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Free AI note takers

18 of 23 AI note takers have a free plan you can keep. The lowest first paid price among them is Notion AI Meeting Notes at $12/user. 2 more offer only a time-limited or one-off allowance, listed separately.

23 AI note takers read18 free plansChecked Oct 29, 2026

Free plans (18)

Their limits are stated in different terms, so they aren't ranked against each other. Ordered by first paid price.

ToolStated limitsWhat makes you upgradeFirst paid priceKind
Notion AI Meeting NotesRead Oct 29, 2026 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
TactiqRead Oct 29, 2026 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
NottaRead Oct 29, 2026 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
GranolaRead Oct 29, 2026 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
GrainRead Oct 29, 2026 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
MeetGeekRead Oct 29, 2026 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
Otter.aiRead Oct 29, 2026 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
HappyScribeRead Oct 29, 2026 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
CirclebackRead Oct 29, 2026 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
Fireflies.aiRead Oct 29, 2026 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
FathomRead Oct 29, 2026 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
Oliv AIRead Oct 29, 2026 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
Read AIRead Oct 29, 2026 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
JamieRead Oct 29, 2026 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
AvomaRead Oct 29, 2026 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
tl;dvRead Oct 29, 2026 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
SybillRead Oct 29, 2026 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
SupernormalRead Oct 29, 2026 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.

ToolStated limitsWhat makes you upgradeFirst paid priceKind
BluedotRead Oct 29, 2026 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
FellowRead Oct 29, 2026 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)

  • Krisp: 7-day free trial of all premium features, no credit card required
  • Sembly: Free Trial plan: $0, 1 meeting hour per user each month, 750 monthly credits plus 1,750 one-time bonus credits, 2 months meeting history

Questions

Which AI note takers 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.