Fathom's free plan is genuinely unlimited and the Chrome extension setup takes about four minutes

The Chrome extension integrating with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams and connecting to Google Calendar to automatically join scheduled calls is the setup that takes about four minutes and then runs without any further configuration. The bot joins your meetings, transcribes them, generates summaries with action items and stores everything searchably.

The real-time transcription being available during the meeting rather than only as a post-meeting summary is the capability that changes how you use it. Asking the AI assistant a question about what was just said while still in the meeting is a different use case from reviewing notes afterward.

The automated action item extraction identifying responsibilities and next steps is the feature I use to close out every meeting now. The difference between leaving a meeting with a list of specific attributed next steps and leaving with a general sense of what was discussed is the productivity gain that compounds across a week.

Is the free tier sufficient for your use or did you find a specific reason to upgrade?