tl;dv
Meeting recorder with AI summaries.
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Otter.ai and Fireflies.ai cover the headline feature free, so the $18/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Native meeting AI. OpenAI, April 15, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai and Zoom AI Companion.
- What the call is worth $216/yr
- $18/mo at the entry paid tier — $216 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- April 15, 2024
- List price
- $18/mo
- Per year
- $216
The backstory
tl;dv records meetings and generates transcripts, timestamps and AI summaries you can search and share. Native meeting AI is the pressure: Zoom's AI Companion and Google Meet's Gemini now produce recaps built right into the call. tl;dv is wounded because those bundled summaries cover the basic use case for free, though its cross-platform recording, CRM integrations and clip-sharing still give sales and research teams reasons to use a dedicated tool.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $216/yrMeeting transcription and notes with free tier
otter.ai open_in_newMeeting recorder with CRM integrations
fireflies.ai open_in_newNative meeting summaries built into Zoom
zoom.com open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.