Read AI
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Meeting Summaries, Transcripts, AI Notetaker & Enterprise Search
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Features
36 features across 18 categories
AI(1)
Direct access to native Large Language Models from Anthropic Claude and OpenAI GPT in Search Copilot
AI Assistant(1)
AI-powered digital assistant that learns from user behavior and can help with various workplace tasks
Administration(2)
Set report distribution and sharing rules, control which meetings Read joins, and manage user licenses across your organization
Work with a specialist to tailor workspace settings to organization needs
Analytics(3)
Ranked topics across meetings based on user engagement
Individual and team meeting benchmarks such as timeliness and level of engagement by meeting size
Automatically optimize meetings for fewer attendees, higher engagement, and better outcomes
Coaching & Analytics(2)
Personalized coaching recommendations across all meetings to improve clarity, inclusion, and impact
Personalized coaching report with metrics like talking speed, filler words, bias, and charisma
Content Management(1)
Upload your own audio and video recordings to generate Read meeting reports with summary, topics, action items, and transcript
Customization(1)
Customize the name across all platforms and logo on Zoom when Read joins your video conference
Email Management(2)
Concise summaries of key email conversations
AI summaries and topics generated from Gmail and Outlook
Integration(3)
Access Read in Google Meet, Gmail, and Chrome with scheduling insights in Google Calendar
Works with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams
Seamlessly share summaries and decisions in Slack
Localization(1)
Supports 20+ languages including Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Meeting Management(6)
Full video and audio recording of all meetings to contextualize participant reactions
Capture notes from offline discussions and in-person meetings
Read joins your meetings, records, and delivers a recap with auto-generated summaries, action items, and highlights
AI-generated notes, topics, and action items with full audio and video recording playback
Live dashboard that provides transcription, summaries, and meeting metrics in real time during meetings
Automatically generated highlights from video recordings
Performance(1)
Priority processing of meeting reports for paid plan users
Platform(2)
Windows and MacOS apps to record and transcribe meetings directly from your computer
Android and iOS apps to capture in-person meetings, live events, and access meeting reports on mobile
Search & Discovery(1)
AI-powered search and discovery engine that finds answers across meetings, emails, messages, and more with citations
Security(6)
Set data retention policy to automatically delete meeting reports after a specified number of days
Restricts users in your domain from creating a Read account unless invited by the workspace admin
Integration with your Identity Provider to support SAML-based SSO
Compliant with GDPR regulations for data protection
Support for enabling HIPAA compliance in Read workspace
Security compliance certification ensuring security, availability, and confidentiality
Summarization(1)
Best-in-class meeting summaries that deliver clear, high-level recaps of conversations
Support(1)
Priority support for Enterprise and Enterprise+ plan users
Transcription(1)
Full dialogue of meetings broken out by speaker, augmented with listener sentiment and engagement metrics
Pricing
Free
- ✓5 meeting transcripts per month
- ✓Unlimited enterprise search
- ✓Best-in-class summaries for meetings, email, and messaging
- ✓Personalized meeting coach
- ✓Basic integrations
- ✓Topic Readouts
- ✓20+ languages supported
- ✓Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS apps
- ✓Unlimited meeting reports
- ✓Unlimited storage
- ✓Workspace access
- ✓Live Notes and Metrics
- ✓Support for Zoom, Teams, & Meet
- ✓1 hour maximum meeting length
- ✓Meeting Reports
- ✓Support for 16+ Languages
- ✓Chrome Extension
- ✓Android & iOS Apps
- ✓Windows & MacOS Apps
Pro
- ✓Everything in Free
- ✓Priority report processing
- ✓Unlimited meeting transcripts
- ✓100 file upload credits per month
- ✓Premium integrations (Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, Confluence, Zapier, webhooks)
- ✓Unlimited meeting reports
- ✓Unlimited storage
- ✓Workspace access
- ✓4 hours maximum meeting length
- ✓Workspace - set report distribution and sharing rules
Enterprise
Popular- ✓Everything in Pro
- ✓Audio & video playback
- ✓Video highlights
- ✓200 file upload credits per month
- ✓Premium support
- ✓Unlimited meeting reports
- ✓Unlimited storage
- ✓Workspace access
- ✓4 hours maximum meeting length
- ✓Large Language Models - Direct access to Anthropic Claude and OpenAI GPT
- ✓For You Insights
- ✓Recommendations
- ✓Meeting Policy Analytics
- ✓Coaching Trends
- ✓Dedicated Support
Enterprise+
- ✓Everything in Enterprise
- ✓HIPAA compliance
- ✓SSO & SAML
- ✓Domain capture
- ✓Custom data retention policy
- ✓300 file upload credits per month
- ✓Workspace onboarding
- ✓Unlimited meeting reports
- ✓Unlimited storage
- ✓Workspace access
- ✓8 hours maximum meeting length
- ✓Workspace Onboarding
- ✓Domain Capture
- ✓Enterprise SSO + SAML Integration
- ✓Data Retention Policy
- ✓HIPAA Compliance
- ✓Dedicated Support
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 36 features at very easy complexity.
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Buying Read AI saves ~$29,850 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 36 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
17 known integrations