Zoom AI Companion is built into Zoom and comes with paid plans. recd works with any call app on your Mac, records your screen too, and keeps files in your own Drive.
AI Companion summarises Zoom meetings and takes notes inside Zoom. recd records any call on your Mac, Zoom, Meet, Teams or a phone app, and saves to your Google Drive.
| recd | Zoom AI Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Records your screen | Yes | No |
| Records meetings | Yes, both sides, in any call app | Zoom meetings |
| Sends a bot into your calls | Never | No, it’s built into Zoom |
| Where your files live | Your Google Drive | Zoom’s cloud, or your computer |
| Transcribed on your Mac | Yes, with Apple’s speech engine | Not stated |
| AI notes | Yes, written by your own Claude | Summaries, in-meeting questions and notes |
| Runs on | Mac (macOS 26) | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, web |
| Free plan | Free while in beta | 3 summaries a month on Zoom Basic |
| Paid plan | None yet | Zoom Pro $14.16/mo billed yearly, $16.99 monthly |
Zoom AI Companion prices from zoom.us/pricing, checked 20 Oct 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you decide. recd is free while in beta.
AI Companion’s meeting summaries are built for Zoom meetings. recd records any call app on your Mac.
Zoom Basic gets 3 meeting summaries a month. Paid Zoom plans include more. recd is free while it’s in beta.
Yes. recd records Zoom like any other app, with nothing joining the call.
Both skip the bot. Only one keeps the audio and records your screen.
$14/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs OtterNothing joins the call, and there’s no 300-minute cap.
Bot by default vs no botSee full comparison → recd vs FirefliesNo bot in the call, and no storage minutes to run out of.
$10/seat vs free in betaSee full comparison →Free while in beta. Your recordings stay in your Google Drive.