Fireflies.ai vs Google Gemini in Meet
Both scored against the same 13 criteria, from the same hands-on testing. Here is where each one actually wins.
Last updated October 2026 · 28 tools ranked
Fireflies.ai rates higher overall, 3.8 out of 5 against Google Gemini in Meet's 3.7, across our 13 weighted criteria. Fireflies.ai leads on transcription accuracy, ai analysis quality, real-time / live capability. Google Gemini in Meet still wins on recording consent & compliance, data retention & training transparency, ease of use.
Fireflies.ai
#6 of 28AI meeting assistant with CRM integration and conversation intelligence
- Pricing
- Free tier available; paid from $10/mo
- Platforms
- Web, Chrome extension, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Google Gemini in Meet
#12 of 28Google's native, bot-free AI notetaker built into Meet and powered by Gemini
- Pricing
- No free tier; from $14/user/mo
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
All 13 Criteria, Side by Side
| Criterion | Weight | Fireflies.ai | Google Gemini in Meet | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & Data Security | High | 3 | 3 | Tie |
| Transcription Accuracy | High | 5 | 4 | Fireflies.ai |
| AI Analysis Quality | High | 5 | 4 | Fireflies.ai |
| Recording Consent & Compliance | Med | 2 | 4 | Google Gemini in Meet |
| Data Retention & Training Transparency | Med | 3 | 4 | Google Gemini in Meet |
| Real-Time / Live Capability | Med | 4 | 3 | Fireflies.ai |
| Recording Method | Med | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Ease of Use | Med | 4 | 5 | Google Gemini in Meet |
| Platform Support | Med | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Offline Capability | Med | 1 | 1 | Tie |
| Integration Ecosystem | Med | 5 | 4 | Fireflies.ai |
| Knowledge Connection | Low | 5 | 4 | Fireflies.ai |
| Pricing & Value | Low | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Overall (weighted) | 3.8 | 3.7 | Fireflies.ai |
Overall is a weighted average, not a mean: high-weight criteria count triple and low-weight criteria count once. See the formula.
Choose Fireflies.ai if…
- → Transcription Accuracy matters to you. Fireflies.ai scores 5/5 here against 4/5.
- → AI Analysis Quality matters to you. Fireflies.ai scores 5/5 here against 4/5.
- → Real-Time / Live Capability matters to you. Fireflies.ai scores 4/5 here against 3/5.
- → Integration Ecosystem matters to you. Fireflies.ai scores 5/5 here against 4/5.
Best for sales teams who need deep CRM integration and conversation analytics, now with real-time meeting features layered on top.
Choose Google Gemini in Meet if…
- → Recording Consent & Compliance matters to you. Google Gemini in Meet scores 4/5 here against 2/5.
For Google Workspace teams, Gemini in Meet is the strongest native notetaker going, but it stays cloud-bound and Google-locked, without the on-device privacy, offline capability, or live coaching that set Hedy apart.
Fireflies.ai at a glance
Strengths
- +Excellent CRM integrations
- +Strong conversation analytics
- +Good search across meetings
- +Real-time features now built in (live notes, voice-activated web search)
Limitations
- −Cloud-only processing
- −Bot joins calls by default (bot-free options exist for Google Meet and the desktop app)
- −Named in Illinois biometric privacy (BIPA) litigation; a motion to dismiss is pending
- −Advanced AI features metered by a credit system on top of seat pricing
Google Gemini in Meet at a glance
Strengths
- +No bot joins the call. Gemini takes notes natively from inside Meet
- +Included at no extra add-on cost on Workspace Business Standard and up
- +Notes auto-save as a Google Doc in Drive and attach to the Calendar event
- +Strong compliance stack: SOC 2, ISO 42001, BSI C5, FedRAMP High, plus HIPAA support
Limitations
- −Cloud-only, with no on-device processing and no offline mode
- −No genuinely free tier. The cheapest plan that includes it is Business Standard at about $14/user/mo
- −The notetaker handles one language at a time and supports only 8 of them
- −Thin on third-party CRM, Slack, and task-manager connectors compared with dedicated tools