Free plans (18)
Their limits are stated in different terms, so they aren't ranked against each other. Ordered by first paid price.
| Tool | Stated limits | What makes you upgrade | First paid price | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan at $0 per member for individuals, with limited trial of Notion AI and meeting notes; paid plan needed for full AI Meeting Notes"For individuals to organize personal projects and life."Source | Paid plan needed for full AI Meeting Notes | $12/userPlus | Free plan | |
| Free forever for 1 user with 5 AI credits and 10 transcripts per month; when limits are hit, transcribing continues but AI features pause until the monthly reset or upgrade"Tactiq keeps transcribing, but AI features pause until your limit resets at the start of the next month — or until you upgrade."Source | When limits are hit, transcribing continues but AI features pause until the monthly reset or upgrade | $12/userPro | Free plan | |
| Free plan: 120 transcription minutes per month, 1 seat, up to 3 minutes per conversation, 50 file uploads and 10 AI summaries per month. After cancelling a paid plan, Free users can only view the first 3 minutes of a transcript."Free plan includes 120 transcription minutes/month."Source | More than 120 minutes: Pro includes 1,800 | $13.49/moPro | Free plan | |
| Basic plan is free with AI notes and 30 days of meeting history; upgrade to view notes older than 30 days"Take as many notes as you’d like. Upgrade to view and work with notes older than 30 days."Source | Upgrade to view notes older than 30 days | $14/userBusiness | Free plan | |
| Unlimited meetings up to 45 minutes each, 30-day history, unlimited AI notes, live transcripts, bot-free capture, Claude and ChatGPT connections. Pro adds longer meetings and full history."Unlimited meetings up to 45 minutes each, 30-day history, unlimited AI notes, live transcripts, bot-free capture, and Claude & ChatGPT connections."Source | Free cap: Meetings up to 45 minutes each, 30-day history | $15/userPro | Free plan | |
| Basic plan, free forever: 3 hours of transcription per month, 3 months of transcript storage, 1 month of audio storage, bot and bot-free recording, AI summary for every meeting"Ideal for occasional meetings. Free forever."Source | Not found | $15.99/moPro | Free plan | |
| Basic plan is free forever: 300 monthly transcription minutes, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file imports, AI summaries, AI Chat, live transcription."Free forever"Source | Not found | $16.99/userPro | Free plan | |
| Free plan with unlimited meeting recordings at 45 minutes each, limited recording history, 3 AI Chat files/month and a 10-minute AI transcription trial; paid plans needed for more."Yes. You can start on the Free plan, no credit card needed."Source | Paid plans needed for more | $17/moBasic | Free plan | |
| Free plan with unlimited meetings, AI notes and action items, Ask Circleback, speaker-labeled transcripts, limited automations, 30-day meeting and recording history, 2 teams."Unlimited meetings on the free plan."Source | Paid plans add unlimited history and full automations | $18/userPro | Free plan | |
| Free forever plan: unlimited transcription, limited AI summaries, 400 mins of storage per team, 20 AI credits, AskFred, 100+ languages, Zoom/GMeet/Teams. Upgrade for unlimited summaries and video recording."Free forever"Source | Upgrade for unlimited summaries and video recording | $18/userPro | Free plan | |
| Free forever: unlimited recordings and transcriptions, bot-free (beta) or bot capture, instant AI call summaries, clips, playlists and search across calls."Unlimited recordings + transcriptions"Source | Not found | $19/userTeam | Free plan | |
| Amplify has no seat fee, with Oliver and Olivia agents available to every role; AI usage is charged separately through credits"Amplify has no seat fee."Source | Not found | $19/userConverse | Free plan | |
| Free plan with 5 meeting transcripts per month, unlimited enterprise search, summaries, meeting coach, basic integrations, 20+ languages, and desktop and mobile apps; 1 hour max meeting length. Paid plans needed for unlimited meetings."5 meeting transcripts per month"Source | Paid plans needed for unlimited meetings | $19.75/userPro | Free plan | |
| Free plan with 10 AI notes per month, 30 minute meeting limit and Ask Jamie chat; upgrade to paid plans for more"Start free. Upgrade anytime."Source | Upgrade to paid plans for more | $24/mo yearlyPlus | Free plan | |
| Free view-only seats for viewers and collaborators (watch recordings, view notes and transcripts, comment, share); recording requires a paid seat"Free to watch recordings, view Notes and Transcripts, comment and share."Source | Recording requires a paid seat | $29/userStartup | Free plan | |
| Free forever plan with unlimited recordings and transcription, but AI is limited to 10 meetings with AI notes and 5 Ask AI queries; free-user recordings and transcripts are kept 3 months"Yes! tl;dv offers a Free Forever plan that lets you access AI-powered meeting transcription, recording, and insights—without a time limit."Source | Pro has no cap on use | $29/userPro | Free plan | |
| Free plan at $0/user/month with 500 credits/week, unlimited call recordings and transcripts, Invisible Recorder, AI summaries and briefs limited to 20 meetings/month"Start building deal context in Sybill, totally free."Source | More than 500 credits/week: Pro includes 2,500 | $36/userPro | Free plan | |
| Free forever: 5 daily credits and 15 monthly credits, bot-free meeting notetaker, generate presentations, images, spreadsheets, unlimited projects, MCP. No credit card required."Free forever, for everyone:"Source | Free cap: 5 daily credits | No price found | Free plan |
Time-limited or one-off (2)
Listed as free on the vendor's page, but the allowance runs out or doesn't renew. Not counted as free plans above.
| Tool | Stated limits | What makes you upgrade | First paid price | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan covers all core features for the first 5 meetings (lifetime); after that you can view and share recordings, or upgrade for unlimited recording and transcription."our Free plan allows you to try all core features for your first 5 meetings (lifetime trial)."Source | After that you can view and share recordings, or upgrade for unlimited recording and transcription | $18/userBasic | One-off allowance | |
| Free plan with 5 AI notes and 5 AI recordings per user (lifetime), including summaries, transcription, action items and Ask Fellow; max 5 seats"5 AI notes (lifetime) / user"Source | Free cap: 5 seats max | $11/userTeam | One-off allowance |
Free trial only (2)
Questions
Which AI meeting assistants are free?
18 have a free plan you can keep, including Avoma, Circleback, Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Grain, Granola.
What do you pay after a free plan?
The lowest first paid price among tools with a free plan is $12/user (Notion AI Meeting Notes). Read from each vendor's own page.
How this page is made
Every limit is the vendor's own, read from its pages and quoted. A tool counts as a free plan when the text describes something you can keep using; a fixed number of days or a single batch of credits is listed separately. We don't test the plans. How prices are read.