The Best AI Meeting Notetakers of 2026 — Transcript
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- 0:00meetings is where the magic or chaos
- 0:03happens ideas fly deals get sealed and
- 0:06let's be honest a lot gets forgotten
- 0:09Research indicates that the average
- 0:11attention span during meetings is
- 0:12usually 10 to 18 minutes long now I
- 0:15don't know about you but I don't have
- 0:17the luxury of 10minute meeting so does
- 0:19that mean that a lot of the important
- 0:21stuff gets forgotten well that's where
- 0:23AI noakers come in these tools help you
- 0:26transcribe and track conversations so
- 0:29that you can focus on talking instead of
- 0:31scribbling down notes hey there I'm Alex
- 0:33NOS from Automation helpers.com and we
- 0:36help companies like yours get set up and
- 0:38automated using industry leading portals
- 0:41apps and Integrations now plain and
- 0:43simple every business should have an AI
- 0:45notetaking tool but not every AI
- 0:48notetaking tool is created equally in
- 0:51this video we're going to break down
- 0:52some of the best AI note taking tools
- 0:55and compare their differences looking at
- 0:57their accuracy features pricing and and
- 1:00Integrations two of these tools I
- 1:02actually use so let's dive in and take a
- 1:05look let's kick things off with
- 1:06fireflies AI a tool that we actually use
- 1:09internally to automatically transcribe
- 1:12summarize and analyze our meetings which
- 1:14makes it easier to track key discussions
- 1:16and takeaways we've actually built an
- 1:19automated business operating system that
- 1:21automatically pulls in notes and action
- 1:24items from fireflies.ai links it
- 1:27directly to the correlating project so
- 1:29that our team doesn't have to spend
- 1:31hours going through transcripts or
- 1:33trying to remember that task that that
- 1:35client wanted them to do if your team
- 1:37has regular meetings and needs a
- 1:38reliable way to capture notes action
- 1:41items and key takeaways well
- 1:43fireflies.ai is definitely worth
- 1:46considering it's incredibly accurate and
- 1:48the free plan is incredibly generous
- 1:51you'll see that we have a number of ways
- 1:53to search a meeting transcript as well
- 1:55we can filter through the focus as well
- 1:58interestingly the sentiment and we also
- 2:01have specific speakers which has yet to
- 2:04fail me we can also quickly search for
- 2:07keywords to surface relevant meeting
- 2:09highlights fireflies offers a free plan
- 2:12that includes unlimited transcription
- 2:14limited AI summaries and 800 minutes of
- 2:17storage per seat this plan is generous
- 2:19and perfect for individuals starting out
- 2:22for those seeking more advanced features
- 2:24and greater capacity fireflies AI
- 2:26provides Pro business and Enterprise
- 2:28plans each with with varying levels of
- 2:30storage Integrations and support to
- 2:33connect your fireflies AI to other apps
- 2:36and we're not talking about Zoom Google
- 2:38meets or video conferencing we're
- 2:40talking about sharing the meeting notes
- 2:41with another app like slack or air table
- 2:44well you will need to upgrade to a paid
- 2:46plan as well as if you want to receive
- 2:48unlimited storage premium features and
- 2:51AI search and filtering oh yeah you're
- 2:54going to have to upgrade next up we have
- 2:56otter AI one of the most well-known AI
- 2:58powered node takers Within estimated 20
- 3:01million users it's widely used by
- 3:04professionals students and businesses
- 3:06for realtime transcription and
- 3:07collaboration Auto AI stands out for its
- 3:10real-time transcription meaning you can
- 3:11access your meeting notes while you're
- 3:13still in the meeting also just like
- 3:16fireflies it connects with all major
- 3:19video conferencing platforms like Google
- 3:21meets zoom and Microsoft teams one of
- 3:24the best features of uto AI is its
- 3:26collaborative workspace allowing teams
- 3:28to highlight comment and edit
- 3:30transcriptions in real time it's AI
- 3:32powered summaries break down long
- 3:34conversations into key takeaways but
- 3:37this is only available on the paid plan
- 3:39unlike fireflies so what about the price
- 3:42tag of those paid plans the free plan
- 3:44provides you with 300 minutes per month
- 3:46but that's capped at a limit of only 30
- 3:49minutes per conversation so really you
- 3:51only get 10 conversations a month and
- 3:54you'll need to cut those conversations
- 3:56short or pull out your pen and paper to
- 3:58start taking notes M the summarization
- 4:01of transcripts is also really lacking in
- 4:03comparison to fireflies that is unless
- 4:05you are on that paid plan which bumps
- 4:07you up to 1,200 monthly transcription
- 4:10minutes with a cap again at 90 minutes
- 4:13per conversation regardless of those
- 4:15limits on meeting times OT AI is still a
- 4:19solid choice and when we consider the
- 4:21well priced entry level plan well it
- 4:23could be the right tool for your
- 4:24business now let's talk about fathom a
- 4:26rising star in the AI note taking space
- 4:29it offers fre unlimited recordings for
- 4:31individuals which is something rare
- 4:33among AI powered meeting assistants it
- 4:35also connects with zoom Microsoft teams
- 4:37and Google meets unlike the other tools
- 4:40we'll cover fathom offers that free
- 4:42unlimited recording plan however you
- 4:45only get five AI summaries per month so
- 4:48you will be going through the
- 4:49transcripts of majority of your meetings
- 4:52it standout feature is the realtime note
- 4:53taking and timestamped highlights
- 4:56meaning you can revisit important
- 4:57moments in a conversation while you're
- 5:00still in the conversation for teams
- 5:01fathom offers A Team edition at $19 a
- 5:05month and a team Edition Pro a bit
