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Hedy AI vs Krisp

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. Hedy AI starts at $12.99, Krisp at $8. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

Hedy AIListens during live meetings or calls and surfaces real-time suggestions, not just a post-call summary.KrispReal-time noise removal plus an AI note-taker for calls

Side by side

FactHedy AIKrisp
CategoryMeeting Recording & NotesNoise Removal & Enhancement
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$12.99 month$8 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsiOS, Android, macOS, Windows, WebmacOS, Windows, API
CompanyHedy AI LLCKrisp Technologies, Inc.
Launched—2017
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Hedy AI

Hedy's real-time coaching during a live conversation is a genuinely different angle from the after-the-fact summary most meeting-notes tools offer, useful for anyone who wants in-the-moment help rather than a transcript to review later. The free plan's 30-minute cap on live suggestions per session means most real meetings will hit the limit before they're done.

Pros

  • Live, real-time coaching during a conversation, not just a post-meeting summary
  • Session memory links related meetings together over time
  • One subscription covers iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, web, and Apple Watch
  • API and Zapier access on Pro allow connecting output to other tools

Cons

  • Free plan's real-time suggestions are capped at 30 minutes per session, well short of many real meetings
  • Recording and analyzing live conversations raises privacy considerations for other meeting participants
  • Independent pricing sources report slightly different numbers, so it's worth confirming the current rate directly

Krisp

Krisp is worth paying for if you take calls from places you cannot control, because it fixes the audio at the driver level rather than inside one app. The meeting-notes half is competent but not why you buy it.

Pros

  • Works as a virtual device beneath any app, so it is not tied to Zoom or Teams
  • Bidirectional: it also strips noise from the people you are listening to
  • A perpetual free tier still exists rather than the 7-day trial the pricing page pushes
  • On-device private transcription is available on Enterprise for regulated buyers

Cons

  • The pricing page foregrounds a 7-day trial and buries the free plan, which reads as a downgrade
  • Accent conversion is capped by hours per day even on paid tiers
  • Month-to-month costs double the annual rate at every tier
  • Call Center AI carries a 40-seat minimum, so it is closed to small teams

Which one fits

Choose Hedy AI if you need

  • People who want live prompts during a call or meeting, not just a summary afterward
  • Users juggling related meetings over time who want cross-session memory
  • Anyone wanting one subscription that covers phone, desktop, and watch

Choose Krisp if you need

  • Remote and travelling workers with unavoidable background noise
  • Support and sales teams standardising call quality across many conferencing apps
  • Developers embedding noise suppression or accent conversion through the SDKs

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