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MeetMic vs Fireflies

Fireflies keeps everything in the cloud. MeetMic never leaves your Mac.

MeetMicFireflies
PlatformsmacOS, iOSiOS, Android, desktop app (OS unstated), Chrome extension
Audio processingOn-deviceCloud
Works fully offlineTranscribes with no internet connectionNot advertised
Pricing modelOne-timeSubscription
Price$59Not stated
Free tierFree forever plan; dictation has daily limitFree forever plan, 400 mins storage/team, 20 AI credits
System-wide dictationAny app via hotkey; free tier daily limitNot advertised
Transcribe audio & video filesWAV, MKV, AVI, MP3, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, CAFUpload audio/video: MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A
Record meeting audioSystem/per-app audio, no bot joinsBot joins the call (Zoom, Meet, Teams); Chrome ext capture
Calendar auto-detectmacOS Calendar.app integration, suggests recordingBot autojoins calendar meetings
Speaker labelsAutomatic diarization, up to 4 speakersAutomatic speaker recognition
Subtitle export (SRT, VTT)SRT, VTT, SBV; burned-in subtitlesNot advertised
AI summaries & action itemsSummaries, action items, follow-up email; prompt librarySummaries, action items, custom notes
Open sourceNot advertisedNot advertised
Automation & APIREST API, MCP server, CLI, webhooks, watch folders, Zapier/n8nGraphQL API, webhooks, MCP server, Zapier, CRM integrations
Bring your own model or API keyBYOK cloud keys, Ollama/LM Studio, custom Whisper GGMLNot advertised
Languages100+ languages100+ languages
YouTube & podcast importYouTube, Vimeo, other streaming URLs, Drive/Dropbox linksNot advertised
Batch transcriptionBatch queue, drag-drop multi-file, folderNot advertised

Checked 2026-08-14 against Fireflies’s own pages. How we write these.

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