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Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, tl;dv, Granola and 7 more change their free plans quietly. We watch their pricing and help pages and send one short email when something changes, with the source.

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Latest free-plan changes

2026-09-01 Free plan cut Fireflies.ai

Fireflies caps new free accounts at 3 transcriptions unless Auto-join is on

Free accounts created on or after 1 September 2026 get 3 meeting transcriptions by default. Turning on 'Auto-join calendar meetings' removes the cap, but inviting [email protected] to individual meetings does not. Accounts created before 1 September keep their old limits. AI summaries still draw on AI credits. The pricing page changed from 'Unlimited transcription' (3 Aug 2026 archive) to 'Unlimited transcription*' (3 Sep 2026 archive).

Sources: Fireflies guide · Pricing page, 3 Aug 2026 (archive) · Pricing page, 3 Sep 2026 (archive)

2025-12-15 Free plan expanded Zoom AI Companion

Zoom adds AI Companion to free Basic accounts (3 meetings/month)

With AI Companion 3.0, Zoom Workplace Basic (free) users get AI Companion for up to 3 hosted meetings a month (meeting summaries, note-taking, in-meeting questions) and 20 AI queries. Zoom also announced a $10/month standalone AI Companion add-on.

Sources: Zoom newsroom · PCWorld

2025-10-08 Free plan changed Granola

Granola swaps its 25-meeting free trial for a free Basic plan with limited history

Seen between the 3 Sep and 8 Oct 2025 archives of the pricing page. Before: 'Free trial, 25 free meetings', Individual $18/month. After: 'Basic, $0', AI meeting notes but only 14 days of meeting history, with Business at $14/user/month. The page now just says 'limited meeting history', and Granola's help docs currently put it at 30 days. The date shown is the first archive showing the new plan, not an announcement date.

Sources: Pricing page, 3 Sep 2025 (archive) · Pricing page, 8 Oct 2025 (archive) · Granola docs: subscriptions & billing

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Tool	Free plan	Capture	Platforms	Paid from
Otter.ai	Free plan 300 min/month · first 30 min of each meeting · 3 lifetime imports	Bot joins call	Zoom · Meet · Teams	$8.33/user/mo
Fireflies.ai	Free plan 3 transcripts (unlimited with Auto-join) · 400 min storage per team · 20 AI credits	Bot joins call	Zoom · Meet · Teams +more	$10/seat/mo
Fathom	Free plan Unlimited recording & transcripts · advanced summaries for 5 calls/month	Bot or bot-free	Zoom · Meet · Teams	$16/mo
tl;dv	Free plan Unlimited recording · full AI notes for first 10 meetings ever · 3-month storage	Bot or bot-free	Zoom · Meet · Teams	€18/seat/mo
Granola	Free plan AI notes, no caps listed · 30-day history · bot-free	No bot (built-in / local)	Any app	$14/user/mo
Read AI	Free plan 5 meetings/month with transcripts & summaries	Bot joins call	Zoom · Meet · Teams	$15/user/mo
Notta	Free plan 120 min/month · 3 min per conversation · 10 AI summaries/month	Bot joins call	Zoom · Meet · Teams · Webex	$9/mo
Zoom AI Companion	Limited free Zoom Basic: AI summaries for 3 hosted meetings/month · 40-min meetings	No bot (built-in / local)	Zoom +more	$14.16/user/mo
Gemini in Google Meet	No free plan None. Needs Google AI Pro/Ultra or eligible Workspace	No bot (built-in / local)	Meet	$19.99/mo
Microsoft Copilot / Intelligent recap in Teams	No free plan None. Needs Teams Premium or Copilot license	No bot (built-in / local)	Teams	$10/user/mo
Krisp	Trial only None. 7-day free trial	Bot or bot-free	unknown	$8/user/mo
Avoma	Trial only None. 14-day free trial	Bot or bot-free	Zoom · Meet · Teams · Webex +more	$19/recorder seat/mo

All 12 tools last checked 2026-10-16. "Paid from" is the lowest listed paid price, usually with annual billing. See each tool page for monthly pricing and sources.