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Granola AI

Granola runs silently in the background on your Mac, captures your meeting audio locally, and uses AI to generate structured, high-quality notes after the call ends. Unlike bot-based tools, it does not join your meetings as a visible participant — it just listens through your system audio and delivers clean summaries.

Made byGranola (independent startup)
Launched2023
CategoryAI Meeting Assistant / Note-Taking
Best forProfessionals who attend back-to-back video calls (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or any other platform) and want polished, organized notes without a creepy bot sitting in their meetings. Especially good for founders, consultants, and account managers who need to quickly reference what was decided and who said what.
PricingFree tier available with a hard usage cap; paid plan is around $18/month per user (billed monthly) or cheaper annually — no per-minute or per-token pricing.

Models and pricing

Free PlanFree — limited to approximately 25 meetings total (lifetime cap, not monthly)

Trying Granola before committing

Useful for evaluation but the lifetime cap means you will hit the wall fast if you have a busy calendar. Do not rely on this long-term.

Pro PlanApproximately $18/month (monthly billing) or around $14/month billed annually

Individual professionals with regular meeting loads

Unlimited meetings, full note history, custom note templates, and integrations. This is the plan almost every real user ends up on. Worth it if you are in more than 5 meetings a week.

Business / Team PlanPricing not publicly listed as of early 2025 — requires contacting Granola directly

Teams who want shared notes, collaborative features, and admin controls

Granola was still building out team features as of early 2025. If you need org-wide deployment or SSO, verify current availability before assuming it is production-ready for enterprise.

Which model should you use?

Almost everyone should start with the Free plan to test audio quality and note accuracy on their specific setup, then move to Pro immediately — it is reasonably priced and the lifetime cap on free makes it a trial, not a long-term option.

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