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Fireflies.ai vs MBox AI meet

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, MBox AI meet at $4.99. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

Fireflies.aiMeeting recorder that files notes into your CRMMBox AI meetChrome extension that transcribes Google Meet calls in real time and emails a summary afterward.

Side by side

FactFireflies.aiMBox AI meet
CategoryMeeting AssistantsMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10 month$4.99 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, API, Slack AppWeb, Chrome Ext, API
CompanyFireflies.ai Corp.MBox AI Meet
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

MBox AI meet

MBox AI Meet is a narrow, cheap tool for one job: real-time Google Meet transcription with an emailed summary, and it says it does not keep the audio afterward. The tradeoff is that it only works on Google Meet, so anyone mixing meeting platforms needs a second tool for Zoom or Teams.

Pros

  • Real-time transcription with speaker identification directly inside Google Meet
  • States it does not store audio or video, only the resulting transcript/summary
  • Pro tier is priced at $4.99/month, well under most meeting-summary competitors

Cons

  • Google Meet is the only supported platform; other platforms are only 'under consideration'
  • As a Chrome extension, it's unavailable on mobile or on browsers without Chrome extension support
  • Free tier's exact summary/transcription limits aren't spelled out on the page

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 MBox AI meet if you need

  • Individuals or small teams who meet exclusively on Google Meet
  • Anyone wanting a low-cost, install-and-go transcription extension

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