Fireflies.ai is one of the most widely used meeting tools — but it's 100% cloud: a bot joins your calls via calendar sync and audio is uploaded to their servers. Its advanced AI features (AskFred, tailored summaries) use credits, even on paid plans. If you work with confidential information, or simply want unlimited use without rationing credits, this is the real difference.
| Feature | AirGapScribe | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Audio processing | 100% local, never leaves your machine | Cloud (uploaded to their servers) |
| Bot on the call | No bot needed, ever | By default yes, via calendar sync; its Chrome extension can also record bot-free, but audio is still uploaded to their cloud |
| Works without internet | Yes (Pro revalidates online every 14 days) | No, requires a constant connection |
| Restricted corporate networks | Works behind strict firewalls | Frequently blocked by IT |
| Free plan | Sessions up to 45 min, unlimited over time | 3 uploaded/recorded meetings (unlimited via calendar auto-join); a limited amount of AI credits for advanced features |
| Paid plan | $5.99/mo or $49/yr | $10/seat/mo billed annually ($18/mo billed monthly) |
| Advanced AI without a credit system | Yes, unrationed on Pro | No — AskFred and tailored summaries use AI credits, even on paid plans (with a limited amount per plan) |
| Speaker diarization | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | No — Windows desktop only | Yes (iOS/Android + Chrome extension) |
| Integrations (CRM, Slack, etc.) | No | Yes, 100+ |
| Team collaboration | No | Yes |
| Fix and reprocess a passage of the transcript | Yes (Pro) | Manual text editing; can re-transcribe the whole meeting (max 3 times), which discards edits — not just one passage |
Where your audio goes. With Fireflies.ai, meeting audio is processed on third-party servers. With AirGapScribe, recording, transcription and the AI assistant all run on your own Windows PC: no upload, no bot on the call, and it records, transcribes and runs the AI offline. Verify it yourself.
What you trade off. AirGapScribe is Windows-only today, with no mobile apps and no real-time collaboration. The table above shows, row by row, where each tool wins.
What it costs. AirGapScribe has a free plan (sessions up to 45 minutes) and Pro at $5.99 a month or $49 a year.
No. Recording, transcription and the AI assistant run on your computer. It records, transcribes and runs the AI offline; Pro revalidates online every 14 days.
No. AirGapScribe records from your machine, with no bot joining the call.
AirGapScribe is free (sessions up to 45 minutes) or Pro from $5.99 a month ($49 a year). Fireflies.ai's prices change: confirm on their official site.
Windows 10 and 11. There is no Mac, Linux or mobile version for now.
Competitor prices and features: list prices checked in October 2026. They change often; confirm on their official site before deciding.