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Fellow

Accurate, searchable meeting notes from live calls — but the useful plans are paid.

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TL;DR — our verdictUpdated August 2026 · 13 test artifacts

Strong capture and search, but only the paid plans are meaningfully usable.

Where it wins
  • you need a highly accurate transcript with reliable speaker attribution from a live multi-speaker meeting
  • you want searchable notes plus Ask Fellow chat for finding moments after the call
  • you are comfortable using a paid plan if you need ongoing team usage or programmatic access
Main limitation
  • you need a genuinely useful free tier for recurring team meetings
Pricing (verified plans)
Free $0 per user / month billed annuallyTeam $7 per user / month billed annuallyBusiness $15 per user / month billed annuallyEnterprise $25 per user / month billed annually
Strongest test artifacts

Our take

Fellow performed very well on the core meeting-notetaker job in this standup: the transcript was accurate, speaker attribution was clean, the summary was structured, and search/chat worked as expected. The practical downside is that the free tier is effectively a trial, and API/MCP access also sit behind paid plans, so Fellow makes the most sense for teams ready to pay for Business or above.

Fellow product demo showing sign-in, meeting-selection onboarding for AI notes, and the Ask Fellow / voice matching workspace.

In-Depth Review

Our detailed analysis of Fellow — features, performance, and real-world testing.

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Feature-by-Feature Breakdown

Live Meeting Capture & Auto-Join
Reliable auto-join and full-session capture
Test Summary
Feature tested: Live Meeting Capture & Auto-Join
Result: Passed — Reliable auto-join and full-session capture

Feature tested: Live Meeting Capture & Auto-Join

Result: Passed

Verdict: Reliable auto-join and full-session capture

Expected behavior: Fellow joined the real 31 Jul 2026 Google Meet standup and stayed connected for the full session, capturing the meeting from start to finish without drops.

Test case: Image → Image

Input type: Image

Input used: Input artifact (Image): [INPUT] Real 31 Jul 2026 Google Meet daily standup, ~25 minutes, 14 attendees, ~10 active speakers, normal audio; Fellow was auto-added alongside other notetakers. — 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The notetaker appears in the meeting, showing that Fellow successfully joined the live call; the review also found it remained connected through the end of the meeting without dropout. — fellow-notetaker-in-meet.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Image): [INPUT] Real 31 Jul 2026 Google Meet daily standup, ~25 minutes, 14 attendees, ~10 active speakers, normal audio; Fellow was auto-added alongside other notetakers. — 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The notetaker appears in the meeting, showing that Fellow successfully joined the live call; the review also found it remained connected through the end of the meeting without dropout. — fellow-notetaker-in-meet.png

What changed: Image transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: It joined cleanly and stayed in the meeting for the full capture window.

Fellow joined the real 31 Jul 2026 Google Meet standup and stayed connected for the full session, capturing the meeting from start to finish without drops.

image
Input artifact for "Live Meeting Capture & Auto-Join" test: [INPUT] Real 31 Jul 2026 Google Meet daily standup, ~25 minutes, 14 attendees, ~10 active speakers, normal audio; Fellow was auto-added alongside other notetakers., 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png
[INPUT] Real 31 Jul 2026 Google Meet daily standup, ~25 minutes, 14 attendees, ~10 active speakers, normal audio; Fellow was auto-added alongside other notetakers.
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Live Meeting Capture & Auto-Join" test: The notetaker appears in the meeting, showing that Fellow successfully joined the live call; the review also found it remained connected through the end of the meeting without dropout., fellow-notetaker-in-meet.png
The notetaker appears in the meeting, showing that Fellow successfully joined the live call; the review also found it remained connected through the end of the meeting without dropout.
Bottom Line
It joined cleanly and stayed in the meeting for the full capture window.
From our researchearlier researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Calls
Meeting Transcription
100-language support
Test Summary
Feature tested: Meeting Transcription
Result: Passed — 100-language support

Feature tested: Meeting Transcription

Result: Passed

Verdict: 100-language support

Expected behavior: Fellow produced a transcript for the standup that preserved names, tool terms, numbers, and ordinary engineering jargon, with docs describing automatic language detection and transcription for 100 languages.

