Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026

Best AI Meeting Assistants (2026)

The cheapest ai meeting assistants is Fathom at $0/mo. 7 offer a free tier (Fathom, Fellow, Fireflies.ai). This page compares 10 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.

10 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest: Fathom at $0/mo (Free).
  • Typical paid price: from $11/mo, median $17.50/mo, up to $29/mo — across 10 with published pricing.
  • Free tier: Fathom, Fellow, Fireflies.ai, Granola, Otter.ai, Read AI, tl;dv.
  • HIPAA-ready: Fathom, Fellow, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Read AI, Krisp, Sembly AI, Avoma.
  • Tracked: 10 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.

Comparison

Entry price = lowest published self-serve monthly plan. Sourced per row.
#AI Meeting AssistantEntry priceFreeHIPAASOC 2Best forSource
1 Fathom $0/mo Free Yes Yes Yes Individual users fathom.ai
2 Fellow $0/mo Free Yes Yes Yes Engineering teams fellow.ai
3 Fireflies.ai $0/mo Free Yes Yes Yes Sales teams fireflies.ai
4 Granola $0/mo Basic Yes No Yes Mac users granola.ai
5 Otter.ai $0/mo Basic Yes Yes Yes SMB teams otter.ai
6 Read AI $0/mo Free Yes Yes HR and people teams read.ai
7 tl;dv $0/mo Free Yes No Yes Sales teams tldv.io
8 Krisp $16/mo Core No Yes Yes Call centers krisp.ai
9 Sembly AI $17/mo Basic No Yes Yes Teams wanting HIPAA without full Enterprise pricing sembly.ai
10 Avoma $29/mo Startup No Yes Yes Revenue teams avoma.com

Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest ai meeting assistants?

Fathom has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.

How much does ai meeting assistants cost per month?

Across the 10 ai meeting assistants with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $17.50/mo, ranging from $11/mo to $29/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 7 also offer a free tier.

Which ai meeting assistants have a free plan?

Fathom, Fellow, Fireflies.ai, Granola, Otter.ai, Read AI, tl;dv offer a free tier.

Which ai meeting assistants support HIPAA?

Fathom, Fellow, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Read AI, Krisp, Sembly AI, Avoma state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.

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How we compiled this

Each vendor's official pricing page was re-verified via WebFetch on 2026-06-15. Where a vendor's pricing page returned incomplete/empty content (tl;dv app/pricing, Fellow on first fetch), prices were corroborated via official redirect targets, vendor blog posts, and a third-party comparison (claap.io), with cross-source agreement. Compliance (HIPAA/SOC2/GDPR) was confirmed only where the vendor explicitly states it on a pricing/security/trust page or official blog; otherwise left null. monthlyUsd reflects the published 'billed monthly' rack rate per seat; enterprise/contact-sales tiers with no published monthly price are set to null. annualDiscountPct recomputed from verified monthly vs annual per-seat figures. All accessedAt = 2026-06-15.

Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.

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