# The 3 best AI meeting note takers (2026)

> Source: https://agentsindex.ai/categories/meeting-note-takers

Updated 1 November 2026 3 prices checked 29 October 2026 1 tool added in November Reviewed by the AgentsIndex editorial team

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3 tools

- [Fireflies.ai](https://agentsindex.ai/fireflies-ai) · Meeting recorder that turns conversations into automated follow through. · Free, then $18 a seat a month Checked 29 Oct · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/fireflies-ai)
  - MCP server
  - API
  - Open source
  - Self-host
- [Granola](https://agentsindex.ai/granola) · AI meeting notepad that captures device audio locally without sending a bot to calls. · Free, then $14 a seat a month Checked 29 Oct · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/granola)
  - MCP server
  - API
  - Open source
  - Self-host
- [Otter.ai](https://agentsindex.ai/otter-ai) · A meeting AI that captures calls without a bot and makes conversations searchable. · Free, then $16.99 a seat a month Checked 29 Oct · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/otter-ai)
  - MCP server
  - API
  - Open source
  - Self-host
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Tools that record your calls and write the notes and action items for you. They differ most in how they record: a bot that joins the meeting, a desktop app, or a browser extension.

$14–$18 a month

First paid plans of the 3 tools here.

## What the 3 offer

Yes In part No or not listed

Each cell is one tool

- [Free to start](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/meeting-note-takers?filter=free#list) **3** of 3
- [MCP server](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/meeting-note-takers?filter=mcp-server#list) **3** of 3
- [API](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/meeting-note-takers?filter=api#list) **1** of 3 2 in part
- [Open source](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/meeting-note-takers?filter=open-source#list) **0** of 3
- [Self-host](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/meeting-note-takers?filter=self-host#list) **0** of 3

AI meeting note takers compared

Tool Starting price MCP server API Open source Self-host

[Fireflies.ai](https://agentsindex.ai/fireflies-ai)`+MCP +API?OPEN?SELF`

Free, then $18 a seat a month

- Yes: yes

- Yes: yes

- Not stated: not stated

- Not stated: not stated

[Granola](https://agentsindex.ai/granola)`+MCP ~API?OPEN?SELF`

Free, then $14 a seat a month

- Yes: yes

- Partly: partly

- Not stated: not stated

- Not stated: not stated

[Otter.ai](https://agentsindex.ai/otter-ai)`+MCP ~API?OPEN?SELF`

Free, then $16.99 a seat a month

- Yes: yes

- Partly: partly

- Not stated: not stated

- Not stated: not stated

**agentsindex.ai** · All 3 AI meeting note takers we list.

[How we check](https://agentsindex.ai/methodology)

All 3 tools here have a free plan, against 50% across the index. None is open source, against 23% across the index.

## About AI meeting note takers

### Can you use AI meeting note takers tools for free?

3 of the 3 have a free plan. All 3 publish a monthly price: the first paid plan runs from $14 to $18 a month.

### Are there any open-source AI meeting note takers tools?

None of the 3 listed here is open source.

### Which AI meeting note takers tools have an MCP server?

3 of the 3 have an MCP server: Fireflies.ai, Granola and Otter.ai.

## Sources and method

Tools rank higher the more we can confirm: a public price, an API and docs, sources, stated limits. [How we check](https://agentsindex.ai/methodology)

Prices are taken from each vendor's pricing page.

- [Fireflies.ai](https://agentsindex.ai/fireflies-ai): [fireflies.ai/pricing](https://fireflies.ai/pricing), checked 29 October 2026
- [Granola](https://agentsindex.ai/granola): [granola.ai/pricing](https://www.granola.ai/pricing), checked 29 October 2026
- [Otter.ai](https://agentsindex.ai/otter-ai): [otter.ai/pricing](https://otter.ai/pricing), checked 29 October 2026