Hedy AI vs Krisp

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 on the speaker side is capped by hours per day even on paid tiers
• −Month-to-month costs double the annual rate at every tier
• −Call Center AI is sold per agent on annual billing through sales or a prepaid trial, so it is not a self-serve option for small teams

Is Hedy AI cheaper than Krisp?

On published entry prices, Krisp starts lower — $8/mo against $12.99/mo for Hedy AI. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Hedy AI or Krisp have a free tier?

Both: Hedy AI has a free tier, and Krisp has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Hedy AI or Krisp?

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