Is Fireflies.ai free?
Yes, Fireflies.ai has a free-forever plan, but storage is the limit: 400 minutes of storage for the whole team, limited AI summaries and 20 AI credits. Pro costs $18 per seat per month, or $10 per seat per month billed annually, and raises storage to 8,000 minutes per seat.
Facts checked on against Fireflies.ai's own pages (linked below). FastScribe publishes this page and is a competing product. Prices are in USD and can change.
Fireflies plans
| Plan | Price per seat | Storage | AI credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 400 minutes per team | 20 |
| Pro | $18/mo, or $10/mo billed annually | 8,000 minutes per seat | 20 |
| Business | $29/mo, or $19/mo billed annually | Unlimited | 30 |
| Enterprise | $39/mo, annual only | Unlimited | 50 |
What "unlimited transcription" means on Free
Fireflies' pricing card advertises unlimited transcription on Free with an asterisk, while its comparison table lists free transcripts as limited. In practice the 400-minute storage cap is what fills up: under seven hours of meetings shared across the team.
Is Fireflies safe?
Fireflies states it is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, encrypts data with AES-256 at rest and TLS in transit, and does not use meeting data to train AI models. HIPAA with a BAA is available on Enterprise with private storage.
Where FastScribe fits
FastScribe does not join meetings. It transcribes recordings you upload and public YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook links. If you need a bot that sits in live Zoom, Teams or Meet calls, a meeting assistant is the better fit.
FastScribe's free allowance is 120 credits at signup (valid 30 days, not monthly), roughly 120 minutes of uploaded audio, with up to 3 jobs a day and files up to 1 GB. No payment details are needed.
If you need more, FastScribe Pro is $9.90/month or $99.00/year for 2000 credits a month, and one-time credit packages start at $9.90 for 1200 credits, so you can pay per batch of recordings instead of subscribing.