Fireflies.ai vs Scribie Comparison 2026
Both cover transcription & show notes. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
At a glance
- Only Fireflies.ai has a free tier.
Side by side
Fireflies.ai | Scribie | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $18 | Not listed |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Monthly or annual | Usage-based |
| Free trial | None | Not stated |
| API | Yes | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
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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Scribie
Human transcription by the minute
Scribie sells transcripts rather than software: audio goes up, people check what the machine produced, and a document comes back. Pricing is per minute of audio with no subscription, which suits somebody who needs three interviews transcribed properly and nothing next month. Accuracy guarantees, faster turnaround and difficult audio are priced as separate additions. Anybody who wants a live editor and a searchable archive should buy one of the subscription tools instead.
Our note
Add the surcharges you actually need before comparing this against the automated services, because the base rate and the delivered price are different numbers on anything harder than a clean studio recording. For clean audio and no rush it remains one of the cheapest human-checked options here.
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