Test case: Image → Image

Input type: Image

Input used: Input artifact (Image): INPUT — 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The transcript shows separate speaker lines attributed to different team members, matching the review's finding that diarization worked cleanly in the tested standup. — fellow-meeting-speaker-diarization-success.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Image): INPUT — 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The transcript shows separate speaker lines attributed to different team members, matching the review's finding that diarization worked cleanly in the tested standup. — fellow-meeting-speaker-diarization-success.png

What changed: Image transformed into Image

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The help article states that Fellow Note Taker supports automatic language detection and transcription for 100 languages, with speaker identification unavailable only for Burmese, Khmer, Thai, and Tibetan. — fellow-languages-support.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The help article states that Fellow Note Taker supports automatic language detection and transcription for 100 languages, with speaker identification unavailable only for Burmese, Khmer, Thai, and Tibetan. — fellow-languages-support.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: Broad language coverage, with a few named speaker-ID exceptions.

Fellow produced a transcript for the standup that preserved names, tool terms, numbers, and ordinary engineering jargon, with docs describing automatic language detection and transcription for 100 languages.

INPUT
Input artifact for "Meeting Transcription" test: INPUT, 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Meeting Transcription" test: The transcript shows separate speaker lines attributed to different team members, matching the review's finding that diarization worked cleanly in the tested standup., fellow-meeting-speaker-diarization-success.png
The transcript shows separate speaker lines attributed to different team members, matching the review's finding that diarization worked cleanly in the tested standup.
INPUT
[INPUT] Use Fellow in a non-English meeting.
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Meeting Transcription" test: The help article states that Fellow Note Taker supports automatic language detection and transcription for 100 languages, with speaker identification unavailable only for Burmese, Khmer, Thai, and Tibetan., fellow-languages-support.png
The help article states that Fellow Note Taker supports automatic language detection and transcription for 100 languages, with speaker identification unavailable only for Burmese, Khmer, Thai, and Tibetan.
Bottom Line
Broad language coverage, with a few named speaker-ID exceptions.
From our researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Callsearlier research
Structured Meeting Notes Generation
Strong notes structure, but one real action item was assigned to the wrong owner.
Test Summary
Feature tested: Structured Meeting Notes Generation
Result: Partial — Strong notes structure, but one real action item was assigned to the wrong owner.

Feature tested: Structured Meeting Notes Generation

Result: Partial

Verdict: Strong notes structure, but one real action item was assigned to the wrong owner.

Expected behavior: Fellow turns a meeting into structured notes with a summary, topical sections, decisions, and action items; the standup recap evidence showed those pieces extracted into a readable note.

Test case: Image → Image

Input type: Image

Input used: Input artifact (Image): [INPUT] The same 31 Jul 2026 standup with multiple status updates, ownership calls, and topic shifts. — 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The topic view shows a segmented section rather than a single uninterrupted note, confirming that Fellow grouped the standup into readable sections. — fellow-topic-segmentation-success.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Image): [INPUT] The same 31 Jul 2026 standup with multiple status updates, ownership calls, and topic shifts. — 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The topic view shows a segmented section rather than a single uninterrupted note, confirming that Fellow grouped the standup into readable sections. — fellow-topic-segmentation-success.png

What changed: Image transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: Notes quality was strong, but the extracted action items need a quick verification pass.

