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Fireflies.ai vs Speak 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.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Fireflies.ai — $10/seat/mo vs $20/seat/mo for Speak AI
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Fireflies.ai — 94 vs 71 for Speak AI
Best fit
Fireflies.ai: Sales and success teams who want call notes landing in the CRM by themselves · Speak AI: Qualitative and UX researchers analysing interview recordings

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Fireflies.aiMeeting recorder that files notes into your CRMSpeak AITranscribes and analyses audio, video and meetings, scores calls and lets AI clients query the results through an MCP server.

Side by side

FactFireflies.aiSpeak AI
CategoryMeeting AssistantsSpeech-to-Text & Transcription
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10/seat/mo$20/seat/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score94 / 10071 / 100
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API, Slack appWeb, iOS, Android, API
CompanyFireflies.ai Corp.Speak AI Inc.
Launched2016—
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 29, 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

Speak AI

Speak AI fits researchers, consultants and small sales or ops teams who want transcripts, analysis and call scoring in one shared library, and developers who want that data reachable from AI assistants. Individuals who only need occasional cheap transcription, or large teams beyond five seats on self-serve, should compare options first.

Pros

  • Pay-as-you-go credits with no subscription
  • Over 100 languages with translation
  • API, webhooks, CLI and MCP server on every plan
  • Unlimited data retention on Pro

Cons

  • Pro is capped at five users
  • Headline Pro price assumes annual billing
  • Meeting transcription costs twice the credit rate of uploads

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 Speak AI if you need

  • Qualitative and UX researchers analysing interview recordings
  • Consultants and agencies who want a white-label conversation platform
  • Teams that want transcripts available to Claude or ChatGPT through MCP

Fireflies.ai vs Speak AI: the questions people ask

Is Fireflies.ai cheaper than Speak AI?

On published entry prices, Fireflies.ai starts lower — $10/seat/mo against $20/seat/mo for Speak AI. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Fireflies.ai or Speak AI have a free tier?

Both: Fireflies.ai has a free tier, and Speak AI has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Fireflies.ai or Speak AI?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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