AI Meeting Notes

Contents

1. 01WelcomeWhat these tools do, how many we grade and what to know before choosing
2. 02Our top threeThe three we'd look at first, and who each one suits
3. 03What they costWhat paid plans start at, the best buy at each budget and the free plans
4. 04The gradesThe highest graded, and how the whole category does on each subject
5. 05Keep or make?Which are worth paying for, and which you could make yourself
6. 06Every toolAll of them, best graded first, with what each costs
7. 07Quick answersThe questions people ask when choosing, each answered in a line or two
8. 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from each tool’s own pages, their app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on the AI Meeting Notes page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.

Recorders and notepads that transcribe your calls and write up the summary and action items for you.

Before you choose, here are 8 things to know about AI meeting note takers, worked out from every one we grade.

1. 1

   We grade 49 AI meeting note takers

   33 of them are free or have a free plan, and 16 more let you try before paying. Everything in this guide comes from their own pages and our grades.

2. 2

   Paid plans start at $10 a month in the middle

   From $5.83 (Tiro) to $32 (Claap), going by what each one's paid plans start at.

3. 3

   Best value: HyNote and Tiro

   Nothing on our chart scores higher than these without costing more.

4. 4

   33 of 49 have iPhone and Android apps

   37 run in a web browser and 31 have a Windows app. Check the one you need before you fall for anything.

5. 5

   The middle GPA is 2.6

   11 score 3.0 or higher. The highest is HyNote, at 3.4.

6. 6

   Best free option: HyNote

   HyNote has the highest GPA of the free ones, 3.4. AI note taker for meetings, audio, PDFs and videos.

7. 7

   49 worth keeping, 0 you could make

   By our keep-or-make rules, 49 do something you couldn't reasonably build yourself, 0 are simple enough to make with an AI app builder, and 0 are a close call.

8. 8

   4 price changes in the past year

   That's how many price moves we've recorded for AI meeting note takers in twelve months. Prices change, so check the maker's page before you pay.

Part 02 · Top three

Our top three

The three we'd look at first, and who each one suits

The three AI meeting note takers we'd look at first. First place suits the most people; second and third are the best picks for the people it leaves out. Each has an Insider's Guide of its own.

1. 1st

   

   3.2GPA

   Fireflies.ai

   Free plan · from $10/mo

   For: Most people

   Fireflies.ai records, transcribes and summarizes calls on the web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with a Chrome extension. Its notetaker can join a call as a bot, or the Mac and Windows app can capture device audio with no bot in the meeting. Transcription is unlimited on every plan, and Pro, at $10 per seat a month billed annually, makes AI summaries unlimited. Its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 from about 5,200 ratings. Know the limits: the Free plan limits AI summaries, stores 400 minutes per team and has no transcript downloads or video recording, Pro is $18 billed monthly, and every teammate added to a paid workspace counts as a paid seat.

   The Fireflies.ai Insider’s Guide

2. 2nd

   

   2.8GPA

   Fathom

   Free plan · from $15/mo

   For: Anyone who wants to pay nothing

   Fathom's Free plan lists unlimited recordings, storage and transcription for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls, with an AI summary ready when the call ends, plus clips and playlists. Fireflies' Free plan stores 400 minutes per team. It is second because it runs on fewer devices and costs more to upgrade: it is listed for Mac, Windows and iPhone, there is no Android app, bot-free capture works on Mac only, and Premium, the plan for individuals, is $16 per user a month, billed annually. On the Free plan, advanced summaries cover only the first 5 calls each month, and action items and Ask Fathom have limited use.

   The Fathom Insider’s Guide

3. 3rd

   

   3.0GPA

   Granola

   Free plan · from $14/mo

   For: People who want notes without a bot in the call

   Granola transcribes from your device's microphone and system audio, so no bot joins, and it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or other call software. Type rough notes during the call and it expands them into a full write-up. It runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, and its iPhone and iPad app averages 5.0 from about 14,000 ratings. The free Basic plan has no daily transcription limit. It is third because Basic shows only the last 30 days of notes, where Fathom's Free plan lists unlimited storage, and there is no web app or browser extension. Business, at $14 per user a month, is billed monthly only, and the Mac app needs macOS 14 or later.

   The Granola Insider’s Guide

Going by our grades, HyNote and Tiro give the most for the money among AI meeting note takers: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $10 a month across the 48 that charge, from $5.83 (Tiro) to $32 (Claap).