Fellow turns a meeting into structured notes with a summary, topical sections, decisions, and action items; the standup recap evidence showed those pieces extracted into a readable note.

audio
Input artifact for "Structured Meeting Notes Generation" test: [INPUT] The same 31 Jul 2026 standup with multiple status updates, ownership calls, and topic shifts., 31-july-meeting-screenshot.png
[INPUT] The same 31 Jul 2026 standup with multiple status updates, ownership calls, and topic shifts.
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Structured Meeting Notes Generation" test: The topic view shows a segmented section rather than a single uninterrupted note, confirming that Fellow grouped the standup into readable sections., fellow-topic-segmentation-success.png
The topic view shows a segmented section rather than a single uninterrupted note, confirming that Fellow grouped the standup into readable sections.
Bottom Line
Notes quality was strong, but the extracted action items need a quick verification pass.
From our researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Callsearlier research
Editable Notes
Editable before sharing
Test Summary
Feature tested: Editable Notes
Result: Partial — Editable before sharing

Feature tested: Editable Notes

Result: Partial

Verdict: Editable before sharing

Expected behavior: Fellow lets users edit generated summaries and action items before sharing while leaving the transcript read-only; the generated recap can be corrected before distribution.

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The Topics view shows an Edit control, indicating that the generated summary or topic note can be corrected before sharing, while the transcript stays locked. — fellow-summary-editability.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The Topics view shows an Edit control, indicating that the generated summary or topic note can be corrected before sharing, while the transcript stays locked. — fellow-summary-editability.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: You can fix note content before sharing, but not rewrite the transcript.

Fellow lets users edit generated summaries and action items before sharing while leaving the transcript read-only; the generated recap can be corrected before distribution.

INPUT
[INPUT] Correct a wrong summary or action item before sharing the meeting recap.
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Editable Notes" test: The Topics view shows an Edit control, indicating that the generated summary or topic note can be corrected before sharing, while the transcript stays locked., fellow-summary-editability.png
The Topics view shows an Edit control, indicating that the generated summary or topic note can be corrected before sharing, while the transcript stays locked.
Bottom Line
You can fix note content before sharing, but not rewrite the transcript.
From our researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Callsearlier research
Meeting Q&A
Grounded meeting Q&A
Test Summary
Feature tested: Meeting Q&A
Result: Passed — Grounded meeting Q&A

Feature tested: Meeting Q&A

Result: Passed

Verdict: Grounded meeting Q&A

Expected behavior: Fellow answers natural-language questions using the meeting record or memory layer and returns grounded responses; the tested Ask Fellow query did so without obvious hallucination.

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): Ask Fellow found one meeting, thought for a few seconds, and returned a grounded response from the July 31 meeting. — fellow-meeting-chat-success.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): Ask Fellow found one meeting, thought for a few seconds, and returned a grounded response from the July 31 meeting. — fellow-meeting-chat-success.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: The chat assistant worked on the tested question without obvious hallucination.

Fellow answers natural-language questions using the meeting record or memory layer and returns grounded responses; the tested Ask Fellow query did so without obvious hallucination.

INPUT
[INPUT] Ask: 'What was the status of [redacted] access as of the meet on 31st July?'
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Meeting Q&A" test: Ask Fellow found one meeting, thought for a few seconds, and returned a grounded response from the July 31 meeting., fellow-meeting-chat-success.png
Ask Fellow found one meeting, thought for a few seconds, and returned a grounded response from the July 31 meeting.
Bottom Line
The chat assistant worked on the tested question without obvious hallucination.
From our researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Callsearlier research
Recap Sharing and Distribution
Open sharing flow
Test Summary
Feature tested: Recap Sharing and Distribution
Result: Passed — Open sharing flow

Feature tested: Recap Sharing and Distribution

Result: Passed

Verdict: Open sharing flow

Expected behavior: Fellow can share recaps through link-based distribution and delivery channels such as email, Slack, Zapier, and Google Doc export, with no-account viewing and password protection for recipients.

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The share/send modal offers Anyone with the link, email, Slack, Zapier, and Google Doc export, matching the review's conclusion that external recipients were not forced to sign up. — fellow-meeting-sharing-options-2.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The share/send modal offers Anyone with the link, email, Slack, Zapier, and Google Doc export, matching the review's conclusion that external recipients were not forced to sign up. — fellow-meeting-sharing-options-2.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: Low-friction sharing worked in the tested setup.

