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Fathom vs MeetMind

Both stand on ai meeting assistants. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

MeetMind emphasizes local processing, privacy controls, and practical meeting outputs without a bot in the call. Its platform status, Python requirement, model download, and optional encryption are important setup considerations.

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The facts

	Fathom	MeetMind
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web, Windows, Mac	API, Mac, Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Team: $15 a month	Not published
Plans published	5	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	fathom.ai	github.com
On ai meeting assistants	#12 of 82	#61 of 82

Fathom: what it does well

MeetMind: what it does well

Captures audio without a call bot
Local storage by default
Summaries, decisions, and action items
Exports to Obsidian, GitHub Issues, and Slack
Optional encrypted database storage

What to know first

macOS is primary for native capture
Linux and Windows sidecars are planned
Requires Python 3.12 or 3.13
Downloads about 690 MB on first transcription

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