Transcription tools that don't train AI on your data 2026: 6

AI transcription services and meeting note-takers from our ranking whose official pages say your recordings and transcripts are not used to train their AI models — either never, or only if you opt in. Services that train by default and let you opt out are not included. This is the vendor's own statement; check the current privacy policy before you record confidential meetings.

Best AI Transcription Tools 2026: Meeting Notes Compared

  1. 1

    MeetGeek

    77/100
    Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing
    $15.99
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free transcription minutes per month
    180
    Transcription languages (vendor's count)
    100
    Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    Yes
    Not used for AI training by default
    Yes
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Transcribes many languages
    • Records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    • Your recordings are not used to train AI by default
  2. 2

    Fireflies.ai

    75/100
    Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing
    $18.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free transcription minutes per month
    Not verified
    Transcription languages (vendor's count)
    100
    Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    Yes
    Not used for AI training by default
    Yes
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Transcribes many languages
    • Records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    • Your recordings are not used to train AI by default
  3. 3

    Read AI

    73/100
    Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing
    $19.75
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free transcription minutes per month
    Not verified
    Transcription languages (vendor's count)
    20
    Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    Yes
    Not used for AI training by default
    Yes
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    • Your recordings are not used to train AI by default
    • Vendor states a SOC 2 audit
  4. 4

    Transkriptor

    71/100
    Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing
    $9.99
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free transcription minutes per month
    Not verified
    Transcription languages (vendor's count)
    100
    Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    Yes
    Not used for AI training by default
    Yes
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Transcribes many languages
    • Records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    • Your recordings are not used to train AI by default
  5. 6

    Sonix

    65/100
    Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing
    $25.00
    Free plan
    No
    Free transcription minutes per month
    Not verified
    Transcription languages (vendor's count)
    54
    Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    Yes
    Not used for AI training by default
    Yes
    • Transcribes many languages
    • Records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    • Your recordings are not used to train AI by default
    • Vendor states a SOC 2 audit
  6. 8

    Avoma

    54/100
    Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing
    $29.00
    Free plan
    No
    Free transcription minutes per month
    Not verified
    Transcription languages (vendor's count)
    70
    Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    Yes
    Not used for AI training by default
    Yes
    • Transcribes many languages
    • Records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings
    • Your recordings are not used to train AI by default
    • Vendor states a SOC 2 audit