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Fireflies.ai vs LazyNotes

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. Fireflies.ai starts at $10, LazyNotes at $5. Only Fireflies.ai has a free tier. Only Fireflies.ai ships a public API.

Fireflies.aiMeeting recorder that files notes into your CRMLazyNotesiPhone app that records conversations and turns them into AI summaries using customizable templates.

Side by side

FactFireflies.aiLazyNotes
CategoryMeeting AssistantsMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$10 month$5 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, API, Slack AppiOS
CompanyFireflies.ai Corp.1st Quarter, Inc.
Launched2016—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

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

LazyNotes

LazyNotes is a simple one-tap recorder aimed at people who want a summary of a conversation without opening a laptop, priced as a flat $5/month rather than per-minute or per-seat. It's iPhone-only today, so it doesn't help anyone on Android or anyone needing to summarize calls that don't happen face to face on the phone.

Pros

  • One-tap recording with automatic shutdown and offline capability
  • Customizable summary templates for different types of conversations
  • Flat $5/month price with no per-minute metering

Cons

  • iOS only, with no Android app and no firm release date for one
  • Single flat plan with no team or higher-volume tier
  • Audio is deleted after transcription, so the original recording can't be replayed later

Which one fits

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

Choose LazyNotes if you need

  • iPhone users wanting a quick voice-memo-to-summary workflow
  • In-person meetings or conversations rather than video calls

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