# Granola: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/granola · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Granola · Official site: https://www.granola.ai/

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

## Verdict

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

Good for:
- People who dislike bots joining calls

Skip if:
- You need a shared team transcript bot

Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

Pricing: Partly verified. Read from granola.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for AI meeting assistants](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/meeting-assistants) (#-): AI notepad that captures meetings without a bot.

## Key facts

Granola's site describes an AI notepad that gives notes, actions and memory without a meeting bot. Its pricing page lists Free at $0 per user per month, a $14 per user per month plan, a $35 per user per month tier and Enterprise.

- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Desktop (device-audio capture; platforms not read)
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: Free: $0
- Paid plans: Paid listed at $14 and $35 per user per month (plan names not captured); Enterprise custom
- How to start: Download Granola and connect your calendar.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

## How to set it up: Get started with Granola

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Granola.

1. **Get access.** Download Granola and connect your calendar.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free: $0. Paid: Paid listed at $14 and $35 per user per month (plan names not captured); Enterprise custom. Read from granola.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Bot-free capture

Cons:
- Pricing labels not captured

## Alternatives

- [Fireflies.ai](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/fireflies): AI meeting assistant with a free plan; paid plans $10 to $39 per seat per month billed annually.
- [Otter.ai](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/otter): AI meeting agent with real-time transcription, summaries and action items; free plan, paid per-user plans.
- [Read AI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/read-ai): AI notetaker that works across Teams, Meet and Zoom; Free plan covers 5 meetings per month.
- [Fathom](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/fathom): AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams that is free for individuals.

## FAQ

### What is Granola?

Granola's site describes an AI notepad that gives notes, actions and memory without a meeting bot. Its pricing page lists Free at $0 per user per month, a $14 per user per month plan, a $35 per user per month tier and Enterprise.

### Is Granola free?

Free: $0. Paid: Paid listed at $14 and $35 per user per month (plan names not captured); Enterprise custom. Read from granola.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Granola under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

## What we have not verified

- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- Plan names

## Sources

- [Granola](https://www.granola.ai/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Granola pricing](https://www.granola.ai/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Granola: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/granola

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.