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MBox AI meet vs tl;dv

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. MBox AI meet publishes a starting price ($4.99); tl;dv does not. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

MBox AI meetChrome extension that transcribes Google Meet calls in real time and emails a summary afterward.tl;dvMeeting recorder that clips moments and syncs to CRM

Side by side

FactMBox AI meettl;dv
CategoryMeeting AssistantsMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$4.99 month—
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, Chrome Ext, APIWeb, Chrome Ext, macOS, Windows, API
CompanyMBox AI Meettldx Solutions GmbH
Launched—2020
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

tl;dv

tl;dv earns its place when the recording has to end up somewhere else, in a CRM field or a shared clip, rather than sitting in an archive nobody reads. As a pure note-taker it is unremarkable.

Pros

  • Clip-and-share is faster in practice than pointing colleagues at a timestamp
  • CRM sync is a first-class feature rather than a Zapier afterthought
  • Free tier is a real plan, not a trial
  • Desktop apps and an extension cover the three major conferencing platforms

Cons

  • Billing is euro-only, which creates FX exposure for non-EU buyers
  • The API is v1alpha1 and explicitly unstable
  • Free plan cannot retrieve meeting content through the API at all
  • The 40% annual discount is permanent marketing, so the monthly rate is the real price

Which one fits

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

Choose tl;dv if you need

  • Sales teams that need call outcomes landing in the CRM without manual entry
  • Distributed teams sharing a 90-second clip instead of a 45-minute recording
  • Researchers and PMs tagging moments across many user interviews

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