Fellow can share recaps through link-based distribution and delivery channels such as email, Slack, Zapier, and Google Doc export, with no-account viewing and password protection for recipients.

INPUT
[INPUT] Share the meeting recap with a teammate who does not have a Fellow account.
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Recap Sharing and Distribution" test: The share/send modal offers Anyone with the link, email, Slack, Zapier, and Google Doc export, matching the review's conclusion that external recipients were not forced to sign up., fellow-meeting-sharing-options-2.png
The share/send modal offers Anyone with the link, email, Slack, Zapier, and Google Doc export, matching the review's conclusion that external recipients were not forced to sign up.
Bottom Line
Low-friction sharing worked in the tested setup.
From our researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Callsearlier research
Developer API Access
REST API exists, but paid-only
Test Summary
Feature tested: Developer API Access
Result: Partial — REST API exists, but paid-only

Feature tested: Developer API Access

Result: Partial

Verdict: REST API exists, but paid-only

Expected behavior: Fellow documents a developer API for programmatic access to meeting data, transcripts, structured notes, and related controls, though access is gated behind a paid plan.

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The integrations directory shows a broad set of app connections, including calendar, communication, CRM, HR, and file-sharing tools. — fellow-integrations.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The integrations directory shows a broad set of app connections, including calendar, communication, CRM, HR, and file-sharing tools. — fellow-integrations.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The Developer API docs show Fellow's API for meeting data, transcripts, structured notes, logs, and security details, while the review marked access as paid-only. — fellow-developer-api.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The Developer API docs show Fellow's API for meeting data, transcripts, structured notes, logs, and security details, while the review marked access as paid-only. — fellow-developer-api.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: Useful if you pay; not available on the free tier.

Fellow documents a developer API for programmatic access to meeting data, transcripts, structured notes, and related controls, though access is gated behind a paid plan.

text
Check the breadth of third-party integrations available in Fellow.
image
Output artifact for "Developer API Access" test: The integrations directory shows a broad set of app connections, including calendar, communication, CRM, HR, and file-sharing tools., fellow-integrations.png
The integrations directory shows a broad set of app connections, including calendar, communication, CRM, HR, and file-sharing tools.
INPUT
[INPUT] Pull Fellow meeting data programmatically through an API.
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "Developer API Access" test: The Developer API docs show Fellow's API for meeting data, transcripts, structured notes, logs, and security details, while the review marked access as paid-only., fellow-developer-api.png
The Developer API docs show Fellow's API for meeting data, transcripts, structured notes, logs, and security details, while the review marked access as paid-only.
Bottom Line
Useful if you pay; not available on the free tier.
From our researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Callsearlier research
MCP Server Access
MCP server exists, but paid-only
Test Summary
Feature tested: MCP Server Access
Result: Partial — MCP server exists, but paid-only

Feature tested: MCP Server Access

Result: Partial

Verdict: MCP server exists, but paid-only

Expected behavior: Fellow documents an MCP server for connecting AI assistants to meeting notes, action items, transcripts, and calendar events, with workspace controls and audit logging.

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The MCP Server docs describe connecting AI assistants to notes, action items, transcripts, and calendar events, while the review states that MCP access is paid-only. — fellow-mcp-docs.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The MCP Server docs describe connecting AI assistants to notes, action items, transcripts, and calendar events, while the review states that MCP access is paid-only. — fellow-mcp-docs.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: The capability is there, but only on a paid plan.

Fellow documents an MCP server for connecting AI assistants to meeting notes, action items, transcripts, and calendar events, with workspace controls and audit logging.

