Fireflies.ai vs Noty (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Fireflies.ai: it is first in our ranking of AI meeting note takers, and it grades higher too, 3.2 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fireflies.ai grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fireflies.ai
Meeting notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes calls
Noty
Meeting transcripts, summaries and to-do lists from your calls
Which one is for you
Pick Fireflies.ai if
- Fits if your team wants every call transcribed and searchable in one place
- Works for sales or recruiting calls that need logging to a CRM or applicant tracker
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, since 400 minutes of storage is shared by the whole team and there are no downloads or video
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $18 a seat for Pro against $10 on the yearly plan
- Not for you if you lean on AI Skills and soundbites, as plans include a one-time credit allowance and packs start at $5 a month
- Watch out: every teammate added counts as a paid seat, and team analytics need Business at $19
- Watch out: the Business trial needs a card, and SSO, SCIM and HIPAA are Enterprise only at $39 a seat yearly
Pick Noty if
- Fits if you want pay-as-you-go notes at $1 an hour for a few calls
- Works for one person who records up to 100 hours a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a plan that stays free, as there is only a 7-day trial
- Watch out: the Yearly and Monthly toggle shows only $10, so the billing basis is unclear
- Watch out: many supported languages are marked beta on the pricing page
- Skip it if you want integrations or phone and desktop apps, as none are named
- Watch out: Pro allows 3 AI credits per meeting
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAFireflies.aiVery good | 2.0GPANotyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $10 a seat a month billed yearly, which is exactly the middle of this category, and $18 if you pay monthly. Conversation analytics need Business at $19, and every teammate you add counts as another paid seat. | CPro is $10 a user a month, under the $12 middle but above the $8.33 that starts the cheaper quarter, and pay as you go is $1 an hour. |
| Free plan and trial | CTranscription is unlimited, but storage is 400 minutes for the whole team. AI summaries are limited too, and you can't download a transcript or record video. Dictation with Fireflies Talk is included free. | CA 7-day trial with no card, and no free plan after it. |
| Features | ATwo things here its rivals don't do: notes come either from a bot in the call or from your computer's own audio with nothing showing in the meeting, and an MCP server hands your meeting history to Claude or ChatGPT. The rest is the full job, plus AskFred over old calls and free dictation into any app. | CLive transcription, summaries, tasks, chat with a meeting and export. Pro allows 100 hours a month and 3 AI credits per meeting. |
| Ease of use | A4.8 from about 5,200 App Store ratings, the top band. Connect your calendar and the notetaker joins your meetings without being asked. | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app with accounts to connect. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, connecting to Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana and dialers like Aircall, with an MCP server that opens your meetings to Claude and ChatGPT. | CWeb only. No integrations or desktop and mobile apps are named. |
| Best for | teams that want every call searchable | meeting transcripts, summaries and to-do lists |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Fireflies.ai and Noty. How we grade
Price against what you get
Fireflies.ai starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 4.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Noty starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.0.
Fireflies.ai scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, none scores higher than Fireflies.ai for less, and 27 score higher than Noty for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Fireflies.ai also covers dictation.
- Noty also covers AI search and tasks.
At a glance
| Fireflies.ai | Noty | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per seat / month, billed annually | $10 per user / month, billing basis not shown |
| Free plan | Unlimited transcription, limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage per team and 20 AI credits. Transcript downloads and video recording need a paid plan. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of the Business plan, once per account; a credit or debit card is required. | 7-day free trial, no credit card required. |
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| Made by | Fireflies.ai Corp. | Noty.ai |
| Price read from | fireflies.ai | noty.ai |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fireflies.ai
- The Free plan stores 400 minutes per team, limits AI summaries and does not include transcript downloads or video recording.
- AI Skills, custom summary sections and soundbites draw on AI credits; plans include only a one-time allowance and extra packs start at $5 a month.
- Conversation intelligence starts on Business. SSO, SCIM and HIPAA compliance are Enterprise only, and Enterprise is billed annually.
- Every teammate added to a workspace counts as a paid seat on paid plans.
