$8.33 (regular), Business US$19.99 per user/month (annual)
Free plan
300 min/user/month, 30 min per conversation

Strengths

  • Free plan with a meaningful monthly allowance
  • Choice of meeting bot or bot-free desktop recording

Limitations

  • Free and Pro plans cap conversation length (30 and 90 minutes)
  • Free plan keeps only the 25 most recent conversations
4

Fireflies.ai

Best for: Teams wanting notes routed into many business tools

Fireflies joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls, produces transcripts and summaries, drafts email replies and turns meetings into searchable company knowledge. It supports transcription and summaries in more than 100 languages and integrates with HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack, Notion, Jira and applicant-tracking systems; its FAQ states that it is used by 75% of Fortune 500 companies. Paid plans are charged per seat: Pro costs US$10 per seat per month billed annually (US$18 monthly), Business US$19 (US$29 monthly) and Enterprise US$39, annual only. A free plan is offered.

Pricing
Free; Pro US$10, Business US$19, Enterprise US$39 per seat/month (annual)
Languages
100+
Adoption claim
Used by 75% of Fortune 500 (vendor figure)

Strengths

  • Wide range of CRM, project and recruiting integrations
  • Broad language coverage

Limitations

  • Joins calls as a visible bot
  • Large gap between annual and monthly prices
5

Granola

Best for: People who prefer no bot in their calls

Granola is an AI notepad that transcribes meetings in the background from the computer's audio rather than joining the call, and works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack huddles and in-person meetings. It runs on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. The free Basic plan includes AI meeting notes and chat across meetings but keeps only the last 30 days of history. Business costs US$14 per user per month and Enterprise US$35, both with unlimited history and advanced integrations; single sign-on is available for enterprise workspaces of 50 or more users.

Pricing
Free; Business US$14, Enterprise US$35 per user/month
Capture
Device audio, no bot
Platforms
macOS, Windows, iOS, Android

Strengths

  • No visible bot in the meeting
  • Works for in-person meetings through the mobile app

Limitations

  • Free plan keeps only 30 days of history
  • Billing interval for listed prices is not specified on the pricing page
6

Fathom

Best for: Individuals wanting unlimited free recording

Fathom records, transcribes and summarises meetings on Google Meet, Zoom and Teams, and states that it is used at more than 500,000 companies. It offers a choice of bot or bot-free capture, the latter in beta. The free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcriptions with instant AI summaries, while some AI features are limited. Premium for individuals costs US$16 per month billed annually; Team costs US$15 per user and Business US$25 per user per month on annual billing, both with a two-user minimum. Nonprofits can apply for ten free seats.

Pricing
Free; Premium US$16; Team US$15/user; Business US$25/user per month (annual)
Adoption claim
500K+ companies (vendor figure)

Strengths

  • Unlimited recordings and transcripts on the free plan
  • Bot and bot-free capture options

Limitations

  • Team plans require at least two users
  • Bot-free capture was still in beta
7

Read AI

Best for: Users wanting one assistant across meetings, email and chat

Read AI records and transcribes meetings on Google Meet, Zoom, Teams and Webex, produces summaries and action items, and offers "Ask Read", which answers questions with citations across meetings, email and messages. It has apps for Windows, macOS, iPhone and Android and a Chrome extension. The free plan allows five meeting transcripts a month for meetings up to one hour. Pro costs US$15 per user per month billed annually (US$19.75 monthly), Enterprise US$22.50 and Enterprise+ US$29.75, the last requiring five or more licences. Annual volume discounts range from 10% at 100 licences to 20% at 1,000.

Pricing
Free; Pro US$15, Enterprise US$22.50, Enterprise+ US$29.75 per user/month (annual)
Free plan
5 transcripts/month, meetings up to 1 hour

Strengths

  • Search spans meetings, email and messages
  • Supports Webex as well as the three main platforms

Limitations

  • Free plan is restrictive (five transcripts, one-hour limit)
  • Free users cannot join a team workspace
8

Avoma

Best for: Sales teams wanting call analytics with meeting notes

Avoma prices its meeting assistant per "recorder" seat, with viewers and collaborators free. The Startup plan costs US$19 per seat per month billed annually (US$29 monthly), Organization US$29 (US$39 monthly) and Enterprise US$39, annual only. Sales-oriented features are sold as add-ons: Conversation Intelligence and Revenue Intelligence at US$29 per seat per month each on annual billing, and Lead Router at US$19. There is no permanent free recorder plan, but a 14-day trial of the Organization plan includes all add-ons without a credit card.

Pricing
Startup US$19, Organization US$29, Enterprise US$39 per recorder seat/month (annual)
Free option
14-day trial; viewers free

Strengths

  • Only recording users need paid seats
  • Sales analytics available in the same product

Limitations

  • No permanent free plan for recording
  • Add-ons can more than double the per-seat cost
9

Gemini in Google Meet

Best for: Organisations that already run on Google Workspace

Google includes Gemini's "take notes for me" feature in Google Meet on Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus and Enterprise plans, but not on Business Starter. Because the assistant is part of the meeting platform, no separate bot or app is required. On the pricing page as accessed, which showed euro prices, Business Standard costs €13.60 per user per month on an annual commitment and Business Plus €21.10; Starter, Standard and Plus are limited to 300 users. The subscription also covers Gmail, Drive and other Workspace apps.