INPUT
[INPUT] Connect Claude or ChatGPT to Fellow meeting data through MCP.
OUTPUT
Output artifact for "MCP Server Access" test: The MCP Server docs describe connecting AI assistants to notes, action items, transcripts, and calendar events, while the review states that MCP access is paid-only., fellow-mcp-docs.png
The MCP Server docs describe connecting AI assistants to notes, action items, transcripts, and calendar events, while the review states that MCP access is paid-only.
Bottom Line
The capability is there, but only on a paid plan.
From our researchAI Meeting Notetakers — Capture Accurate Transcripts, Summaries & Action Items From Live Calls
Integrations Directory
Extensive
Test Summary
Feature tested: Integrations Directory
Result: Passed — Extensive

Feature tested: Integrations Directory

Result: Passed

Verdict: Extensive

Expected behavior: Fellow provides a broad integrations directory across workplace tools, with examples such as Asana, BambooHR, Box, and Android app support.

Test case: Text prompt → Image

Input type: Text prompt

Input used: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Observed output: Output artifact (Image): The integrations directory shows categorized integrations and example cards such as Asana, BambooHR, Box, and Android App. — fellow-integrations.png

Input artifact: Input artifact (Text prompt): INPUT

Output artifact: Output artifact (Image): The integrations directory shows categorized integrations and example cards such as Asana, BambooHR, Box, and Android App. — fellow-integrations.png

What changed: Text prompt transformed into Image

Why it matters / Conclusion: Broad integration coverage across common workplace tools.

Fellow provides a broad integrations directory across workplace tools, with examples such as Asana, BambooHR, Box, and Android app support.

INPUT
Need meeting-notes integrations across common work tools.
image
Output artifact for "Integrations Directory" test: The integrations directory shows categorized integrations and example cards such as Asana, BambooHR, Box, and Android App., fellow-integrations.png
The integrations directory shows categorized integrations and example cards such as Asana, BambooHR, Box, and Android App.
Bottom Line
Broad integration coverage across common workplace tools.
From our researchearlier research

Pricing

Free is effectively a trial; Business is the minimum viable tier for ongoing team use.

Free
$0 per user / month billed annually
5 AI notes lifetime per user; 5 AI recordings lifetime per user. Trial-only in this review.
Team
$7 per user / month billed annually ($11 billed monthly)
10 AI notes per user per month; 10 AI recordings per user per month. API access and integrations available.
Business
$15 per user / month billed annually ($23 billed monthly)
Unlimited AI notes, unlimited recordings, and Ask Fellow. Marked as the minimum viable team plan in the review.
Enterprise
$25 per user / month billed annually (contact sales)
Unlimited everything, advanced security, and dedicated support.

The review found the free tier non-viable for regular team use, while API and MCP access are available only on paid plans.

✓ Use This If
you need a highly accurate transcript with reliable speaker attribution from a live multi-speaker meeting
you want searchable notes plus Ask Fellow chat for finding moments after the call
you are comfortable using a paid plan if you need ongoing team usage or programmatic access
✕ Skip This If
you need a genuinely useful free tier for recurring team meetings
you need API or MCP access without paying
you need evidence in this report for poor-audio, 1:1, or long-meeting stress cases
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Yes. On the 31 Jul 2026 normal-audio standup, the review found Fellow's transcript to be very accurate, with nearly all names, tool terms, numbers, and jargon preserved correctly.
Yes. The review found all ~10 active speakers were labeled correctly in the transcript, with no attribution errors or generic speaker labels.
Mostly. The review found one real action item was misassigned: the API benchmarking task discussed for Mahreen was extracted under Anshika instead.
Yes. The topics/summary view shows an Edit control, and the review says summary and action items are editable before sharing. The transcript itself stays read-only.
According to the review, yes. Shared links were described as open, with no signup required for recipients.
Yes. Fellow documents a developer API and an MCP server, but the review says both are paid-only features.
The help docs say Fellow supports automatic language detection and transcription for 100 languages. Speaker identification is unavailable only for Burmese, Khmer, Thai, and Tibetan.
No. The review judged the free tier non-viable because it only includes 5 AI notes lifetime and 5 AI recordings lifetime per user.

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