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Fathom
01 IntelligenceYes, and start free — Fathom's unlimited free recording and transcription undercuts every rival's metered tier; the catch is the 5-summaries-a-month cap, which is exactly where Premium at $16/mo earns its keep. Against Otter: Fathom wins on price, Otter wins on the agent-and-archive depth.
The job in the stack
The budget meeting-memory seat: unlimited recording and transcription at $0, with instant summaries where Otter meters minutes.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Unlimited recording + transcription and instant AI summaries; advanced summaries on your first 5 calls/mo; bot-free capture in beta (Mac) |
| Premium | $16/user/mo | $20 monthly; unlimited summaries, action items |
| Team Edition | $15/user/mo | $19 monthly; 2-user minimum; team library, coaching metrics |
| Business | $25/user/mo | $34 monthly; 2-user minimum; CRM sync, advanced controls |
Pricing verified 2026-10-15. Plans change — the source of truth is Fathom's own pricing page.
Models & versions
- Fathom AI Zoom/Meet/Teams capture with instant summaries, action items, and highlight clips
The honest read
What works
- + Unlimited free recording and transcription — the category's honest free tier
- + Summaries land seconds after the call ends, not minutes
- + Highlight clips make sharing decisions easier than sharing transcripts
- + 90-day money-back guarantee on paid tiers — most competitors offer none
What breaks
- − 5 free summaries/month is the squeeze that sells Premium
- − Archive search and knowledge features trail Otter's engine
- − Same etiquette rule as every notetaker: disclose the bot on client calls (bot-free Mac capture is still beta)
Use it for
- →Solo operators who want meeting capture without another subscription
- →Sales and client calls needing instant recap and action items
- →Teams testing whether meeting AI sticks before paying per seat
Skip it if
- ×You want meetings woven into a queryable knowledge engine — that's Otter's lane
- ×Your meeting platform's built-in AI notes already suffice
Questions operators ask
?Fathom or Otter?
Fathom free covers unlimited capture and beats Otter's 300-minute free cap by a mile. Pay-tier decision: Fathom Premium for straightforward summaries at the lower price; Otter for the meeting-agent and cross-tool knowledge features. Capture tool vs knowledge engine.
What changed
- Re-verified on fathom.ai/pricing. No change: Free unlimited recording and transcription, Premium $16 annual ($20 monthly), Team $15 ($19), Business $25 ($34), 2-user minimum on Team/Business, 90-day guarantee.
- Re-verified on fathom.ai/pricing: Premium $16/$20, Team $15/$19, Business $25/$34 (annual/monthly), 2-user minimum on Team and Business, all unchanged. New: a choice of bot-free (beta, Mac first) or bot capture, on every plan including Free, plus Claude/ChatGPT integrations for surfacing meeting context. Clarified the free cap: unlimited instant summaries, with advanced summaries limited to 5 calls a month.
- Freshness sweep — pricing unchanged (Free unlimited + 5 summaries/mo, Premium $16/$20, Team $15/$19, Business $25/$34 annual/monthly). Added detail: Team and Business both carry a 2-user minimum. No verdict change.
- Re-verified — no changes. Free stays unlimited recording and transcription with the 5-summaries-a-month cap; Premium $16/$20, Team $15/$19, Business $25/$34 annual/monthly. Nothing shipped since the July sweep that moves the verdict.
- Re-verified — pricing unchanged. New: bot-free capture in beta on Mac (desktop app records locally, no bot joins the call), plus ChatGPT/Claude integrations. Added the 90-day money-back guarantee as a pro — most meeting-notetaker rivals offer none.
- Added to the stack (budget meeting-memory seat). Verified: Free unlimited recording w/ 5 summaries/mo, Premium $16 annual ($20 monthly), Team $15, Business $25.
Give Fathom a job
The budget meeting-memory seat: unlimited recording and transcription at $0, with instant summaries where Otter meters minutes.
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