Grain

Grain is an AI notetaker for teams that want calls captured, summarized, and reused in AI workflows. It records video calls, Slack huddles, and in-person meetings, then turns transcripts into notes, action items, clips, CRM updates, and AI-ready context.

Key Highlights

• Captures meetings on any platform with botless desktop audio transcription or a recording bot
• Creates enriched transcripts, AI notes, and action items, with support for over 130 languages
• Exports enriched Markdown transcripts to Claude, ChatGPT, the API, or the MCP Server
• Lets teams ask questions across the meeting library and get cited answers
• Syncs meeting notes and properties to CRMs such as HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive

What Makes It Different

Grain is positioned less as a passive recorder and more as a meeting knowledge layer for AI agents. The site highlights enriched transcripts, one-click AI export, and an MCP Server & API that lets agents query transcripts and meeting history.

It also supports botless transcription from computer audio, which is useful when a team wants notes without adding a visible bot to the call. If video recording is needed, the Grain bot can join and record even when you cannot attend.

Features & Capabilities

During a meeting, users can type notes, tag moments, and clip segments so the final record reflects what mattered. Afterward, Grain produces summaries and action items that can be shared from Grain or sent to an inbox.

Teams can create groups for automatic sharing, send clips or full recordings, ask questions across the meeting library, and sync notes to CRM records.

User Ratings and Testimonials

Grain does not publish a third-party review score or quoted customer reviews. It says top teams use Grain to power their AI workflows and claims that 97% of teams stay on Grain after 12 months.

The main caveats are plan limits. The free plan has a 45-minute meeting limit and 90-day meeting history, while advanced AI, conversation intelligence, priority support, and unlimited history require a paid upgrade.

Pricing & Value

• Free: $0, with unlimited recordings, transcripts, basic AI notes, a collaborative workspace, desktop capture, a 45-minute meeting limit, and 90-day meeting history
• Paid plans: from $15/month per user, with unlimited meetings, advanced AI, conversation intelligence, priority support, unlimited meeting length, and unlimited meeting history

The site also mentions a 14-day free trial, free and paid seats, no long-term contracts, and cancellation anytime, making it practical to test on a small team before expanding.