Notta vs Speak AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Notta and Speak AI share a 2.6 GPA, and only Notta has a free plan.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Notta
AI notetaker and transcription for meetings, files and recordings
Speak AI
Transcription, meeting notes and call scoring on a credit system
Which one is for you
Pick Notta if
- Fits if you transcribe uploaded files and YouTube links as well as live meetings
- Works for teams that meet in more than one language and need transcripts translated
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because only the first 3 minutes of each conversation get transcribed, within 120 minutes a month
- Not for you if you need live translation often, as it's 2 to 4 free uses a month before an add-on from $6 a month
- Pricey if you want unlimited transcription, meeting video or CRM and Zapier links, which wait for Business at $16.67 a seat
- Tight if you're on Pro, a single seat capped at 1,800 minutes and 100 AI summaries a month
- Watch out: the bot-free desktop recorder is a beta, and SAML SSO needs Enterprise from 51 seats
Pick Speak AI if
- Fits if you transcribe interviews or calls in many languages and want the file library searchable
- Works for developers who want an API or MCP server over their transcripts
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a plan that stays free, as there is only a 7-day trial
- Pricey if you add people: Pro covers up to 5 users, and bigger teams go to custom Enterprise
- Watch out: tone-of-voice and video analysis are listed under Enterprise custom builds
- Watch out: pay as you go is credit-based, so costs depend on use
How we grade them
| 2.6GPANottaGood | 2.6GPASpeak AIGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $8.17 a month billed yearly ($97.99), or $13.49 month to month, which is ordinary money for this category. It buys one seat and 1,800 minutes, and unlimited transcription, meeting video and the CRM and Zapier links all wait for Business at $16.67 a seat. | CPro is $20 a user a month on yearly billing, $25 monthly, which is past the $18 that starts the dearer quarter. Pay as you go starts with a $10 top-up. |
| Free plan and trial | COne seat, 120 minutes a month, 50 file uploads and 10 AI summaries. The one that bites is 3 minutes per conversation, so a real meeting gets cut off mid-sentence. There's a 7-day trial of Business if you want to see the whole thing. | CA 7-day trial with no card, then no free plan. |
| Features | BIt covers the job: a bot on Zoom, Meet, Teams and Webex or a desktop app that records with nothing in the call, live transcripts with speakers labelled in 58 languages, two at once if you need it, summaries with action items, files and YouTube links, screen recording. The bot-free desktop app is a beta. | BTranscription, a meeting notetaker, chat across your library, call scoring, an API and surveys. The gaps named, like tone and video analysis, are custom Enterprise work, not core. |
| Ease of use | C4.1 from about 1,400 App Store ratings, which is middling for this category. The counting doesn't help: minutes, file uploads, AI summaries and AI credits each carry their own monthly quota, so there are four meters to keep an eye on. | CNo store rating on record. There is a lot to set up, from integrations to scorecards. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, connecting to Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack, Notion, Salesforce and HubSpot. The bot-free desktop app is labeled a beta. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with an API, an MCP server and a command line, plus Meet, Webex, Slack, Zapier, Salesforce, HubSpot and Claude. |
| Best for | transcribing meetings and files in 58 languages | transcription, notes and call scoring on credits |
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: Notta and Speak AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Notta starts at $8.17 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Speak AI starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
They score the same, and Notta starts $11.83 a month lower. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, 6 score higher than Notta for less, and 18 score higher than Speak AI 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
- Notta also covers screen recording.
- Speak AI also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Notta | Speak AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8.17 per month, billed annually ($97.99 per year) | $20 per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 seat, 120 transcription minutes a month, up to 3 minutes per conversation, 50 file uploads and 10 AI summaries a month. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of the Business plan | 7-day free trial, no credit card required. |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Notta PTE. LTD. | Speak AI Inc. |
| Price read from | notta.ai | speakai.co |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Notta
- The Free plan transcribes only the first 3 minutes of each conversation, within 120 minutes a month.
- Pro is a single-seat plan capped at 1,800 minutes a month. Unlimited transcription, meeting video and CRM or Zapier integrations need Business.
- Real-time translation is limited to 2 to 4 free uses a month. More needs an add-on from $6 a month, billed annually, sold only with paid plans.
