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Fireflies.ai vs Parakeet AI

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

FFireflies.aiFree · from $10/moVisit site
PParakeet AIFree · from $49.99/moVisit site
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Choose Fireflies.ai if…

  • you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $49.99/mo)
  • you need an API to build on
  • you work on Chrome, Slack
  • you're in its core audience: sales teams, recruiters
P

Choose Parakeet AI if…

  • you work on Windows, macOS
  • you're in its core audience: job seekers, software engineering candidates

Side by side

Feature Fireflies.ai Parakeet AI
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$10/mo$49.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Data retentionAccount data deleted within 30 days of closing; zero data retention by third-party vendors—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001, HIPAA, GDPR—
Bot-free recording—
In-person mobile recording—
Speaker labels—
Chat across meetings—
CRM sync—
MCP server—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome, API, SlackWindows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android
CategoryMeeting NotesInterview Copilots
CompanyFireflies.AI Corp. · United StatesParakeetAI d.o.o.
Full feature lists

F Fireflies.ai

  • Meeting bot that auto-joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls
  • Transcription in 100+ languages with speaker recognition
  • AI summaries with action items and custom notes
  • AskFred assistant answers questions about past meetings
  • Sentiment analysis, topic trackers and talk-time analytics
  • 200+ AI Skills for follow-ups and candidate scoring
  • CRM, project management, ATS and Slack integrations
  • MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Devin

P Parakeet AI

  • Auto-detects questions and suggests answers live
  • Interview mode built on your uploaded resume
  • Reads code shared on screen for coding interviews
  • Upload documents and add instructions up to 20,000 characters
  • AI notes with summary and next steps after calls
  • AI mock interviews with transcript review
  • Supports 50+ languages and Gemini, GPT and Claude models
  • Resume maker and AI headshot generator

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

Fireflies.ai home page
F Fireflies.ai · fireflies.ai
Parakeet AI home page
P Parakeet AI · parakeet-ai.com

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team sizeFireflies.aiParakeet AI
1 person$10 Pro$45.80 Custom
5 people$95 Business$45.80 Custom
20 people$380 Business$45.80 Custom

Work it out for your team

  1. Fireflies.aiPro$10/mo
  2. Parakeet AICustom$45.80/mo

The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.

What the free plans include

Fireflies.ai

  • 400 mins of storage/team
  • Limited AI summaries
  • 20 AI credits
  • Recording limit 2 hours

Parakeet AI

Free plan limits aren't published.

All plans and prices

Fireflies.ai

FreeFree
Pro$10/seat/mo billed annually ($18 monthly)
Business$19/seat/mo billed annually ($29 monthly)
Enterprise$39/seat/mo, annual only

Parakeet AI

Unlimited Yearly$49.99/mo ($599.90/year)
Unlimited Monthly$149.90/mo
Unlimited Weekly$78.00/week
Credits$38 for 1 credit; packs from $59 for 3 credits
Custom$45.80/mo per tool

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

Fireflies.ai

No changes since we started tracking.

Parakeet AI

  1. Nov 8, 2026Starting price: $49.99/mo → $45.80/mo; New plan: Unlimited (Monthly) ($149.90); New plan: Unlimited (Yearly) ($49.99); New plan: Unlimited (Weekly) ($78); Plan dropped: Unlimited Yearly; Plan dropped: Unlimited Monthly; Plan dropped: Unlimited Weekly

Strengths and limitations

Fireflies.ai

  • Free plan includes transcription, mobile apps and API access
  • Supports transcription in 100+ languages
  • SOC 2 Type II and ISO 42001 certified; customer data is not used for AI training
  • Offers desktop, iOS, Android and Chrome extension apps
  • Free plan has limited AI summaries and 400 minutes of storage per team
  • Recording limit is 2–4 hours per meeting, depending on plan
  • HIPAA compliance and SSO require the Enterprise plan
  • Enterprise plan is billed annually only

Parakeet AI

  • Free to start, no credit card required
  • Choice of Gemini, GPT and Claude models
  • Supports 50+ languages
  • Pay-per-use credit packs as well as subscriptions
  • Unlimited plan costs $149.90/month on monthly billing
  • Native mobile app not released yet; mobile is web-only
  • Only one language per session
  • Custom plan does not include calls or mock interviews

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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy