# Read AI: what's new, verdict & setup

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

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

## Verdict

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

Good for:
- Teams that want search plus summaries

Skip if:
- You do not want a bot

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

Pricing: Official page, dated. Read from read.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) (#-): Meeting summaries, transcripts and enterprise search.

## Key facts

Read AI's site lists Free ($0, 5 meeting transcripts a month, unlimited enterprise search) and paid tiers priced at $15, $22.50 and $29.75 per user per month billed annually ($19.75, $29.75 and $39.75 monthly), plus custom options.

- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, iOS, Android, desktop (per site)
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: Free: 5 meeting transcripts per month
- Paid plans: $15, $22.50 and $29.75 per user per month billed annually ($19.75, $29.75, $39.75 monthly)
- How to start: Sign up free and link 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 Read AI

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

1. **Get access.** Sign up free and link your calendar.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free: 5 meeting transcripts per month. Paid: $15, $22.50 and $29.75 per user per month billed annually ($19.75, $29.75, $39.75 monthly) Read from read.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Free tier
- Wide platform list

Cons:
- Free tier is 5 meetings

## Alternatives

- [Otter.ai](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/otter): AI meeting agent with real-time transcription, summaries and action items; free plan, paid per-user plans.
- [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.
- [Granola](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/granola): AI notepad for back-to-back meetings that captures device audio without a meeting bot.
- [Fathom](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/fathom): AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams that is free for individuals.

## FAQ

### What is Read AI?

Read AI's site lists Free ($0, 5 meeting transcripts a month, unlimited enterprise search) and paid tiers priced at $15, $22.50 and $29.75 per user per month billed annually ($19.75, $29.75 and $39.75 monthly), plus custom options.

### Is Read AI free?

Free: 5 meeting transcripts per month. Paid: $15, $22.50 and $29.75 per user per month billed annually ($19.75, $29.75, $39.75 monthly) Read from read.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Read AI 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)

## Sources

- [Read AI](https://www.read.ai/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Read AI pricing](https://www.read.ai/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

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

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