Side by side
Grain vs Millet
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.
Free plan APIMacWeb+1
Grain pairs meeting capture and transcription with summaries, cited library answers, sharing, and integrations. The free plan has meeting-length and history limits, while paid plans start at $15/user/mo.
Visit Grain Free plan LinuxMac
Millet combines desktop capture with transcription, structured meeting notes, and multiple export formats. Its Linux-first capture model and alpha status matter when choosing it, especially for users needing macOS capture or Windows support.
Visit MilletThe facts
| Grain | Millet | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Mac, Web, Windows | Linux, Mac |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter: $15 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 4 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | grain.com | github.com |
| On ai meeting assistants | #6 of 82 | #55 of 82 |
Grain: what it does well
- Transcribes meetings in 130 languages.
- Can capture computer audio without a meeting bot.
- Provides cited answers to questions across the meeting library.
- Supports sharing clips, projects, and full recordings.
- Meeting data can connect to AI tools through MCP and API.
What to know first
- Free plan limits meetings to 45 minutes.
- Free plan keeps meeting history for 90 days.
- Free plan includes one notetaker seat.
- Paid plans start at $15/user/mo.
Millet: what it does well
- Free and open source
- Supports many meeting services
- Exports several text and document formats
- Offline transcription after downloads
- Offers local Ollama summaries
What to know first
- Windows is unsupported
- Alpha software
- Overlapping speech is handled poorly
- Diarization needs a Hugging Face token