The Tiro Insider’s Guide

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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Tiro

The Insider’s Guide

Live meeting transcription with real-time translation

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI meeting note takers, read from Tiro’s own pages.

Made by ThePlato Inc. · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.8GPA

01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Tiro’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Tiro’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.8

GPA, above 32 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade

Tiro transcribes meetings, lectures and calls as they happen and turns each one into a structured one-page summary, with real-time translation across 15 languages. It runs in a browser, in Windows and Mac apps that capture system audio without a meeting bot, and on iOS and Android. An assistant called Ask Tiro answers questions across past notes, and an API, an MCP server and a CLI are included on every plan.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Tiro, taken from its own pages and our grades.

Templates come ready-made if you want a set format.

From our grade for ease of use

1
Best for live transcripts with real-time translation
Tiro types out a meeting as it happens, can show a live translation beside the transcript, and writes a one-page summary when you stop.
2
Paid plans start at $5.83 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $7 per month, or $70 per year (Lite, 300 minutes a month).
3
You can try it first
3-week free trial with up to 300 recording minutes; no payment method needed
4
It runs on 5 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
5
Live transcription and one-page notes
Text appears on screen as people speak, with automatic error correction as context builds. When the recording ends Tiro creates a one-page document, a note and a full transcript.
6
Real-time translation
Tiro supports 15 languages, including Korean, English and Japanese. Setting different languages for the conversation and the recording shows a live translation alongside the transcript.
7
System audio without a bot
The Windows and Mac apps record the computer's audio together with your voice, covering Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, YouTube and lectures. No bot joins the meeting.
8
A 2.8 GPA, above 32 of 48
That is against the other AI meeting note takers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
9
Keep it
To replace Tiro 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.

Tiro at a glance

Pricing: Free trial, from $7 per month, or $70 per year (Lite, 300 minutes a month)
Free plan: No
Free trial: 3-week free trial with up to 300 recording minutes; no payment method needed
Runs on: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Made by: ThePlato Inc.
Category: AI Meeting Notes
Our grade: 2.8 GPA, good

The report card

Best for live transcripts with real-time translation

Tiro types out a meeting as it happens, can show a live translation beside the transcript, and writes a one-page summary when you stop. There's no free plan after a one-time 3-week trial, and the lower plans count minutes: 300 a month on Lite and 1,000 on Pro, with speaker labels only from Pro. Unlimited recording is $29 a month, the web app can't record system audio or work offline, and subscribing through the app stores costs more.

ToolGPA report cardTiroGraded Oct 10, 2026

Subject	Grade	Comment
Value for money	C	Lite is $7 a month, $70 a year, the low end here, but that buys 300 recording minutes a month, which is five hours. Speaker labels wait for Pro at $13, and unlimited recording is Max at $29. $7 to $29 is ordinary money for this category, and extra minutes cost $0.025 each.
Free plan and trial	C	No free plan. The trial is a one-time 3 weeks with up to 300 recording minutes and no payment method asked for. After that a new note needs a subscription, so it's a proper look rather than something to live on.
Features	B	It covers the job: text on screen as people speak, live translation across 15 languages, a one-page document when you stop, and Ask Tiro answering across your notes with its sources cited. Its own gaps, mind: the web app can't record system audio or work offline, and speaker labels start at Pro.
Ease of use	B	No store rating on record, so this one rests on the install: open the app, hit record, and the transcript builds on screen with the one-page summary written when you stop. Templates come ready-made if you want a set format.
Platforms and integrations	A	Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. Notes go to Slack, Notion, Confluence, Google Drive, HubSpot or Salesforce, and the API, MCP server and CLI are on every plan at no extra charge. The web app can't record system audio, mind.

Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.8

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Tiro is for

Fits if your meetings mix languages and you want a live translation beside the transcript
Makes sense if you want your notes reachable from Claude, ChatGPT or your own scripts through the API, MCP or CLI

Who it is not for

Skip it if you want a free plan, because after a one-time 3-week trial it needs a subscription
Tight if you're on Lite or Pro and record most days, with 300 or 1,000 minutes a month and $0.025 for each extra minute
Pricey if you want unlimited recording, since that's Max at $29 a month, and speaker labels start at Pro's $13
Watch out: the web app can't record system audio or work offline, so calls need the desktop app
Watch out: subscribing through the App Store or Google Play costs more than paying on the web

Good to know

Good for

Multilingual meetings that need live translation alongside the transcript
Recording video calls on Windows or Mac without a visible meeting bot
Teams that want notes reachable from Claude, ChatGPT or their own scripts

Worth knowing

There is no free plan: the trial is a one-time 3 weeks and 300 minutes, and recording new notes afterward needs a subscription.
Lite and Pro are capped at 300 and 1,000 minutes a month; with additional recording switched on, extra minutes cost $0.025 each.
Speaker diarization and the Wiki start at the Pro plan.
The web app cannot record system audio or work offline; both need the desktop app. Subscribing through the App Store or Google Play costs more than on the web.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$5.83

A month to start, paid by the year

Tiro is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $7 per month, or $70 per year (Lite, 300 minutes a month).

After that a new note needs a subscription, so it's a proper look rather than something to live on.

