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Cogram vs Fireflies.ai

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Cogram starts at $79, Fireflies.ai at $10. Only Fireflies.ai has a free tier. Only Fireflies.ai ships a public API.

CogramAI admin assistant for AEC firms: drafts minutes, field reports and RFI logs from meetings and project emailFireflies.aiMeeting recorder that files notes into your CRM

Side by side

FactCogramFireflies.ai
CategoryConstruction & AECMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$79 month$10 month
Public APINoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, API, Slack App
CompanyCogramFireflies.ai Corp.
Launched20212016
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Cogram

For AEC project managers buried in minutes, RFIs and email threads, this automates the paperwork with integrations into Procore, Deltek and Autodesk that generic note-takers lack. The catch is the price: $79 a month per individual is several times a general meeting assistant, and team pricing hides behind a demo.

Pros

  • Purpose-built AEC workflows instead of generic summaries
  • Integrations span Procore, Deltek, Unanet, Autodesk, Teams, Outlook, Zoom and Meet
  • SOC 2 Type II with a no-training-on-your-data stance
  • Self-serve 14-day trial for the individual plan

Cons

  • $79/month is steep next to general meeting assistants
  • Team pricing is opaque and demo-gated
  • No public API documented

Fireflies.ai

Unlimited transcription on the free tier is the hook and it is genuinely unlimited — the meter sits on storage and AI credits, which is where any team of real size ends up on a paid seat.

Pros

  • Transcription minutes are unlimited on every tier, including Free
  • API access is not paywalled — it starts on the free plan
  • Pro at $10/seat undercuts most rival meeting assistants
  • Storage becomes unlimited from the $19 Business tier

Cons

  • Monthly billing is about 1.8x the annual rate on Pro and 1.5x on Business
  • AI credits, not transcription, are the real ration — 20 a month on both Free and Pro
  • Free storage is 400 minutes for the entire team, not per person
  • Enterprise is annual-only at $39/seat

Which one fits

Choose Cogram if you need

  • Architecture and engineering firms formalizing meeting minutes and field reports
  • General contractors tracking RFIs and submittals alongside project email
  • Firms that need private cloud or on-premises deployment for project data

Choose Fireflies.ai if you need

  • Sales and success teams who want call notes landing in the CRM by themselves
  • Distributed teams searching across months of past meetings
  • Developers pulling meeting data out through an API on any plan

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