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AI Meeting Notes

AI meeting-notes tools auto-join a call (or run quietly in the browser) to transcribe, summarize and pull out action items. We evaluate the free or trial tier, how the per-user minute or credit pool scales, per-meeting length caps, CRM auto-fill depth, and the no-bot / local-processing privacy model.

AI Meeting Notes at a glance

5 AI Meeting Notes tools are tracked in this index. 5 of them ship a free plan (Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, Granola, Tactiq). The lowest published entry price in the category is $8/mo (Pro, annual) (Tactiq). Across the 5 scored AI Meeting Notes entries, the index average is 4.3/5, led by Otter.ai at 4.5/5. Most common tags on this page: AI Meeting Notes (5 tools), Transcription (2 tools), Auto-join Bot (1 tool), Chrome Extension (1 tool). Pricing figures behind these entries were last checked between 2026-09-21; every tool page carries its own check date.

Tools tracked
5
Free plans
5
Trial only
0
Lowest entry price
$8/mo (Pro, annual)
Highest rated
Otter.ai 4.5/5
Index average
4.3/5 across 5

AI Meeting Notes comparisons

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AI Meeting Notes pricing compared

The full set of AI Meeting Notes entries, with the plan shape each vendor actually publishes:

  • Otter.ai Free plan · $8.33/mo (Pro, annual) 4.5/5
  • Fireflies.ai Free plan · $10/mo (Pro, annual) 4.4/5
  • Fathom Free plan · $15/mo (Team, annual) 4.3/5
  • Granola Free plan · $14/mo (Business) 4.2/5
  • Tactiq Free plan · $8/mo (Pro, annual) 4.0/5

Every price point above is copied from the vendor's own pricing page and carries the date it was checked on the individual tool page — we do not fill gaps from third-party roundups. Where a figure could not be verified against an official source, the tool page says so instead of guessing.

Otter.ai

AI Meeting Notes

Otter.ai is the AI notetaker standard for auto-join transcription and summaries — bot joins Zoom/Meet/Teams, free Basic tier gives 300 min/month, Pro entry at $8.33/mo annual.

★★★★★4.5
AI Meeting NotesTranscriptionAuto-join BotCRM Sync
Docs-based · official check

Fireflies.ai

AI Meeting Notes

Fireflies.ai is the integrations-heavy meeting recorder — one auto-join bot across Zoom/Teams/Meet plus 30+ CRM/Slack apps, unlimited transcription on every tier, Pro from $10/mo annual.

★★★★☆4.4
AI Meeting NotesTranscriptionCRM IntegrationsConversation Intelligence
Docs-based · official check

Fathom

AI Meeting Notes

Fathom is the free-first AI notetaker — unlimited recording and transcription on the $0 tier, sales-friendly CRM auto-fill, Premium entry at $16/mo annual for the teams tier.

★★★★☆4.3
AI Meeting NotesSales CRMFree UnlimitedCoaching
Docs-based · official check

Granola

AI Meeting Notes

Granola is the no-bot AI notepad — it transcribes local system audio on Mac/Windows and enhances the notes you already take, not a full transcript; Business from $14/mo, privacy-first local processing.

★★★★☆4.2
AI Meeting NotesNo-Bot PrivacyLocal ProcessingMac
Docs-based · official check

Tactiq

AI Meeting Notes

Tactiq is the lightweight Chrome-extension notetaker — no bot, no download, real-time captions on Google Meet/Zoom/Teams, free 10 transcripts/month, Pro from $8/mo annual.

★★★★☆4.0
AI Meeting NotesChrome ExtensionNo BotLightweight
Docs-based · official check

How to compare AI Meeting Notes tools

When you compare AI Meeting Notes tools, the fields that decide the outcome are the ones this index actually stores: whether a free plan exists and what it limits, the published entry price and how it bills (per seat, per month, per workspace), what the trial covers, which of the six index dimensions the tool scores on, when each figure was last checked against the official page, and which alternatives sit in the same category. Each tool page prints those fields with its own verification date, the AI Meeting Notes comparison pages put two products side by side on the same fields, and the list pages rank the category against the rest of the index — so you can move from a shortlist to a decision without opening a vendor's sales page.

