Omi vs TwinMind (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TwinMind grades higher than Omi: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
TwinMind grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Omi
Wearable recorder and app that summarizes conversations
TwinMind
All-day transcription and memory app for meetings and conversations
Which one is for you
Pick Omi if
- Fits if you want to read or change the code of the thing that records you
- Works for walking-around days and in-person chats where no meeting bot can join
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 hours of cloud recording and 30 Ask Omi questions a month
- Pricey if you want speaker identification and a live transcript, which are Pro features at $29.99 a month
- Watch out: the device is sold separately, and its price showed in Malaysian ringgit when we read the page
- Skip it if you want a Windows app, as only iPhone, Android, Mac and web are listed
- Not for you if you record people without their consent, as local law can require it
Pick TwinMind if
- Fits if you want one running record of meetings, calls and in-person conversations
- Works for people who won't pay, since transcription, summaries and AI chat have no cap on the free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need to know who said what: speaker separation needs Max at $29.99 a month yearly, $49.99 monthly, and Save Audio on
- Not for you if you take video calls on your phone, since the phone apps record from the microphone only
- Skip it if you need your notes out in bulk, because bulk export isn't available yet
- Watch out: phone call recording, audio uploads and premium models need Pro at $11.99, and the 7-day trial covers Max only
- Tight if you're often offline, as transcripts and summaries are made only once the device reconnects
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAOmiFair | 2.8GPATwinMindGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $29.99 a month, or $269.91 a year, which is in the dearest tenth of meeting-note tools, and the device costs extra. | DFree already does the core job, so the money buys extras — and they're dear. Pro is $11.99 a month billed yearly, but speaker separation, MCP access and email drafts all wait for Max at $29.99 billed yearly, $49.99 monthly. That's triple this category's middle just to know who said what. |
| Free plan and trial | CUnlimited recording on the phone, but cloud recording stops at 5 hours a month and Ask Omi at 30 questions. | AUnlimited transcription, unlimited summaries, unlimited AI chats and daily and weekly digests, for nothing. No meter and no cap a normal person runs into — what's held back is premium AI models, phone call recording and audio file upload. |
| Features | CRecaps, to-dos, offline recording, 25+ languages and ChatGPT and Claude access. Speaker identification, a live transcript and all-day recording are Pro only. | CThe basics plus all-day capture with no fixed recording limit, editable summaries, digests, chat across the lot and 140+ languages. The gaps are the listing's own: the phone apps record from the microphone only, so browser calls need the extension, and there's no bulk export yet. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There is a device to pair and accounts to connect. | B4.77 from about 870 App Store ratings, short of the thousand ratings an A wants. Once it's running it keeps transcribing with the screen off, so there's nothing left for you to do. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, Android, Mac and web, with Google Calendar, Gmail, Telegram, ChatGPT and Claude. No Windows app is listed. | AiPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Mac, Windows, the web and a Chrome extension for browser calls. Google Calendar and Gmail connect, and on Max, ChatGPT and Claude can search your notes through MCP. |
| Best for | a wearable recorder with an open-source app | a free running record of your whole day |
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: Omi and TwinMind. How we grade
Price against what you get
Omi starts at $29.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TwinMind starts at $11.99 a month and scores 3.0.
TwinMind scores higher and starts $18 a month lower. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, 48 score higher than Omi for less, and 13 score higher than TwinMind 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
- Omi is open source, according to its own site.
- Omi also covers tasks.
At a glance
| Omi | TwinMind | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29.99 per month; $269.91 per year | $11.99 per month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited recording on the phone, 5 hours of cloud recording a month, recaps and to-dos, and 30 Ask Omi questions a month. | Unlimited transcription, unlimited summaries and AI chats, and daily and weekly digests. Premium AI models, phone call recording and audio file upload are not included. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial, on the Max plan only |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Based Hardware Inc. | ThirdEar AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | omi.me | twinmind.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Omi
- Cloud recording on the free plan stops at 5 hours a month; all-day recording needs Pro.
- Speaker identification and the live transcript are Pro features.
