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Best AI meeting assistants

AI notetakers and meeting assistants with the free plan and paid prices as listed on each vendor's pricing page.

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Last updated . Rankings are editorial; paid placements never affect them.

  1. 1FathomReported

    Fathom

    Free AI notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams.

    Verdict: AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams that is free for individuals.

    Read the full write-up and setup guide →

  2. 2FirefliesReported

    Fireflies.ai

    Meeting notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches conversations.

    Verdict: AI meeting assistant with a free plan; paid plans $10 to $39 per seat per month billed annually.

    Read the full write-up and setup guide →

  3. 3GranolaReported

    Granola

    AI notepad that captures meetings without a bot.

    Verdict: AI notepad for back-to-back meetings that captures device audio without a meeting bot.

    Read the full write-up and setup guide →

  4. 4Otter.aiReported

    Otter.ai

    Meeting agent with transcription and automated summaries.

    Verdict: AI meeting agent with real-time transcription, summaries and action items; free plan, paid per-user plans.

    Read the full write-up and setup guide →

  5. 5Read AIReported

    Read AI

    Meeting summaries, transcripts and enterprise search.

    Verdict: AI notetaker that works across Teams, Meet and Zoom; Free plan covers 5 meetings per month.

    Read the full write-up and setup guide →

Side by side: what we recorded for each of the 5

Every cell is read from the tool’s own pages on the date shown on its entry. “Not recorded” means we have not verified it, not that it does not exist.

AI meeting assistants: pricing, licence, platforms and evidence for each ranked tool
ToolPricingLicencePlatformsEvidenceVerified
FathomPartly verified, checked Oct 25, 2026. FreemiumProprietaryZoom, Google Meet, Microsoft TeamsReported
Fireflies.aiOfficial price page read, checked Oct 25, 2026. FreemiumProprietaryWeb, meeting integrationsReported
GranolaPartly verified, checked Oct 25, 2026. FreemiumProprietaryDesktop (device-audio capture; platforms not read)Reported
Otter.aiPartly verified, checked Oct 25, 2026. FreemiumProprietaryWeb and mobileReported
Read AIOfficial price page read, checked Oct 25, 2026. FreemiumProprietaryTeams, Google Meet, Zoom, iOS, Android, desktop (per site)Reported

Who each pick suits

FAQ

What is the best AI tool for AI meeting assistants?

Our current top pick is Fathom: Free AI notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams. Rankings are editorial and paid placements never affect them.

How are the picks on this page chosen?

Ranks are editorial judgement made by Agentic Weekly when an entry is written or updated. They are not benchmark results, user ratings, popularity counts or paid positions. We rank only the 139 tools we track, not the whole market. "#1" means top of the tools we cover for that task, not best overall. The reason for each rank is the one-line blurb shown beside it. Typical reasons are how well the tool's own docs say it fits the task and how actively it is maintained according to its dated release notes. There is no numeric scoring formula, and we have not run quality head-to-head comparisons between ranked tools; our research studies measure install size, startup time and speed for some tools, and those numbers do not set ranks. Where a rank looks like a verdict on quality, it is our reading of official sources, not a measured result. The Tested label does not raise a rank. Tested means a small smoke test (install plus a short task, usually on a small local model), not a benchmark. Reported and Tested entries are ranked from the same kind of evidence. Payment cannot change a rank. Featured listings are labelled and are never used to order a list. Prices and plan details are shown only with a date and an official source. Where we could only find a third-party figure, or could not read the official page, the entry says so. Ranks can change when a release, price or doc changes. Each page shows when it was last verified.

How often is this list updated?

Every week, when new releases are added to the feed. Each entry shows its release date and when it was last verified.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Best AI meeting assistants (updated weekly)", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/best/meeting-assistants

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/best/meeting-assistants.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.