Both take notes without a bot joining the call. Granola runs on more devices and has team plans; Gistsmith is a Mac app with one price, notes that start with your tasks and live translation.
Prices checked October 2026.Source: granola.ai/pricing
| Topic | Gistsmith | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 a month, taxes included | Basic $0; Business $14 per user a month; Enterprise $35 per user a month |
| Free option | Free trial: 3 meetings or 7 days, whichever comes first; no card needed | Basic plan at $0, with 30 days of meeting history |
| How it hears the meeting | No bot. Listens to your Mac's system audio and microphone | No bot. Captures your device's audio |
| Platforms | Mac with Apple silicon, macOS 26 or later | Desktop, iOS, Android and Apple Watch |
| Meeting limits | Up to 10 meeting hours a month and up to 4 hours per meeting | Not checked |
| Languages | 30+ languages, with live translation during the meeting | Multi-language support |
| Notes | The note starts with your own tasks, then decisions and a summary; templates for different kinds of meetings | Note templates |
| Questions across meetings | Ask across all your meetings; answers link to the meetings they came from | AI chat across meetings |
| Integrations | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Notion, Apple Notes, an Obsidian folder, webhooks and MCP | Slack on all plans; Notion, HubSpot, Zapier, Attio, MCP and an API on Business |
| Where notes are kept | Notes, transcripts and recordings are saved on your Mac | Not checked |
| Plans for teams | One personal plan | Per-user Business and Enterprise plans |
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3 meetings or 7 days free, no card needed. Then $5.99 a month, taxes included.
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