- The device is bought separately; the single-device price showed in Malaysian ringgit, and a 2-pack showed at $218.
- Recording other people can need their consent, depending on local law.
TwinMind
- Phone call recording, audio file upload and premium AI models need Pro; speaker separation, MCP access and email auto-tagging need Max.
- The help center says the iOS and Android apps record from the microphone only, and points to the Chrome extension for capturing a video meeting's audio.
- Recording works offline, but transcripts and summaries are generated only once the device is back online.
- Speaker separation works only on recordings made with Save Audio on, and bulk export of notes is not available yet.
Key features
Omi
- Wearable recorder
- Two microphones in a 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm device that clips to a chain, a band or sits on a desk, with a stated 2 to 3 day battery.
- Recaps and to-dos
- Each conversation produces a summary and a task list that can go to a task app, in more than 25 languages.
- Offline recording
- The device keeps recording without a connection and syncs to the phone once it is back online.
- Ask Omi
- Questions across past conversations: 30 a month on Free and 1,000 a month on Pro.
- ChatGPT and Claude access
- Conversations can be connected to ChatGPT and Claude on any plan; Pro keeps every conversation open to them.
- Open source code
- The software and hardware are open source, and the code is public on GitHub. The site also says it can run locally.
TwinMind
- All-day capture
- The phone app keeps transcribing with the screen off and has no fixed recording limit. TwinMind says it is tuned for 16 or more hours of battery life, based on its internal testing.
- Capture on your own devices
- The Chrome extension records the audio of browser-based Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls, while the iOS and Android apps record through the microphone. Mac, Windows and Apple Watch apps are also offered.
- Summaries, digests and chat
- Each recording gets an editable summary, and daily and weekly digests recap what was captured. You can ask questions of a single note or across everything stored.
- 140+ languages
- The homepage says spoken languages are detected automatically across more than 140 languages and can be translated in real time. A settings option translates transcripts and summaries.
- Audio deleted by default
- Audio is processed and deleted after transcription unless you turn on Save Audio. A local mode, on iOS only, keeps notes on the device instead of backing them up to the cloud.
- MCP access for AI tools
- On the Max plan, ChatGPT, Claude and other MCP clients can search notes, summaries, transcripts and tasks with read-only access, signed in through OAuth.
Plans
Omi
Free$0
Included with every Omi: 5 hours of cloud recording a month, recap and to-do list after each chat, 30 questions a month.
Pro$29.99
per month, or $269.91 per year
Whole-day recording, speaker identification, live transcript, 1,000 Ask Omi questions a month and Telegram texting.
TwinMind
Free$0
Unlimited transcription, unlimited summaries and AI chats, and daily and weekly digests.
Pro$11.99
per month, billed annually; $14.99 billed monthly
Everything in Free, plus premium AI models, phone call recording and audio file upload for transcription.
Max$29.99
per month, billed annually; $49.99 billed monthly
5x the Pro limits, automatic speaker separation, MCP access, email auto-tagging and drafts, advanced AI models and early beta features.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, admin controls, SOC 2 compliance and dedicated support, arranged with the sales team.
Ways to pay less
Omi
- Annual discount
Pro costs $269.91 a year
Omi's pricing section lists Pro at $29.99 a month or $269.91 a year, which works out to about $22.49 a month.
TwinMind
- Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with yearly billing
The help center lists Pro at $11.99 a month billed annually instead of $14.99 monthly, and Max at $29.99 instead of $49.99. The pricing page labels the Max yearly rate as 40% off.
- Other savings
One free month of Pro for referrals
When a new user downloads TwinMind through a referral link and signs up for the first time, both the referrer and the new user receive one month of Pro free.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Omi or TwinMind?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TwinMind is cheaper to start with: $11.99 a month, against $29.99 a month for Omi. Omi starts at $29.99 per month; $269.91 per year, and TwinMind starts at $11.99 per month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Omi or TwinMind?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Omi and TwinMind have a free plan.
Which platforms do Omi and TwinMind run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only TwinMind lists a Windows app and a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, 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.