Fireflies.ai vs Rimo (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 2.2.
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
Rimo
Japanese-built AI minutes and meeting assistant for teams
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 Rimo if
- Fits if your meetings are in Japanese and you need minutes written for the team
- Works for teams that keep customer notes in Salesforce or Dynamics
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a plan that stays free, as there is only a 7-day trial
- Watch out: the site shows a limited-time 50% price with no end date, and $18 and $30 may return
- Tight if you share one login, because plans are sold per account and accounts cannot be shared
- Too light for English-only help, as the help material is mostly in Japanese
- Watch out: an Annual tab exists, but its figures could not be read
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAFireflies.aiVery good | 2.2GPARimoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$9 a month for Solo, shown as half off $18, against a category middle of $12. If the discount ends, it is the dearer side. |
| 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 needed, 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. | CMeeting bot, minutes, summaries, an AI assistant, security controls and CRM links. The listing shows no gaps in the core job, but the help material is mostly Japanese. |
| 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, and you connect your calendar and meeting tools first. |
| 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. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Teams, Zoom, Meet, Webex, Salesforce and Dynamics. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | teams that want every call searchable | meeting minutes in Japanese and English |
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 Rimo. 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. Rimo starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
Fireflies.ai scores higher, and starts $1 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, none scores higher than Fireflies.ai for less, and 17 score higher than Rimo 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.
At a glance
| Fireflies.ai | Rimo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per seat / month, billed annually | $9 per account / month, billed monthly (shown as $18 crossed out) |
| 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 needed |
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| Made by | Fireflies.ai Corp. | Rimo LLC. |
| Price read from | fireflies.ai | rimo.app |
| 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.
Rimo
- The site shows a limited-time 50% price with no end date; the crossed-out $18 and $30 may return.
- An Annual payment tab exists on the pricing section, but its figures could not be read separately.
- Plans are sold per account, and accounts cannot be shared between people.
- The site and help material are primarily in Japanese, with an English version of the marketing pages.
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.
Rimo
- Meeting bot
- Connects to Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and Webex and records the meeting; bot recording is unlimited on both plans.
- Summaries and minutes
- Writes detailed summaries after each meeting and removes noise and filler words. Teammates and the AI can edit the minutes together.
- Meeting AI assistant
- Chat with an assistant about a meeting, using monthly AI credits: 100 on Solo and 200 per account on Business.
- Language support
- Handles more than 60 languages, with transcription of Japanese presented as a core strength.
- Security controls
- The site lists encryption, SSO, IP restriction, audit logs and data stored in Japan, with US or EU storage on request.
- CRM integration
- The page lists Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics for recording and sharing deal information.
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.
Rimo
Solo$9
per account / month, billed monthly
One person; unlimited transcription time, 100 AI credits, bot recording and detailed summaries. Shown at $18 crossed out, with no end date.
Business$15
per account / month, billed monthly
Everything in Solo plus team members, a shared folder, 200 AI credits per account (from 1,000); shown at $30 crossed out.
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.
Rimo
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Rimo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fireflies.ai starts at $10 per seat / month, billed annually, and Rimo starts at $9 per account / month, billed monthly (shown as $18 crossed out). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Fireflies.ai or Rimo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Fireflies.ai has a free plan. Rimo does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Fireflies.ai and Rimo run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Fireflies.ai lists macOS and Windows apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.