I Compared 4 AI Meeting Assistants for a Month — Here's What I'd Actually Pay For

I spend roughly 12 hours a week in meetings. That's not a complaint — it's just the reality of running a small team across two time zones. What I am complaining about is the 3-4 hours I used to spend afterward writing up notes, action items, and summaries. So I tested four AI meeting assistants over the past month: Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Fathom, and Granola. Not a quick demo. Real meetings — standups, client calls, brainstorming sessions, one-on-ones. About 40 meetings total across the four tools. Here's what actually happened. The quick comparison Feature Fireflies Otter.ai Fathom Granola Monthly price $10-39 $8.33-20 $0-32 $9-18 Free tier 800 min storage 300 min/mo Unlimited (limited features) 25 meetings/mo Auto-join meetings Yes Yes Zoom only No (local app) Transcription accuracy ~92% ~90% ~94% ~88% CRM integration Salesforce, HubSpot Limited HubSpot None Best for Teams + CRM workflows Live collaboration Individual note-takers Privacy-focused users What I actually tested I used ea