15 of the 48 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 7 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Every tool gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. Here are the 12 highest graded AI meeting note takers, then how the whole category does on each subject.

Tool	Value	Free	Features	Ease	Platforms	GPA
HyNote	C	B	A	A	A	3.4
Wave AI	B	C	A	A	A	3.4
Fireflies.ai	C	C	A	A	A	3.2
Circleback	C	B	B	B	A	3.0
Granola	C	B	B	A	B	3.0
Krisp	B	C	A	B	B	3.0
Otter.ai	C	C	B	A	A	3.0
Quill Meetings	B	B	B	B	B	3.0
Summary AI	B	C	B	A	B	3.0
Transkriptor	C	C	B	A	A	3.0
Voicenotes	C	C	B	A	A	3.0
Fathom	C	B	B	B	B	2.8

Some software does something you couldn’t reasonably build yourself. Some is simple enough that an AI app builder could make the core of it in an afternoon. Here’s where AI meeting note takers land, by the same rules for every tool.

• 49

  Keep it

  It does something you could not reasonably make for yourself, or it costs nothing.

• 0

  Your call

  You could make the core of it, and you would give something up.

• 0

  You could make this

  What it does is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well, and it charges every month.

Every AI meeting note taker we grade, with its GPA and what it costs. Each one has a page of its own on toolgpa.com, with its Insider’s Guide.

1. 1HyNoteFree plan · from $6.66/mo3.4
2. 2Wave AIFree plan · from $6.67/mo3.4
3. 3Fireflies.aiFree plan · from $10/mo3.2
4. 4CirclebackFree plan · from $15/mo3.0
5. 5GranolaFree plan · from $14/mo3.0
6. 6KrispFree trial · from $8/mo3.0
7. 7Otter.aiFree plan · from $8.33/mo3.0
8. 8Quill MeetingsFree plan · from $6.99/mo3.0
9. 9Summary AIFree trial · from $8.993.0
10. 10TranskriptorFree trial · from $8.33/mo3.0
11. 11VoicenotesFree plan · from $9/mo3.0
12. 12FathomFree plan · from $15/mo2.8
13. 13HedyFree plan · from $8.33/mo2.8
14. 14LaxisFree plan · from $9.99/mo2.8
15. 15MeetGeekFree plan · from $9.99/mo2.8
16. 16TiroFree trial · from $7/mo2.8
17. 17TwinMindFree plan · from $11.99/mo2.8
18. 18AvomaFree trial · from $19/mo2.6
19. 19BluedotFree trial · from $14/mo2.6
20. 20FellowFree plan · from $7/mo2.6
21. 21GrainFree plan · from $15/mo2.6
22. 22NottaFree plan · from $8.17/mo2.6
23. 23Read AIFree plan · from $15/mo2.6
24. 24ScribblFree plan · from $13/mo2.6
25. 25Spellar AIFree trial · from $15/mo2.6
26. 26talatFree trial · from $9/mo2.6
27. 27AnarlogFree plan · from $14/mo2.4
28. 28ClaapFree plan · from $32/mo2.4
29. 29CluelyFree plan · from $11.99/mo2.4
30. 30HappyScribeFree plan · from $8.50/mo2.4
31. 31JamieFree plan · from €21/mo2.4
32. 32JotMeFree plan · from $10/mo2.4
33. 33Minutes AIFree trial · from $14.992.4
34. 34NootaFree plan · from $19/mo2.4
35. 35TactiqFree plan · from $8/mo2.4
36. 36tl;dvFree plan · from $18/mo2.4
37. 37CueFree trial · from $99.99/yr2.2
38. 38LeexiFree trial · from $12/mo2.2
39. 39MeetilyFree plan · from $10/mo2.2
40. 40Meeting.aiFree trial · from $30/mo2.2
41. 41MinutesLinkFree plan · from $9/mo2.2
42. 42SallyFree trial · from $8/mo2.2
43. 43ShadowFree plan · from $8/mo2.2
44. 44SlipboxFree plan · from $99/yr2.2
45. 45Spinach AIFree plan · from $2.902.2
46. 46SupernormalFree plan · from $20/mo2.2
47. 47TimelessFree trial · from $19/mo2.2
48. 48VOMOFree trial · from $1.922.2
49. 49Equal TimeFree trial · from $15/mo2.0

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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  apps priced in 12 countries