  • Otter.ai — Otter.ai is the AI notetaker standard for auto-join transcription and summaries — bot joins Zoom/Meet/Teams, free Basic tier gives 300 min/month, Pro entry at $8.33/mo annual Tags: AI Meeting Notes, Transcription, Auto-join Bot, CRM Sync. Free plan · $8.33/mo (Pro, annual). Index rating 4.5/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-21.
  • Fireflies.ai — Fireflies.ai is the integrations-heavy meeting recorder — one auto-join bot across Zoom/Teams/Meet plus 30+ CRM/Slack apps, unlimited transcription on every tier, Pro from $10/mo annual Tags: AI Meeting Notes, Transcription, CRM Integrations, Conversation Intelligence. Free plan · $10/mo (Pro, annual). Index rating 4.4/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-21.
  • Fathom — Fathom is the free-first AI notetaker — unlimited recording and transcription on the $0 tier, sales-friendly CRM auto-fill, Premium entry at $16/mo annual for the teams tier Tags: AI Meeting Notes, Sales CRM, Free Unlimited, Coaching. Free plan · $15/mo (Team, annual). Index rating 4.3/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-21.
  • Granola — Granola is the no-bot AI notepad — it transcribes local system audio on Mac/Windows and enhances the notes you already take, not a full transcript; Business from $14/mo, privacy-first local processing Tags: AI Meeting Notes, No-Bot Privacy, Local Processing, Mac. Free plan · $14/mo (Business). Index rating 4.2/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-21.
  • Tactiq — Tactiq is the lightweight Chrome-extension notetaker — no bot, no download, real-time captions on Google Meet/Zoom/Teams, free 10 transcripts/month, Pro from $8/mo annual Tags: AI Meeting Notes, Chrome Extension, No Bot, Lightweight. Free plan · $8/mo (Pro, annual). Index rating 4.0/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-21.

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Frequently asked questions about AI Meeting Notes

How many AI Meeting Notes tools does this index cover?

5 tools are tracked here, 5 of them with a free plan, and paid entry pricing starts at $8/mo (Pro, annual) (Tactiq). AI meeting-notes tools auto-join a call (or run quietly in the browser) to transcribe, summarize and pull out action items. We evaluate the free or trial tier, how the per-user minute or credit pool scales, per-meeting length caps, CRM auto-fill depth, and the no-bot / local-processing privacy model

Which AI Meeting Notes tools are free to use?

Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, Granola, Tactiq list a free plan in this index; Otter.ai paid plans start at $8.33/mo (Pro, annual).

What is the cheapest AI Meeting Notes tool?

Tactiq has the lowest published entry price on this page at $8/mo (Pro, annual) (Chrome-extension, no bot joins, no audio storage (privacy). Free = 10 transcripts/mo + 5 AI credits. Pro = unlimited transcripts; Team adds unlimited AI credits + auto-share; Business adds SSO/SAML. Cheapest paid entry of the cluster. No per-meeting minute cap). Tactiq also lists a free plan.

How was the AI Meeting Notes pricing data verified?

Every price point above is copied from the vendor's own pricing page and carries the date it was checked on the individual tool page — we do not fill gaps from third-party roundups. Where a figure could not be verified against an official source, the tool page says so instead of guessing.

Which AI Meeting Notes tool rates highest in this index?

Otter.ai leads this category at 4.5/5 — Otter.ai is the AI notetaker standard for auto-join transcription and summaries — bot joins Zoom/Meet/Teams, free Basic tier gives 300 min/month, Pro entry at $8.33/mo annual. The category average across 5 scored entries is 4.3/5.