Fireflies.ai vs Notta Comparison 2026
Both turn a recording into a transcript and a summary. Fireflies joins the call itself and gives unlimited transcription away on its free plan, rationing storage instead at 400 minutes. Notta counts minutes, with 120 free a month and 1,800 on its $8.17 Pro tier. The unit each one meters is the thing to compare, because it decides which free tier runs out first.
At a glance
- Notta starts cheaper, at $8.17.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Fireflies.ai | Notta | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $18 | From $8.17 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | None | Not stated |
| API | Yes |
Fireflies.ai
Meeting notes that write themselves
Fireflies joins a call, records it, and hands back a transcript and a summary with the action items pulled out, which turns a sponsor call into a record you can search later. The free plan gives unlimited transcription and an API, which is unusually generous. Storage is what it rations, and the free tier's 400 minutes covers a few weeks at most.
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- Covers ai content tools
Notta
Transcription and AI summaries by the minute
Notta records or ingests audio, transcribes it in over a hundred languages, and produces a summary with action items attached. Bilingual transcription and translation are what it is picked for over the English-first tools. The free tier's 120 minutes a month is one long interview, and everything above that is measured in minutes rather than in files.
Only on this side
- Covers captions & subtitles
- Works with Podcast
Why people weigh these two
- Notta instead of Fireflies.ai
- Notta bills transcription and AI summaries by the minute from $8 with a free tier, cheaper for occasional calls.
- Fireflies.ai instead of Notta
- Fireflies.ai sits inside meetings and writes the notes automatically, aimed at recurring calls rather than one-off interviews or bilingual work.
Which one should you pick
Fireflies is the better free plan for meetings, since unlimited transcription and unlimited AI summaries sit on it, along with API access. Storage is the constraint and 400 minutes is a few weeks of normal use, so heavy users end up on Pro at $18 a seat, or $10 billed annually. It suits a creator taking brand calls who wants a searchable record of what was promised, and it is solving nothing if your deals happen on email.
Notta is the better fit for recordings you already have, especially across two languages, and it exports transcripts on Pro. Minutes are the binding constraint: 120 free a month is one long interview, and 1,800 on Pro is about thirty hours a year. Education gets 50 percent off. Anybody transcribing hours every week will outgrow both.
Common questions
- Which free plan is more generous?
- Fireflies, for meetings: transcription and AI summaries are unlimited, with 400 minutes of storage per team as the cap. Notta's free tier stops at 120 transcription minutes a month.
- Does either join a call automatically?
- Fireflies does, which is the reason it suits recurring meetings. Notta records or ingests audio you point it at.
- Which exports transcripts?
- Notta, on its Pro tier at $8.17 a month billed annually. Fireflies adds downloads on Pro at $18 a seat, or $10 billed annually.
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