An AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and analyzes meetings to automate your workflow.
An introductory tier that offers unlimited audio transcription but is severely bottlenecked by a strict lifetime storage cap and minimal AI assistance.
Forever free
The baseline tier for independent professionals, increasing the storage limit to 8,000 minutes and unlocking global search, but strictly limiting AI interactions.
The primary operational tier targeting sales and customer success teams, unlocking CRM syncs, video capture, and unlimited storage.
An annual-only tier designed for regulated industries and large operations requiring strict compliance, admin controls, and SSO.
Billed annually
Fireflies monetizes via micro-transactions masked as an 'AI Credit' system. While basic summaries are included, interactive features like asking the AI questions about the transcript (AskFred) or requesting custom highlight extractions cost credits. Because the Pro tier only provides 20 credits per month (and Business 30), heavy users frequently run out. Once depleted, you must buy add-on credit packs (starting around $5 for 50 credits), turning a fixed SaaS cost into a variable expense.
Fireflies heavily promotes its pricing as '$10/month' for Pro and '$19/month' for Business. However, this relies on a massive 44% annual discount. If an agile team wants to remain flexible and pay month-to-month, the Pro plan jumps to $18/mo and Business spikes to $29/mo. This aggressive penalty for monthly billing forces lean operations into long-term lock-in.
Unlike some modern alternatives (like Convo or native Zoom AI) that operate invisibly in the background, Fireflies relies on a visible bot that physically joins every meeting as a participant. While not strictly a pricing issue, for agencies dealing with high-ticket sales or sensitive client consultations, having a third-party bot visibly recording the call can cause significant friction and opt-outs, potentially costing deals.
Fireflies advertises 'unlimited transcription' on the Free plan, but limits your total workspace storage to just 800 minutes. This is not a monthly renewing limit; it is a lifetime cap. After roughly 10 to 15 standard meetings, you will hit the wall and be forced to either permanently delete old meeting records or upgrade to a paid tier.
While basic transcription is unlimited, advanced AI features (like 'AskFred' queries or custom action item extraction) run on a strict meter. The Pro plan only includes 20 AI credits per month. If an agile consultant queries their transcripts frequently, they will run out of credits mid-month. The AI features will simply pause until the next billing cycle unless you buy add-on credit packs.
The most significant hidden friction in Fireflies' pricing is the video paywall [1.1.2]. The $18/month Pro plan only captures audio. If a sales team needs to record the visual screen shares from their product demos, they are entirely forced into the Business tier ($29/month), effectively raising the software's baseline cost by over 60% for a standard feature.
As with many legacy SaaS models, Fireflies completely gates baseline enterprise security—specifically Single Sign-On (SSO) and HIPAA compliance—behind its highest tier [1.1.2]. Regulated startups (like telehealth agencies) cannot use the $19 Business plan; they must commit to an annual-only $39/seat contract merely to check standard IT security boxes.
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$16.99/monthly | An AI-powered meeting assistant that creates real-time transcripts and automated summaries for professional teams. | Read Review |
No. The Free and Pro plans only capture audio transcriptions [1.2.1]. If you need to record video or screen shares (e.g., for product demonstrations or slide decks), you must upgrade to the Business plan ($29/month).
No. The 800-minute storage cap on the Free tier is a lifetime limit for the workspace, not a monthly renewing allowance. Once you reach 800 minutes of recorded meetings, you must permanently delete older recordings to make room for new ones, or upgrade.
Once you deplete your monthly allocation of AI credits (20 on Pro, 30 on Business), advanced AI interactions like 'AskFred' will temporarily pause. You will still get standard transcriptions, but to reactivate the chatbot features before the next billing cycle, you must purchase a supplementary AI credit pack.
