{"data":{"slug":"google-meet","name":"Google Meet","vendor":"Google","category":"meetings","summary":"Google's video meetings: free with a Google Account for up to 100 people and 60-minute group calls; paid features come with Google Workspace, not as a standalone seat.","website":"https://meet.google.com","pricing":{"model":"freemium","freeTier":true,"pricingUrl":"https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/products/meet/","notes":"No standalone paid Google Meet seat is offered. The Meet page sends paid buyers to Google Workspace plans for organizations or Google Workspace Individual; premium Meet features are also on certain Google One plans. Paid Meet therefore costs whatever the Google Workspace edition costs: see the google-workspace entry for its verified prices. Workspace Individual and Google One prices were not verified here (workspace.google.com/pricing showed THB from this box's Bangkok egress on 2026-11-01), so no paid Meet plan is listed rather than guessing a USD price.","plans":[{"id":"free","name":"Free (personal Google Account)","price":{"amount":0,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false,"note":"No cost with any Google Account: up to 100 participants; group meetings (3+ people) up to 60 minutes; 1:1s up to 24 hours."},"monthlyUSD":0,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":0,"highlights":["Up to 100 participants","Group meetings up to 60 minutes","One-on-one meetings up to 24 hours"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/products/meet/","title":"Google Meet (Google Workspace)","accessedAt":"2026-11-01","note":"FAQ 'How much does Google Meet cost?': 'Anyone with a Google Account can create a video meeting, invite up to 100 participants, and meet for up to 60 minutes per meeting at no cost. For mobile calls and 1:1s, there’s no time limit.' Fetched 2026-11-01 (~09:10-09:25 ICT) with headless Chrome and a plain HTTP fetch; box egress was Bangkok (TH). Evidence: evidence/google-meet-pricing-2026-11-01@284ccb7:evidence/google-meet/google-meet-product-faq-cost-2026-11-01.png (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/284ccb706419d88a4539ff6edd9bb220d9d59ccd/evidence/google-meet/google-meet-product-faq-cost-2026-11-01.png); evidence/google-meet-pricing-2026-11-01@284ccb7:evidence/google-meet/google-meet-product-faq-cost-2026-11-01.rendered-text.txt (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/284ccb706419d88a4539ff6edd9bb220d9d59ccd/evidence/google-meet/google-meet-product-faq-cost-2026-11-01.rendered-text.txt)"},{"url":"https://support.google.com/meet/answer/13396001?hl=en","title":"Learn about features in Google Meet - Google Meet Help","accessedAt":"2026-11-01","note":"'You can have a maximum of 100 participants in a meeting.' 'If your meeting is one-on-one, it has a time limit of 24 hours. If your meeting has 3 or more participants, it has a time limit of one hour.' Saved: evidence/google-meet-pricing-2026-11-01@284ccb7:evidence/google-meet/google-meet-help-features-server-2026-11-01.html (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/284ccb706419d88a4539ff6edd9bb220d9d59ccd/evidence/google-meet/google-meet-help-features-server-2026-11-01.html)"}],"verifiedAt":"2026-11-01","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/products/meet/, 2026-11-01). Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://support.google.com/meet/answer/13396001?hl=en, 2026-11-01). Run output: evidence/google-meet-pricing-2026-11-01@284ccb7:evidence/google-meet/machine-crosscheck-2026-11-01.out (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/284ccb706419d88a4539ff6edd9bb220d9d59ccd/evidence/google-meet/machine-crosscheck-2026-11-01.out)."}}]},"capabilities":[{"capability":"video-conferencing","capabilityName":"Hold video meetings","fit":"native","availableOnPlans":"all","scores":{"quality":4,"ease":5,"collaboration":4,"reliability":5},"skill":"none","notes":"Browser-based video meetings tied to Google Calendar; free with a Google Account, with recording, longer meetings and larger rooms on Google Workspace editions.","limitations":["Free group meetings end at 60 minutes","Recording, attendance tracking and live streaming need a paid Google Workspace edition or a Google One / Google AI plan"],"evidence":{"status":"editorial","sources":[{"url":"https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/products/meet/","title":"Google Meet (Google Workspace)","accessedAt":"2026-11-01","note":"Features and FAQ read on the Meet product page 2026-11-01."},{"url":"https://support.google.com/meet/answer/13396001?hl=en","title":"Learn about features in Google Meet - Google Meet Help","accessedAt":"2026-11-01","note":"Basic vs Workspace-edition features read 2026-11-01."}],"notes":"Scores are editorial."}}],"lastReviewed":"2026-11-01","links":{"page":"/tools/google-meet","replaceGuide":"/replace/google-meet","api":"/api/v1/tools/google-meet","markdown":"/tools/google-meet.md"},"aliases":["Meet","Google Hangouts Meet"],"tags":["video conferencing","meetings","google workspace"],"description":"Google Meet runs in the browser and the Gmail, Calendar and mobile apps. With a personal Google Account anyone can host meetings for up to 100 participants at no cost, with group meetings capped at 60 minutes and one-on-ones at 24 hours. Longer and larger meetings, recording, attendance tracking, live streaming and admin controls come with Google Workspace editions (participant limits rise from 100 on Business Starter to 150 on Business Standard and 500 on Business Plus) or with Google Workspace Individual and some Google One / Google AI plans. Google does not sell a standalone Meet seat.","whyPeoplePay":["Group meetings longer than 60 minutes","Recording, noise cancellation and attendance tracking (via Google Workspace)","Admin controls and larger meetings (via Google Workspace)"],"hardToReplace":["Meet links generated automatically on Google Calendar invites","Teams that already pay for Google Workspace get Meet at no extra cost"],"dataPortability":{"rating":"easy","notes":"Editorial: recordings and transcripts are saved to Google Drive as ordinary files; meeting links live in Google Calendar events."},"risks":[{"type":"functionality_loss","severity":"low","note":"Without a paid Google Workspace edition, group meetings end at 60 minutes and recording is unavailable."}],"replacementWorkflows":[],"workflowsUsingThisTool":[],"overlapsWith":[{"tool":"google-workspace","name":"Google Workspace","sharedCapabilities":["video-conferencing"]},{"tool":"microsoft-365","name":"Microsoft 365","sharedCapabilities":["video-conferencing"]},{"tool":"microsoft-teams","name":"Microsoft Teams","sharedCapabilities":["video-conferencing"]},{"tool":"slack","name":"Slack","sharedCapabilities":["video-conferencing"]},{"tool":"zoom","name":"Zoom Workplace","sharedCapabilities":["video-conferencing"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/products/meet/","title":"Google Meet (Google Workspace)","accessedAt":"2026-11-01","note":"Meet product page and FAQ read 2026-11-01."},{"url":"https://support.google.com/meet/answer/13396001?hl=en","title":"Learn about features in Google Meet - Google Meet Help","accessedAt":"2026-11-01","note":"Basic Meet limits read 2026-11-01."},{"url":"https://workspace.google.com/pricing","title":"Google Workspace pricing","accessedAt":"2026-11-01","note":"Read 2026-11-01 for Meet participant limits per edition only ('Video meetings, 100 participants' Starter, '150 participants' Standard, '500 participants' Plus); the page showed THB from this box, so no prices were taken from it."}]},"meta":{"apiVersion":"v1","dataVersion":"ff1934caed87","dataGeneratedAt":"2026-11-03T16:50:32.034Z","docs":"/docs/api","evidenceLegend":"/docs/data-model#evidence","disclaimer":"Prices and capabilities change. Check each item's evidence status and verification date. Savings are estimates, not guarantees."}}