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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.
- 5tools ranked
0 Tested · 5 Reported
- people in meetingswho it is for
- Oct 25, 2026last updated
Last updated . Rankings are editorial; paid placements never affect them.
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Fathom
Free AI notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams.
Verdict: AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams that is free for individuals.
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.
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.
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 AI
Meeting summaries, transcripts and enterprise search.
Verdict: AI notetaker that works across Teams, Meet and Zoom; Free plan covers 5 meetings per month.
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.
| Tool | Pricing | Licence | Platforms | Evidence | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathom | Partly verified, checked Oct 25, 2026. Freemium | Proprietary | Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams | Reported | |
| Fireflies.ai | Official price page read, checked Oct 25, 2026. Freemium | Proprietary | Web, meeting integrations | Reported | |
| Granola | Partly verified, checked Oct 25, 2026. Freemium | Proprietary | Desktop (device-audio capture; platforms not read) | Reported | |
| Otter.ai | Partly verified, checked Oct 25, 2026. Freemium | Proprietary | Web and mobile | Reported | |
| Read AI | Official price page read, checked Oct 25, 2026. Freemium | Proprietary | Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, iOS, Android, desktop (per site) | Reported |
Who each pick suits
- Fathom: Good for: Individuals wanting a free notetaker. Skip it if: You need non-listed platforms.
- Fireflies.ai: Good for: Teams that want searchable meeting history across CRM and chat. Skip it if: You want a no-bot capture (see Granola).
- Granola: Good for: People who dislike bots joining calls. Skip it if: You need a shared team transcript bot.
- Otter.ai: Good for: People who want live transcription. Skip it if: You need predictable pricing without regional offers.
- Read AI: Good for: Teams that want search plus summaries. Skip it if: You do not want a bot.
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
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