AI Transcription Free: The Best Free Meeting Tools
What each free plan transcribes, and where it stops.
The best free AI transcription for meetings comes from Fathom, tl;dv and Fireflies, which have no monthly minute limit. Otter's free plan gives 300 minutes a month. Each one limits something else, such as AI notes or storage, so check what you need most.
Checked November 2026 on each tool's own site.
Free meeting transcription plans
| Tool | Free plan | Paid from |
|---|---|---|
| Fathom | Unlimited recordings, transcripts and instant summaries | $16 a month, billed yearly |
| tl;dv | Unlimited recordings and transcripts in 30+ languages, AI notes for 10 meetings | €18 a month, billed yearly |
| Fireflies | Unlimited transcription, limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage per team | $10 a month, billed yearly |
| Otter | 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 file imports in total | $8.33 a month, billed yearly |
| MeetGeek | 3 hours a month, transcripts kept for 3 months | See meetgeek.ai/pricing |
How accurate is AI transcription?
On clear audio with one person speaking at a time, AI transcripts need few corrections. Crosstalk, strong accents and poor microphones cause most of the errors. When a transcript must be exact, a human service such as Rev promises 99% accuracy or better.
What is automatic transcription?
It is speech turned into text by software, with no person typing. Meeting tools do it during the call or from a recording, then add a summary on top.
Do Google Meet and Zoom transcribe for free?
Not on free accounts. Google Meet transcripts need a paid Google Workspace plan, from Business Standard up. Zoom's free plan writes AI summaries of 3 meetings a month, and meetings stop at 40 minutes.
Can I transcribe an audio file for free?
Yes. Fireflies' free plan transcribes uploaded audio and video files. Otter's free plan imports 3 files in total, so it suits a one-off file better than a regular one.