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AI meeting assistants and note-takers

AI meeting assistants join or record your calls, produce a transcript and write a summary with decisions and action items. Most work with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, and some can record in-person meetings from a phone.

Want a recommendation rather than the full list? Our guide to the best AI meeting assistants ranks eight of them by the cheapest plan that records every meeting.

8 tools · prices checked 16 October 2026 · no rankings are paid for

An empty meeting room with a conference speakerphone and a laptop showing a meeting summary

Otter.ai

AI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversations

Free plan · from $8.33/user/mo

Fireflies.ai

AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes team calls

Free plan · from $10/user/mo

Fathom

AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls

Free plan · from $16/user/mo

tl;dv

AI meeting recorder and notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams

Free plan · from $18/seat/mo

Granola

AI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, without a bot

Free plan · from $14/user/mo

Read AI

AI notetaker and search assistant for meetings, email and messages

Free plan · from $15/user/mo

Fellow

AI meeting assistant for notes, recordings and agendas with security controls

Free plan · from $7/user/mo

Krisp

Voice AI app for noise cancellation, meeting notes and accent conversion

Free trial · from $8/user/mo

Side by side

Tick up to 4 tools to compare them in one table, or filter and sort all 8 by price and platform.

CompareToolFree planStarting priceOpen sourcePlatforms
Otter.ai$8.33/user/mo (annual)NoWeb, iOS, Android, macOS
Fireflies.ai$10/user/mo (annual)NoWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Fathom$16/user/mo (annual)NoWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS
tl;dv$18/seat/mo (annual)NoWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS
Granola$14/user/moNomacOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Read AI$15/user/mo (annual)NoWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Fellow$7/user/mo (annual)NoWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS
Krisp$8/user/mo (annual)NomacOS, Windows, Chrome extension, iOS

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan per month, as published by each vendor. Annual means the monthly rate when billed yearly.

How to choose

  1. 1

    Which meeting platforms and languages do you need?

  2. 2

    Does it join as a visible bot, or record from your device without one?

  3. 3

    How many meetings or minutes does the free plan cover, and how long does it keep recordings?

  4. 4

    Where do summaries go afterwards: your CRM, your notes app, or your inbox?

Also worth a look

Tools listed elsewhere that do this job too.

Lindy

AI assistant that works in Slack, email and meetings to handle routine tasks

AI agentsFrom $29.99/user/mo

Notion

Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI

Docs, tasks and calendarsFree plan · from $10/member/mo

Motion

AI calendar, task and project manager that plans work into the calendar

Docs, tasks and calendarsFree trial · from $19/seat/mo

Loom

Screen and camera recorder for sharing video messages; owned by Atlassian

Video and voiceFree plan · from $15/user/mo

Guides

Questions

What are AI meeting assistants and note-takers?

AI meeting assistants join or record your calls, produce a transcript and write a summary with decisions and action items. Most work with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, and some can record in-person meetings from a phone.

Which AI meeting assistants and note-takers have a free plan?

Of the 8 listed here, 7 have a free plan: Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, tl;dv, Granola, Read AI and Fellow. Free plans are limited; each tool's page lists the limits.

Which of these AI meeting assistants and note-takers costs least to start?

Of the tools here with a published price, the lowest entry price is Fellow's Team plan at $7/user/mo billed annually, as published on its pricing page on 16 October 2026. The cheapest plan is not always the best value: check what each plan includes.