
Grain
The AI notetaker for agents and teams
Grain is an AI notetaker that records and transcribes meetings, then writes notes, summaries and action items. It has a free plan with unlimited meetings of up to 45 minutes each, and paid plans from $19 per month. It is built for people and teams who want to transcribe meetings and let AI agents search what was said.

What Grain does
You can capture a call two ways. The desktop app transcribes your computer's audio with no bot in the meeting, or Grain can send a bot to record video when you can't attend, with capture rules deciding which meetings get recorded. Speaker identification by voice and custom vocabulary help the transcript track who said what.
After the call, Grain produces notes, summaries and action items. Transcripts keep participant and cross-meeting context, can be exported as Markdown, and you can ask questions across your whole meeting library and get answers with citations. An MCP server and API let AI agents query transcripts and search across meetings. Shareable video clips and highlight reels cover the cases where a recording is easier than a summary.
The Free plan keeps 30 days of meeting history and caps uploads at 5 manual. Pro is listed at $19 per month on its pricing page, or $15 per month billed annually, and allows meetings up to 4 hours with unlimited history. Business is listed at $39 per month, or $29 per seat per month billed annually, with a 2 seat minimum, meetings up to 8 hours, and HubSpot and Salesforce sync. Enterprise adds SAML SSO and SCIM through sales.
Features
- Bot-less transcription via desktop app
- Bot-based video recording of meetings
- Capture rules for which meetings get recorded
- AI meeting notes, summaries and action items
- Ask AI across all your meetings with citations
- Markdown transcript export and one-click open in Claude or ChatGPT
- MCP server and API for AI agents
- HubSpot and Salesforce CRM sync
- Shareable video clips and highlight reels
- Speaker identification by voice and custom vocabulary
Grain pricing
| Plan | Price | What's included (as stated) |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free |
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| Pro | $19/mobilled monthly |
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| Business | $39/mobilled monthly |
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| Enterprise | Custom |
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Copied from Grain's pricing page on Nov 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.
Strengths and limits
Each point comes from the features and plan details above. No point is an opinion.
Strengths
- Records without a bot through the desktop app, including on the Free plan.
- The Free plan includes unlimited meetings and unlimited AI notes and action items.
- Ask AI across all meetings returns answers with citations.
- An MCP server and API let AI agents query transcripts.
Limits
- Free meetings are capped at 45 minutes each, with 30-day meeting history.
- Business has a 2 seat minimum.
- HubSpot and Salesforce sync comes with Business and Enterprise plans.
Grain FAQ
Is Grain free?
Yes. The Free plan allows unlimited meetings of up to 45 minutes each, 30-day meeting history and unlimited AI notes and action items.
How much is Grain Pro?
Pro is listed at $19 per month on its pricing page, or $15 per month billed annually. It allows meetings up to 4 hours each with unlimited history.
Which platforms does Grain support?
The row lists desktop, iOS and an API.
Where this listing comes from
Facts were read from these pages on Nov 6, 2026. The description was written from those facts. See the methodology.
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