The bot that joins the meeting
“Fireflies.ai Notetaker” enters the video meeting as a participant, visible to everyone. It records the audio, recognizes who is speaking, and keeps the recording so you can listen again.
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Fireflies pricing, use cases, and first steps
Fireflies is a meeting assistant. In its most common use, a bot named “Fireflies.ai Notetaker” joins your video meeting as a participant, records, then gives you the text of the conversation, a summary, and the list of action items. You can also use it without a bot, from the desktop app or the browser extension.
Fireflies has a free plan. The recommended plan to start with: Free, $0. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
FirefliesThe meeting bot that records, transcribes, and summarizes- Vendor
- Fireflies.ai Corp. (United States)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Recommended plan
- Free, $0
- Page checked on
- October 3, 2026
What Fireflies does
Who it’s for: Teams that want to keep a full record of their meetings and send it to their tools: salespeople, recruiters, project managers.
Take notes without a bot
The desktop app listens to your device’s audio. No one extra appears in the meeting. You get the text and the summary, but no audio or video file, and no name for who is speaking.
Summary and action items
After each meeting, Fireflies writes an overview, the points covered, and the action items. You can ask for a format suited to your job, for example a sales qualification framework.
Also
- AskFred: ask a meeting questions
- Search and listen again
- Send the notes to your tools
- On your phone, or from a file
- Fireflies Talk: dictate instead of typing
Fireflies pricing
Fireflies publishes its prices in dollars. Advanced features use credits: each plan includes a few, granted once, and more are bought separately (from $5 per month for 50 credits).
| Plan | Price | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| Free Recommended to start | $0 | Discovering, a few meetings |
| Pro | $18 per user per month ($10 if billed yearly) | Regular use, alone or in a small team |
| Business | $29 per user per month ($19 if billed yearly) | Teams that record everything |
| Enterprise | $39 per user per month, billed yearly only | Large organizations |
What the free plan includes
Transcription of your meetings and a limited number of summaries. Storage is capped at 400 minutes in total, not per month: once it is full, you have to delete old meetings. No video, no downloading of transcripts.
Nova’s advice
Start with the free plan to judge the quality on your own meetings. The 400 minutes go fast: 6 hours 40 minutes of meetings. If you use it every week, the Pro plan billed yearly is the right tier. For a whole team, ask your employer for Business.
A first try, in 5 minutes
Your data. Fireflies states that it never uses your meetings to train an AI model, but your data is hosted mainly in the United States.
What it does less well
- The bot is one more participant, visible to everyone. Some people are wary of it, and Google Meet may flag it as a “risky” participant before letting it in.
- If you let the bot join all your meetings, it also enters those where it has no business. Set this up on day one.
Bring the bot into a meeting in progressFireflies- Tell the participants that the meeting will be recorded and transcribed, and check that no one objects.
- On the Fireflies home page, click “Capture” at the top right, then “Add to live meeting.”
- Give it a title, paste the video meeting link, choose the meeting language, then click “Start Capturing.”
- The bot arrives within two to three minutes under the name “Fireflies.ai Notetaker.” Admit it if it is in the waiting room.
- After the meeting, open it in Fireflies: you will find the summary, the action items, and the full text.
- Click the “AskFred” button, in the panel to the right of the text, and paste the prompt below.
The prompt to copy
Write a follow-up email for the participants: the decisions made, then the action items with an owner and a date. Friendly tone, ten lines at most.
Alternatives to Fireflies
Granola
If you want no bot in the call and no audio recording kept.
tl;dv
A comparable meeting recorder, from a European vendor.
Microsoft Copilot
If your meetings take place in Teams and your company has Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Wispr Flow
If all you are looking for is dictation in all your apps.
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Frequently asked questions about Fireflies
How much does Fireflies cost?
Free: $0; Pro: $18 per user per month ($10 if billed yearly); Business: $29 per user per month ($19 if billed yearly); Enterprise: $39 per user per month, billed yearly only. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Can you use Fireflies for free?
Yes. Transcription of your meetings and a limited number of summaries. Storage is capped at 400 minutes in total, not per month: once it is full, you have to delete old meetings. No video, no downloading of transcripts.
What happens to my data with Fireflies?
Fireflies states that it never uses your meetings to train an AI model, but your data is hosted mainly in the United States.
What are the alternatives to Fireflies?
Granola: If you want no bot in the call and no audio recording kept. tl;dv: A comparable meeting recorder, from a European vendor. Microsoft Copilot: If your meetings take place in Teams and your company has Microsoft 365 Copilot. Wispr Flow: If all you are looking for is dictation in all your apps.
Official pages consulted
Page checked on October 3, 2026. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.