# Mem review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Notes workspace with an AI agent that tracks tasks and meetings

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Mem is a notes workspace paired with an AI agent that reads what you save and keeps track of tasks, projects and goals. Voice Mode captures a meeting or a spoken thought and turns it into a structured transcript and notes, and the site says it does this without a meeting bot. Plans are sized by monthly messages, notes and hours of Voice Mode.

- **Category:** AI Meeting Notes
- **Made by:** Mem
- **Website:** https://get.mem.ai
- **Runs on:** iOS, macOS, Windows
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 25 notes and 3 hours of Voice Mode a month.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, Mem has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 / month.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 25 messages to Mem and 25 new notes a month, 15 open tasks and projects tracked, and 3 hours of Voice Mode.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 25 messages, 25 new notes, 15 open tasks and projects, and 3 hours of Voice Mode a month. |
| Mem Plus | $9 per month | 50 messages, 50 new notes, 25 open tasks and projects, and 10 hours of Voice Mode a month. |
| Mem Pro | $29 per month | 100 messages and notes, 25 hours of Voice Mode, one custom routine and one connection such as Gmail or Slack. |
| Mem Pro 2× | $49 per month | 200 messages and notes, 50 hours of Voice Mode, two custom routines and two connections. |
| Mem Pro 5× | $99 per month | 500 messages and notes, 125 hours of Voice Mode, five custom routines and five connections. |
| Mem Pro 10× | $149 per month | 1,000 messages and notes, 250 hours of Voice Mode, 10 routines and 10 connections. A 20× plan at $199 also exists. |

Read from https://get.mem.ai/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mem before buying.

## Key features

- **Voice Mode for meetings:** Turned on inside any note, it captures a meeting or a spoken thought and creates a structured transcript organized into notes. The site says no meeting bot joins.
- **Task and project tracking:** Mem reviews notes you create or edit during the month to detect tasks and projects. The plan sets how many notes it reviews and how many items it tracks at once.
- **Push-to-Remember:** A held keyboard shortcut lets you say something once and have the agent decide where it fits. Listed for Mac and Windows.
- **Connections and routines:** Paid plans link external sources such as Gmail, Slack or Todoist as context, and run scheduled custom routines like briefings and reminders.
- **Web clipper and search:** Clip pages from the web into notes, and search notes, meetings and connected sources by meaning. Deep Search and templates are on every plan.
- **Markdown export:** The FAQ says notes and collections can be exported as Markdown files in one click.

## Good for

- Individuals who want notes, tasks and meeting capture in one place
- People who prefer a meeting recorder that does not join the call as a bot
- Founders and managers who want an assistant that flags follow-ups

## Worth knowing

- Limits are monthly counts, and the free plan stops at 25 notes, 25 messages and 3 hours of Voice Mode.
- Connections and custom routines start at Mem Pro ($29 a month); Plus has neither.
- Data is encrypted at rest and in transit but, the FAQ says, not end-to-end encrypted.
- The download page lists iOS, Mac and Windows apps and no Android app.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Mem is a notes app with an agent that finds tasks and projects in what you save, and a Voice Mode that captures meetings without a bot. The free plan stops at 25 notes and 3 hours of Voice Mode a month, and there's no Android app.

- **Value for money: C.** $9 a month for Plus, which is just above the $8.33 that marks the cheaper quarter. Pro is $29 and the larger plans go up to $199.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** 25 messages, 25 new notes, 15 open tasks and 3 hours of Voice Mode a month. Most people will hit one of those.
- **Features: C.** Notes, task tracking, a web clipper, Voice Mode and search by meaning. Connections and routines start at Pro, $29, and meetings are one use among several.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. An agent that learns from your notes takes some time to set up.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** iPhone, Mac and Windows with Gmail, Slack, Todoist and Claude connections, but no Android app.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mem's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among AI meeting note takers

- Mem's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 8 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 20.
- It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 9 of 68) and worst on features (C, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $11.99 for the category: 21 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-meeting-notes

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace Mem you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 40 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $108 a year.

- You could make: Notes, web clipper and calendar: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- You could not: An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and iOS that stay in step with each other.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Gmail, Slack, Todoist, Claude

**Tags:** Notes, AI features, Meeting notes, Transcription, Chat assistant, Web clipper, Calendar

## Alternatives

- [Granola](https://toolgpa.com/tools/granola): AI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, no bot. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/granola-vs-mem)
- [Otter.ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otter): Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mem-vs-otter)
- [TwinMind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/twinmind): All-day transcription and memory app for meetings and conversations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mem-vs-twinmind)
- [Voicenotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/voicenotes): Bot-free AI notetaker for meetings, memos and dictation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mem-vs-voicenotes)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://get.mem.ai/pricing
- https://get.mem.ai
- https://get.mem.ai/download

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mem
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).