- 5:07higher at $29 a month with more advanced
- 5:11collaboration tools one fullback of
- 5:13fathom is in its native Integrations and
- 5:15ability to connect with other platforms
- 5:17I want to be able to connect my AI not
- 5:19taking tool to my other platforms
- 5:21particularly my project management so I
- 5:23can directly link a meeting I had with a
- 5:25client with that client's record next we
- 5:28have AA and AI powered noeker designed
- 5:31specifically for sales and customer
- 5:33facing teams unlike other tools we've
- 5:36looked at aoma doesn't just transcribe
- 5:38meetings and summarize those meetings it
- 5:40also provides deep insights into how to
- 5:42improve sales conversations aoma offers
- 5:46AI not taking conversation intelligence
- 5:49and speaker tracking the conversation
- 5:51intelligence well this is aimed at
- 5:53improving your future sales
- 5:55conversations by looking at what you
- 5:57might have stuffed up in the past aom
- 5:59integrates well with CRM tools sales
- 6:01platforms and of course connects with
- 6:03the usual video conferencing apps like
- 6:05zoom and Google meet a key advantage of
- 6:08aoma is in its conversation intelligence
- 6:11which helps sales team track patterns
- 6:13measure engagement and improve client
- 6:16interactions it also provides real-time
- 6:18coaching insights making it an excellent
- 6:20tool for sales and customer focused
- 6:22teams however no free plan here a 14-day
- 6:25free trial is offered though if you want
- 6:27to take a look after that you'll
- 6:29expecting a $19 a month subscription for
- 6:32that entry level plan this option is
- 6:35definitely pricier than the other
- 6:36competitors but if your team is sales
- 6:38and customer facing Focus well it could
- 6:40be the right tool to improve your
- 6:42overall customer engagement and finally
- 6:45we have TLD DV too long didn't view a
- 6:49great AI powered notaker designed
- 6:51specifically for remote teams and a sync
- 6:54collaboration unlike some of the other
- 6:56tools TLD DV or to Long didn't view spe
- 6:59specifically aims at creating an AI
- 7:01notaker for us remote teams TV works
- 7:04with the usual video conferencing
- 7:06platforms Google meets Zoom Microsoft
- 7:09teams but what it does slightly
- 7:10different is it allows users to create
- 7:12timestamps while in meeting so they can
- 7:15look back and remember important moments
- 7:17that they wanted to remind themselves
- 7:19about it also allows quick note sharing
- 7:21and summarization but really it doesn't
- 7:24offer anything more than what fireflies
- 7:26or any one of the other competitors do
- 7:28the free plan though packs a punch
- 7:30allowing users to access essential AI
- 7:33driven meeting features at no cost you
- 7:35can enjoy unlimited meetings and viewers
- 7:38with 10 AI meeting summaries each month
- 7:41oh one thing that I almost forgot to
- 7:43mention and I need to is that TLD DV or
- 7:45too long didn't view actually offers
- 7:47transcription in over 30 languages so if
- 7:50your team is diverse well they've got
- 7:53you covered and the AI summaries and
- 7:55speaker recognition also works for those
- 7:57different languages the platform also
- 7:59offers Integrations with platforms like
- 8:01slack Gmail and calendar tools and other
- 8:04features like automatic meeting
- 8:05recording clipping and embedding and a
- 8:09meeting view tracker allowing you to
- 8:11understand what meetings you've got
- 8:12coming up will help your team work
- 8:14efficiently and manage their meetings
- 8:16while the free plan is generous heavier
- 8:18AI usage and more uploads require an
- 8:21upgrade to a paid plan each of these AI
- 8:24not takers Has Its Own Strength well we
- 8:27took a look at some of the options out
- 8:29there so which one is going to be best
- 8:31for you and your team fireflies AI is
- 8:34definitely one of the best options for
- 8:35businesses and sales teams who need
- 8:38Integrations great AI summarization and
- 8:40a pricing that doesn't hurt the bank
- 8:43otter AI is also great for General
- 8:45business use with realtime transcription
- 8:47and team collaboration but I would point
- 8:49you in the direction of fireflies over
- 8:51otter just because you get more bang for
- 8:54your buck fathom which offers the best
- 8:56free plan with unlimited recordings and
- 8:58some AI meeting summaries is great for
- 9:01individuals or small teams wanting to
- 9:03dip their toes into AI note taking aoma
- 9:06is great for sales teams needing AI
- 9:08powered insights and more functional CRM
- 9:11Integrations and to Long didn't view is
- 9:14a great option for remote teams but
- 9:15again I would still point you in the
- 9:16direction of fireflies as we can see
- 9:19when we stack each tool side by side
- 9:21fireflies and fathoms free plans are
- 9:23great to Long didn't view is another
- 9:25awesome option however if you want the
- 9:27premium features well Auto AI entry
- 9:29level plan is enticing but we've got to
- 9:32remember the per meeting limits which
- 9:34can quickly become a nuisance if you're
- 9:36looking for a truly hands-off experience
- 9:38with fewer limits then upgrading to the
- 9:41business plan might be necessary and in
- 9:43that case fireflies or faom are a
- 9:46cheaper option well I hope this video
- 9:48has been helpful and I'm curious to
- 9:50learn which tool are you going to go
- 9:51with or which tools have you already
- 9:53tested if you need help setting up your
- 9:55business for success or automating parts
- 9:57of that business then don't hesitate to
- 9:59reach out to us at automation
- 10:01helpers.com our team of experts are
- 10:03offering a free 30-minute consultation
- 10:05so book yours today
- 10:10[Music]
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