- Notta Desktop, the bot-free recorder for Mac and Windows, is labeled a beta.
Speak AI
- There is no ongoing free plan; after the 7-day trial you pay per credit or move to Pro.
- Pro covers up to 5 users; larger teams are directed to the custom Enterprise plan.
- Tone-of-voice and video analysis are listed under Enterprise custom builds, not on Pro.
Key features
Notta
- Bot or bot-free meeting recording
- A bot can join Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex calls. Notta Desktop, a beta app for Mac and Windows, records from the device instead, so nothing joins the call.
- Live transcription in 58 languages
- Transcribes speech as it happens and labels speakers. Notta lists 58 languages for transcription and translation, with a bilingual mode for two languages at once.
- AI Notes
- Generates a summary and action items for each recording. The monthly quota is 10 summaries on Free, 100 on Pro and 200 on Business.
- Notta Brain
- Answers questions across past meetings and builds slides, documents and infographics from them. It runs on AI credits: every plan includes 1,000 a month, and a paid add-on provides 8,000 a month.
- File and link transcription
- Upload audio or video files, or paste a YouTube link, and get a transcript. Uploads are capped at 50 a month on Free, 100 on Pro and 200 on Business.
- Screen recording
- Records the screen with audio and camera, and a Chrome extension captures audio from a browser tab. Recording online meetings with video needs the Business plan.
Speak AI
- Transcription in 100+ languages
- Upload audio or video, or record in the app. Standard languages cost 2 credits per hour of audio and premium languages cost 3.
- Meeting notetaker
- Captures meetings and produces a transcript and summary. Meeting transcription is billed at 4 credits per hour on the pay-as-you-go plan.
- AI chat across your library
- Ask questions of a single recording or the whole library. Chat costs about 0.08 credits per message on pay-as-you-go.
- Call scoring and scorecards
- Scores sales and support calls against a scorecard you define, with coaching and conversation-intelligence views.
- API, MCP server and CLI
- Includes a REST API, webhooks, Zapier and an MCP server so other AI assistants can search and analyze the workspace.
- Branded recorder and surveys
- Pro adds a recorder and survey pages under your own branding, aimed at collecting interviews and feedback.
Plans
Notta
Free$0
1 seat, 120 transcription minutes a month, up to 3 minutes per conversation, 50 file uploads and 10 AI summaries.
Pro$8.17
per month, billed annually ($97.99); $13.49 billed monthly
1 seat, 1,800 minutes a month, recordings up to 5 hours, 100 file uploads and 100 AI summaries, plus export, translation and custom vocabulary.
Business$16.67
per seat / month, billed annually ($199.99); $27.99 monthly
Unlimited transcription, 200 file uploads and 200 AI summaries a month, video recording of web meetings, usage reports, and CRM and Zapier integrations.
EnterpriseCustom
From 51 seats: customized transcription quota, unlimited file uploads and AI summaries, SAML SSO, audit logs and priority support.
Speak AI
Pay as you go$10
minimum top-up, used as you go
No subscription. 1 credit is $1; standard transcription uses 2 credits per hour and meeting transcription 4 credits per hour.
Pro$20
per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
Up to 5 users, 25 credits per user each month, 10 GB storage, AI chat, shared library, automations and a branded recorder.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom builds with white-label domains, custom AI agents, unlimited seats, volume rates, data residency options and an SLA.
Ways to pay less
Notta
- Annual discount
40% off with annual billing
Notta's pricing page labels annual billing 40% off. Pro costs $97.99 a year instead of $13.49 a month, and Business $199.99 per seat a year instead of $27.99 a month.
- Education
50% education discount on Pro
The pricing page links a 50% education discount. Students and educators who sign up with an educational email can apply it to the Pro plan at purchase.
Speak AI
- Annual discount
Save $60 per user a year on Pro
Pro is $20 per user a month when billed annually, against $25 billed monthly, as shown on the pricing page.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Notta or Speak AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Notta starts at $8.17 per month, billed annually ($97.99 per year), and Speak AI starts at $20 per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly). 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, Notta or Speak AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Notta has a free plan. Speak AI does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Notta and Speak AI run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Notta lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows, 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.