Key takeaways
- A meeting notetaker that also searches across your work apps.
- Best for: Google Workspace users who like a browser extension, Teams that want meeting reports and search together.
- Pricing: Free plan, paid plans from Pro: $15 per user per month, billed yearly, as listed on November 6, 2026.
What Read AI does
Read AI joins meetings and writes reports. A small business can connect Google Calendar through its browser extension. It has a free plan with monthly limits.
Who it’s for
A good fit for
- Google Workspace users who like a browser extension
- Teams that want meeting reports and search together
Not a good fit for
- Heavy users of the free plan, which has monthly caps and a meeting length limit
- Teams that need file uploads or playback on the free plan
Read AI pricing
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | $0 |
| Pro | $15 per user per month billed yearly, or $19.75 monthly |
| Enterprise | $22.50 per user per month billed yearly, or $29.75 monthly, with five or more licenses |
| Enterprise+ | $29.75 per user per month billed yearly, or $39.75 monthly |
There is a free plan. As listed on Read AI’s pricing page on November 6, 2026. Prices change, so check the live page before you buy.
Key features
- Free plan limits
- The free plan lists 5 meeting transcripts and 5 meeting reports per month.
- Live assistant
- The free plan lists 5 live meeting assistant sessions per month.
- Meeting length
- Free meetings are limited to 1 hour.
- Enterprise search
- The free plan lists unlimited enterprise search.
How to get started with Read AI
- Create a Read account at app.read.ai.
- Install the Read AI extension for Chrome or Edge.
- Sign in to Read through the extension.
- Open the extension settings and enable Google Calendar.
Steps based on Read AI’s own documentation. Menus change, so follow the live page if they differ.
Full walkthroughHow to Set Up Read AI for Your TeamAccounts, team invites, admin and data settings, connecting your apps, and three tasks to try first.Read AI alternatives
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Read AI: common questions
What are the free plan limits for Read AI?
The pricing page lists 5 transcripts, 5 reports and 5 live assistant sessions per month. Meetings are limited to 1 hour.
Does Read AI have a browser extension?
Yes. Read AI's Google page describes an extension for Chrome or Edge where you connect Google Calendar.
Sources
Read on November 6, 2026. Vendors change prices and menus, so check the live page before you buy.
About the author
Andy Kang, AI Partner Team. Andy Kang writes the AI directory for AI Partner Team, which sets up and builds AI tools for small businesses alongside managed IT. Each page is written from the vendor’s own pricing, help and trust pages, and shows the day those pages were checked.
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