Best Free Alternatives to Fireflies.ai

What's free: You get 20 free AI responses when you first enable Notion AI in your workspace. I tested this for meeting note summarization and action item extraction from manually pasted transcripts.

Limitations: The free responses run out quickly—just 20 total, not per month. No automatic meeting joining or recording. You must manually input text. After free responses, you must pay $10/month per member for unlimited AI.

Best for: Teams already using Notion who need occasional AI help cleaning up meeting notes they've manually taken.

What's free: 300 monthly transcription minutes, 30 minutes per conversation, automatic recording and transcription for Zoom/Meet, and basic summaries. I found the transcription accuracy impressive for free.

Limitations: Only 3 lifetime imports of pre-recorded audio/video. No advanced AI features like sentiment analysis. 300 minutes disappears fast with regular meetings. Team features are locked.

Best for: Solo professionals or students who have a few meetings per month and need reliable transcription.

What's free: 1 hour of transcription per month, basic text-based audio/video editing, and screen recording. I used it to transcribe recorded meetings—the editor is fantastic for cleaning up transcripts.

Limitations: The 1-hour limit is strict. No automatic meeting joining. Watermark on exports in free plan. Advanced AI features like Overdub are paid.

Best for: Content creators who occasionally need to transcribe and edit recorded interviews or presentations.

What's free: Honestly, this is misplaced—it's for resumes, not meeting assistance. I tested it and found zero meeting transcription or summarization features. It shouldn't be on this list.

Limitations: Completely unrelated to Fireflies.ai's core functionality. No meeting capabilities whatsoever.

Best for: Job seekers only. Not a meeting assistant alternative.

What's free: Unlimited recordings for Zoom and Google Meet, automatic highlights, transcripts, and clips. I was genuinely surprised—this is the most generous free plan I tested for meeting capture.

Limitations: No AI summaries or notes in free plan. Limited to 2 video platforms. Search functionality is basic. Team features require paid plans.

Best for: Teams that record many meetings and need searchable transcripts but can live without AI summaries.

What's free: Noise cancellation for 60 minutes per week on unlimited devices. I tested it alongside other tools—it improves meeting audio quality but doesn't transcribe.

Limitations: Only 60 weekly minutes. No transcription or summarization at all. Purely an audio enhancement tool, not a meeting assistant.

Best for: Users who need cleaner meeting audio as input for other transcription tools.

What's free: Basic meeting recording and transcription. When I tested it, the interface was clean but the free tier felt limited compared to others.

Limitations: Only 5 hours of storage. No AI summaries or insights in free plan. Limited meeting length. Newer tool with fewer integrations.

Best for: Individuals testing AI meeting assistants who don't need many historical recordings.

What's free: 30 minutes of free transcription or subtitling per month. I uploaded meeting recordings—accuracy was good, but it's manual upload, not automatic meeting joining.

Limitations: Manual process only. No meeting integration. 30 minutes is very limited. No AI meeting summaries—just transcription.

Best for: Someone who needs occasional transcription of already-recorded meetings with high accuracy.