Noty
- The pricing page has a Yearly and Monthly toggle but shows only $10, so the billing basis is unclear.
- Pro allows 100 hours a month and 3 AI credits per meeting.
- Many of the supported languages are marked beta on the pricing page.
- The pages read name no integrations or desktop and mobile apps; only the web app is confirmed.
Key features
Fireflies.ai
- Notetaker bot or bot-free capture
- Invite the Fireflies notetaker to a call or let it auto-join meetings on your calendar. The desktop app can instead take notes from device audio with no bot in the meeting.
- Transcripts and AI summaries
- Every plan includes unlimited transcription, and paid plans add unlimited AI summaries with an overview, notes and action items. Fireflies lists support for 100+ languages.
- AskFred and Live Assist
- AskFred is an AI assistant for questions about meeting content. In the desktop app, a floating Live Assist pane shows notes, the transcript and AskFred during the call.
- Fireflies Talk dictation
- Hold a key and speak to dictate text into any app from the desktop app. Fireflies says this is free and unlimited on every plan, including Free.
- Conversation intelligence
- Business and Enterprise add analytics on team and individual conversations. Free and Pro do not include them.
- Integrations and MCP server
- Connects to CRMs, project tools, applicant tracking systems and dialers such as Aircall and RingCentral. An MCP server exposes meeting data to assistants like Claude and ChatGPT.
Noty
- Live transcription
- Records and shows a transcript during the meeting, with highlights, comments and edits afterward. Supports 90 languages, many in beta.
- Meeting summaries
- Generates a summary of key details after each meeting, ready to share, which you can review and edit.
- Tasks and to-do lists
- Detects tasks, deadlines and assignees, then lets you approve them and send them to assignees by email.
- Chat with a meeting
- Ask Noty questions to find information in a transcript, with global search across meeting data on Pro.
- Export
- Pro exports meeting content to Docs, PDF and text files and sends summaries and action items to a workspace.
Plans
Fireflies.ai
Free$0
Unlimited transcription and limited AI summaries, with 400 minutes of storage per team and 20 AI credits.
Pro$10
per seat / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)
Unlimited AI summaries, 8,000 minutes of storage per seat, video recording, and transcript and recording downloads.
Business$19
per seat / month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Unlimited storage plus team and individual conversation intelligence.
Enterprise$39
per seat / month, billed annually only
Adds SSO and SCIM, HIPAA and FERPA compliance, with volume discounts as the team grows.
Noty
Pay-as-you-go$1
per hour of meetings, starting with 5 hours
No commitment and volume-based pricing; the page lists it as including everything in Pro.
Pro$10
per user / month, billing basis not shown
100 hours a month, 3 AI credits per meeting, unlimited storage, global search, custom summaries and priority support.
Impact$40
per user / year, eligibility required
For schools, universities and non-profits. Includes everything in Pro.
Ways to pay less
Fireflies.ai
- Annual discount
Save up to 44% with annual billing
Fireflies' pricing page says annual billing saves up to 44%: Pro is $10 instead of $18 per seat a month, and Business is $19 instead of $29.
- Education
10% off paid plans for students
Fireflies' help center lists a 10% discount on Pro, Business or Enterprise for students, on monthly or yearly plans. It is claimed by emailing support from a school address.
- Nonprofit
10% off paid plans for NGOs and nonprofits
The same help article lists a 10% discount on Pro, Business or Enterprise for NGOs and non-profit organizations, requested by emailing support from the organization's email domain.
Noty
- Education
90% education discount by email
The pricing page says education users can email info@noty.ai to get a 90% discount.
- Nonprofit
Impact plan for schools and non-profits
Impact is $40 per user a year for schools, universities and non-profits, subject to eligibility.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Noty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. Fireflies.ai starts at $10 per seat / month, billed annually, and Noty starts at $10 per user / month, billing basis not shown.
Which has a free plan, Fireflies.ai or Noty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Fireflies.ai has a free plan. Noty does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Fireflies.ai and Noty run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Fireflies.ai lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.