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Fathom
Fathom is an AI meeting notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls in 38 languages, with a notably generous free-forever plan.
Not tested
Accuracy (tested)
$20/mo
From
No
Free tier
Fathom's free plan is unusually generous, offering unlimited recording and transcription of meetings at no cost, with paid Premium at $20/month (or $16 billed annually) adding advanced AI summaries and an in-app assistant. Team and Business plans ($19-$34/user) add collaboration, coaching and CRM sync. It is best as a zero-cost automated notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams.
Individuals and sales teams who want automatic meeting notes and summaries for free, upgrading only for advanced AI and CRM features.
Strengths
- +Free plan with unlimited recordings and transcriptions
- +Fast, high-quality AI call summaries and action items
- +38 languages plus CRM and integration options
- +Public API and native Claude/ChatGPT integrations
Trade-offs
- –Focused on live meetings, not for uploading arbitrary audio files
- –Best summary and assistant features require paid Premium
- –Team collaboration needs paid seats (min 2)
Fathom at a glance
- Languages
- 38
- API
- Yes (public API)
- Real-time
- Yes (live in meetings)
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Export formats
- Markdown, JSON, TXT
- Human option
- No