Senior Editor, Productivity & AI
Sarah spent eight years as a product manager at Atlassian and Notion before turning to tech journalism full-time. She's covered the productivity software space for Wired, The Verge, and Fast Company, and has tested over 200 SaaS tools since 2019. Her reviews focus on whether a tool genuinely changes how people work, or just adds complexity.
The AI interview assistants worth using in 2026, from live in-interview help to free mock-interview practice, with prices checked on each vendor's site and a straight answer on the 'undetectable' tools.
Which AI meeting assistants can record a conversation on Apple Watch alone, which only work as a remote for your iPhone, and what Apple's own Voice Memos and Siri Recap can and can't do.
Superhuman, the company formerly known as Grammarly, bought Fathom in September. Nothing has changed for users yet. Here is what to watch, and what Fathom's current data policy actually says.
A meeting bot can't join a conference room. Here is which AI notetakers actually work face to face, which ones keep working without signal, and what each one does with the recording.
Neither Granola nor Hedy sends a bot into your call. They differ in where the audio goes afterwards, and what each does with it.
Granola, Circleback, Jamie and Bluedot all record without a bot. They differ on training defaults, data residency and what you get back, and Hedy is the on-device option.
Google Meet now keeps third-party notetaker bots out by default. These AI notetakers still work on Meet, and here is which ones need a bot.
Fireflies pushes meetings into your CRM; Hedy coaches you live and can run the AI on your device. Pricing, CRM support, privacy and credits compared.
Fathom, Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai compared on price, free plans, languages, integrations and data use, with figures checked October 2026.
Otter.ai is the established cloud transcriber; Hedy ranks first overall in our 2026 review. Pricing, privacy, training policy and live coaching compared.
Letterly turns speech into polished text; Hedy turns meetings into notes, action items and live coaching. Features, privacy and pricing compared.
Read.ai leads on team analytics; Hedy leads on privacy, offline use and live coaching. Pricing, features and who each suits, compared.
Six questions decide which AI meeting assistant fits: bot or no bot, where it processes, platforms, live or after, integrations, and budget. Each links to the right ranked guide.
Is Zoom's built-in AI Companion enough, or do you need a dedicated AI note taker? What it does, what it costs, where it falls short for board, investor, sales and recruiting calls, and how to turn it off.
From on-device AI to real-time coaching, here's what's shaping the meeting assistant market this year.
The best AI meeting assistants of 2025, across every category.
tl;dv vs Fireflies.ai in 2026: pricing (annual vs monthly), AI features, free plans, bot-free options and data handling, checked against both vendors in October 2026.
The best AI note takers and meeting assistants for sales teams, compared on CRM sync, call coaching, bot-free recording and price: Fireflies, Avoma, Grain, Gong and Hedy.
Granola vs Otter.ai in 2026: bot-free notepad against bot-based transcription platform, compared on processing, platforms, price, training and recent lawsuits.
Is Fathom really free? What the free plan includes, what is capped, how it handles your data, HIPAA, bot-free limits, and what the Superhuman acquisition changes.
Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai in 2026: prices, free plans, languages, CRM depth, bot-free options and how each handles your data, checked October 2026.
The hidden costs of bad meetings and how AI assistants are changing the game.