From our grade for free plan and trial

Lite
$7
per month; $70 per year billed annually
300 recording minutes a month with no per-note limit, one-page summaries, unlimited AI chat and custom templates.
Pro
$13
per month; $130 per year billed annually
1,000 recording minutes a month and everything in Lite, plus speaker diarization and the Tiro Wiki.
Max
$29
per month; $290 per year billed annually
Unlimited recording and everything in Pro, for people who record several times a day.
Team Plan
$29
per seat / month; $290 per seat / year billed annually
Everything in Max, plus one bill for the workspace, automatically shared workspace folders, shared templates and a shared vocabulary.
Enterprise Plan
Custom
Everything in the Team Plan, plus custom security options, dedicated API and webhook support, a custom login domain and dedicated onboarding.

Trying it first

3-week free trial with up to 300 recording minutes; no payment method needed

Read from docs.tiro.ooo on Oct 6, 2026.

Ways to pay less

Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Paying annually costs 10 months for 12: Lite $70, Pro $130 and Max $290 a year, and the Team Plan $290 per seat a year. Annual billing is offered on the web and desktop apps.
Stated on docs.tiro.ooo
Other savings
Referral rewards for inviting friends
An invited friend can get 1 month of Pro. The inviter earns $3 once the friend records 10 or more minutes and $5 seven days after the friend's first paid bill.
Stated on tiro.ooo

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android

Live meeting transcription with real-time translation. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, meeting notes, transcription, chat assistant, templates.

Its own gaps, mind: the web app can't record system audio or work offline, and speaker labels start at Pro.

From our grade for features

Live transcription and one-page notes: Text appears on screen as people speak, with automatic error correction as context builds. When the recording ends Tiro creates a one-page document, a note and a full transcript.
Real-time translation: Tiro supports 15 languages, including Korean, English and Japanese. Setting different languages for the conversation and the recording shows a live translation alongside the transcript.
System audio without a bot: The Windows and Mac apps record the computer's audio together with your voice, covering Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, YouTube and lectures. No bot joins the meeting.
Templates: Ready-made and custom templates turn a note into a recurring format such as meeting minutes, an interview write-up or an evaluation sheet in one click.
Ask Tiro and Wiki: Ask Tiro answers questions about one note or all of them and cites its sources. The Wiki, from the Pro plan, organizes the people, topics and decisions found in meeting records.
Exports, API and MCP: Notes export to PDF, Word or email and can be sent to Slack, Notion, Confluence, Google Drive, HubSpot or Salesforce. The API, MCP server and CLI carry no extra charge.

Where it runs

Web
macOS
Windows
iOS
Android

What it works with

Google Calendar
Microsoft Outlook
Slack
Notion
Confluence
Google Drive
HubSpot
Salesforce

Tiro is made by ThePlato Inc.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

32/48

Other AI meeting note takers it is graded above

Tiro's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 32 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 5.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 30 of 48) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 5).

Its paid plans start at $5.83 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 0 of the 47 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 49 AI meeting note takers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Tiro’s own letter is outlined.

CValue for money
Above 13 of 48
CFree plan and trial
Above 5 of 48
BFeatures
Above 10 of 48
BEase of use
Above 20 of 48
APlatforms and integrations
Above 30 of 48

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 48 AI meeting note takers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Tiro is the marked dot.

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

To replace Tiro 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.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 32 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade. It costs $70 a year.

What you could make

Templates: an app builder makes this well.

What you could not

A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
Speech turned into text you can trust.
Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook and Slack among them, and has an API.
The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Tiro’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Notta, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv and Granola

The 5 tools Tiro is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

2.6GPA
Notta
Free plan · from $8.17/mo
AI notetaker and transcription for meetings, files and recordings.
- Notta has a free plan. Tiro does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Notta lists a browser extension.
- Tiro also covers templates.
Tiro and Notta compared in full
3.0GPA
Otter.ai
Free plan · from $8.33/mo
Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat.
- Otter.ai has a free plan. Tiro does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Otter.ai lists a browser extension.
- Tiro also covers templates.
Tiro and Otter.ai compared in full
3.2GPA
Fireflies.ai
Free plan · from $10/mo
Meeting notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes calls.
- Fireflies.ai has a free plan. Tiro does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Fireflies.ai lists a browser extension.
- Tiro also covers templates.
Tiro and Fireflies.ai compared in full
2.4GPA
tl;dv
Free plan · from $18/mo
Meeting recorder and AI notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams.
- tl;dv has a free plan. Tiro does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only tl;dv lists a browser extension.
Tiro and tl;dv compared in full
3.0GPA
Granola
Free plan · from $14/mo
AI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, no bot.
- Granola has a free plan. Tiro does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Tiro lists a web app.
Tiro and Granola compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Tiro free?

No, Tiro is a paid product, but you can try it first. 3-week free trial with up to 300 recording minutes; no payment method needed.

How much does Tiro cost?

Tiro lists 5 plans. Lite: $7 per month; $70 per year billed annually.

What platforms does Tiro work on?

Tiro is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.

Does Tiro offer any discounts?

Tiro publicly lists the following: Two months free with annual billing; Referral rewards for inviting friends.

Does Tiro have a Linux app?

No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Tiro is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.

Is Tiro open source?

Tiro is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

Does Tiro have an API?

Yes. Tiro offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Tiro integrate with?

Tiro's listing names Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, Notion, Confluence, Google Drive, HubSpot and Salesforce.

Who makes Tiro?

Tiro is made by ThePlato Inc.

What are the alternatives to Tiro?

The closest alternatives to Tiro in our directory are Notta, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv and Granola.

How does Tiro compare with other AI meeting note takers?

Tiro's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 32 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 5.

Is Tiro good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Tiro C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5.83 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 0 of the 47 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Tiro?

To replace Tiro you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Tiro’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tiro's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-09-27.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by ThePlato Inc. Prices change, so check tiro.ooo before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

3,189

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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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