Grain
AI meeting notes with bot-free capture and exports to AI tools
About Grain
Grain is an AI notetaker that records and transcribes your meetings, then writes summaries and action items. Its current pitch is "the AI notetaker for agents and teams," which means it puts a lot of effort into getting meeting data out to other AI tools. You can open transcripts in Claude or ChatGPT with one click, connect AI agents through an MCP server and API, or ask questions across your meeting history inside Grain. The pricing page says it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex and Slack huddles, and the homepage says it also captures in-person meetings. ## Key features **Bot-free and bot capture.** Grain can transcribe from your desktop audio without a bot joining the call, which avoids the awkward moment when a notetaker bot appears in a client meeting. For meetings you cannot attend, an optional bot records video instead. Capture rules decide which meetings get recorded automatically. **AI notes and action items.** Every meeting gets a summary and a list of action items you can share or email. Notes, clips and action items you add during the call sync with the transcript. **Built for AI workflows.** Transcripts come in Markdown with participant and cross-meeting context, and the site claims support for 100+ languages. You can bulk download them, open them in Claude or ChatGPT, or let agents query them through the MCP server and API. The built-in chat answers questions across your meeting library with citations. **Team sharing and CRM sync.** Business and Enterprise plans add team workspaces, automatic group sharing and CRM sync with HubSpot or Salesforce. The FAQ also mentions Pipedrive, and Zapier and Slack are listed as integrations. ## Best for Grain suits founders and small agencies who already use Claude, ChatGPT or their own agents and want meeting content to feed straight into them. It is also a good pick if you want to avoid a visible bot on client calls. Sales and customer teams on HubSpot or Salesforce get value from CRM sync on the team plans. It is less suited to people who only want a basic recording now and then, or to teams who need team features but want to stay on a free plan, since sharing and CRM sync sit on paid tiers. ## Pricing summary Grain has a free plan for individuals and paid plans named Pro, Business and Enterprise, priced per seat with monthly or annual billing. Business and Enterprise workspaces need at least two paid seats. The site mentions a 14 day free trial and a 30 day money back guarantee on paid plans. Current per-seat prices are listed on the vendor's pricing page. ## Quick verdict Grain is one of the better notetakers for builders who work with AI tools, because the MCP server, API and one-click export to Claude or ChatGPT make meeting data easy to reuse. Bot-free capture is a real plus for client calls. Start on the free plan to test transcript quality, and check current pricing and free plan limits on the vendor's site before you roll it out to a team.
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