Included in
Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise
Pricing (EUR page)
Business Standard €13.60; Business Plus €21.10 per user/month (annual)

Strengths

  • No third-party bot or extra vendor
  • Bundled with the wider Workspace suite

Limitations

  • Works only in Google Meet
  • Not available on the Business Starter plan
10

tl;dv

Best for: European teams wanting EU data storage

tl;dv ("too long, didn't view") records, transcribes and summarises meetings on Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, and offers CRM logging, follow-up email drafts and sales coaching. It reports more than two million users, transcribes in more than 100 languages and states that data is hosted and stored in the EU. Prices are published in euros: Pro costs €18 per seat per month billed annually (€29 monthly) and Business €29 per seat per month billed annually (€39 monthly), with a free plan also available. The company does not offer a native mobile app.

Operator
tldx Solutions GmbH
Pricing
Free; Pro €18, Business €29 per seat/month (annual)
Users
2M+ (vendor figure)

Strengths

  • EU data hosting
  • Bot-free recording

Limitations

  • No native mobile app
  • Prices published only in euros
11

Zoom ZoomMate

Best for: Organisations that meet primarily on Zoom

ZoomMate is Zoom's AI assistant, offering meeting summaries, in-meeting questions, AI note-taking through My Notes, search across files and meetings, AI agents and workflows. A free ZoomMate Basic tier is included with Zoom Workplace Basic and allows summaries for three hosted meetings, three AI note-taking uses, 20 AI queries and ten workflow runs a month. Paid plans are priced per user per month and include 2,200 AI credits per user per month, unlimited AI note-taking and custom summary templates. The paid prices were not shown on the page accessed.

Free tier
Summaries for 3 hosted meetings/month (with Workplace Basic)
Paid plans
Per user/month, 2,200 AI credits/user/month

Strengths

  • Native to Zoom, so no separate bot is needed
  • Free tier for occasional use

Limitations

  • Free tier is very limited
  • Paid pricing not shown on the product page

Comparison table

ProductFree planLowest paid price (annual)CaptureMeeting platforms
FellowYes (5 lifetime notes)US$7/user/monthRecordingNot stated in sources
NottaYes (120 min/month)US$8.17/monthRecordingNot stated in sources
Otter.aiYes (300 min/month)US$8.33/user/monthBot or desktop appZoom, Teams, Meet
Fireflies.aiYesUS$10/seat/monthBotZoom, Teams, Meet
GranolaYes (30-day history)US$14/user/monthDevice audioZoom, Teams, Meet, huddles, in person
FathomYes (unlimited recording)US$15/user/month (Team)Bot or bot-free (beta)Zoom, Teams, Meet
Read AIYes (5 transcripts/month)US$15/user/monthBot and appsZoom, Teams, Meet, Webex
AvomaNo (14-day trial)US$19/recorder seat/monthRecordingNot stated in sources
Gemini in Google MeetNo€13.60/user/month (Workspace)Built inGoogle Meet
tl;dvYes€18/seat/monthBot-freeZoom, Teams, Meet
Zoom ZoomMateYes (3 meetings/month)Not shownBuilt inZoom

Consent and privacy

Recording a meeting can require the consent of participants under data-protection and call-recording laws, which vary by country and, in the United States, by state. Bot-based assistants make recording visible by joining as a participant, whereas bot-free and device-audio tools may not be apparent to other attendees, which places more responsibility on the user to inform them. Data location also differs between vendors; tl;dv, for example, states that its data is hosted and stored in the EU. Organisations commonly review where transcripts are stored, whether they are used to train models and how long they are kept before adopting a notetaker.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free AI meeting assistant?

Free plans differ widely. Fathom's free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcriptions with AI summaries, and Otter's free Basic plan gives 300 minutes per user per month with a 30-minute cap per conversation. Granola's free plan keeps 30 days of history, while Read AI allows five transcripts a month and Fellow five AI notes in total.

Can an AI notetaker work without joining the call as a bot?

Yes. Granola transcribes from the computer's audio and never joins the call, and Otter's desktop app can record without a bot. Fathom offers bot-free capture in beta, and tl;dv describes itself as requiring no bot. Assistants built into meeting platforms, such as Gemini in Google Meet and Zoom's ZoomMate, also work without a third-party participant.

How much does an AI meeting assistant cost?

In November 2026 the lowest published annual prices ranged from US$7 per user per month for Fellow's Team plan to US$19 for Avoma's Startup plan. Most vendors also offer free plans with usage limits. Built-in options are bundled with suites, for example Gemini note-taking in Google Workspace Business Standard.

Do AI meeting assistants work with Microsoft Teams?

Most independent notetakers in this list support Teams as well as Zoom and Google Meet, including Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, Read AI, Granola and tl;dv. Read AI also supports Webex. Microsoft sells its own Copilot meeting features for Teams, which are not covered in this list because their pricing could not be verified.

Is it legal to record meetings with an AI assistant?

It depends on the jurisdiction and on the participants' consent. Some places require all parties to agree to a recording, others only one. Visible meeting bots signal that recording is taking place, while bot-free tools may require the user to tell participants. Organisations usually set a policy on when notetakers may be used.

See also

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