# Granola

> AI notepad that captures meeting audio from your device, without a bot, and writes notes and summaries.

Granola transcribes meetings from device audio (no bot joins the call) and enhances your own notes with AI. It offers templates, AI chat across meetings, shared folders and integrations.

- Vendor: Granola, Inc.
- Website: https://www.granola.ai
- Category: meetings
- Free plan: yes
- Last reviewed: 2026-10-16
- Canonical: https://onelesstool.com/tools/granola
- JSON: https://onelesstool.com/api/v1/tools/granola

## Plans

| Plan | USD | Unit | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | seat/month | verified 2026-10-16 | https://www.granola.ai/pricing |
| Business | $14 | seat/month | verified 2026-10-16 | https://www.granola.ai/pricing |
| Enterprise | $35 | seat/month | verified 2026-10-16 | https://www.granola.ai/pricing |

## Capabilities

| Capability | Fit | Plans | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transcribe and summarise meetings (`meeting-transcription`) | native | all | Audio deleted after transcription (per the pricing page), so there's no recording to replay; Free plan keeps only 30 days of history |
| Write documents and notes (`docs-notes`) | partial | all | Focused on meeting notes, not a general docs tool |

## Why people pay for it

- Unlimited meeting history
- Integrations with Notion, HubSpot, Attio and Zapier
- API and MCP access

## Reasons to keep paying

- Bot-free capture works in any call app without a visible notetaker
- Combines your typed notes with the transcript

## Risks

- **sensitive_data** (medium): Meeting transcripts are processed by Granola and its AI providers.
- **compliance** (medium): Recording consent rules still apply even without a visible bot.

Data portability: moderate — Notes can be copied or pushed to Notion and other tools; there is no bulk archive of audio because audio is deleted.

## Sources

- Granola pricing: https://www.granola.ai/pricing (accessed 2026-10-16)