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Granola

The AI notepad for back-to-back meetings.

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Granola is a desktop and mobile AI notepad that captures meeting audio directly from your computer/device microphone rather than joining as a bot, then enhances your own rough notes with transcript-derived context, summaries, and cross-meeting chat.

Vendor's own claim
other/unknown

Core capabilities

Vendor's own claim
  • Bot-free capture: uses computer/device microphone and audio, no meeting bot joins the call
  • AI enhancement of user-written notes using the meeting transcript
  • Chat across meetings with source citations
  • Real-time transcription; audio is processed then deleted (no stored recordings)
  • People & Companies views that organize notes by who/what they relate to
  • Recipes: saved prompts to turn meeting content into follow-up emails, PRDs, etc.
  • Meeting templates for sales calls, 1-on-1s, investor pitches, and more
  • Team collaboration via shared folders
  • REST API for programmatic access to notes, transcripts, and summaries
  • MCP integration (per pricing page, Business plan and above)

API & agent surface

From official docs
Authentication
API key (Bearer token, header: Authorization: Bearer grn_YOUR_API_KEY); personal keys created in-app under Settings → Connectors → API keys, workspace keys created by admins on Business/Enterprise
Base URL
https://public-api.granola.ai
Rate limits
5 requests/second sustained, per the API changelog's description of the initial public release
Notable endpoints
  • List notes (GET /v1/notes, supports created_after filter and cursor pagination)
  • Get note (GET /v1/notes/{note_id}, optional ?include=transcript)
  • List folders (GET /v1/folders, includes folder hierarchy via parent_folder_id)
  • Create/List/Delete/Update webhook endpoints (/v1/webhook-endpoints)
Machine-readable spec
No OpenAPI link

Pricing

From official docs
PlanPriceIncludedNotable
Basic$0 per user per monthAI meeting notes, Limited meeting history, AI chat within and across meetings
Business$14 per user per monthEverything in Basic, plus:, Unlimited meeting notes and history, Access to advanced AI thinking models and features
Enterprise$35 per user per monthEverything included in Business, Enterprise-grade security & admin controls, Single sign-on (SSO)

Checked 2026-08-07 against their pricing page. Vendors change pricing without notice.

What is Granola

Vendor's own claim

Granola runs on macOS, Windows, iOS, and (planned) Android, and positions itself against meeting-bot note-takers: it listens via the device's own microphone/audio rather than joining as a visible participant. Users type light notes during the call and Granola fills in detail from the transcript afterward.

Ideal customer profile

Vendor's own claim

Individuals and teams who want meeting notes without a visible bot in the call - the vendor's own llms.txt names founders/executives in sensitive meetings, VC partners, executive recruiters running confidential searches, product managers doing customer research, and sales teams (citing Brex, Vercel, Roblox as users).

Who should look elsewhere

Our read

Granola's own llms.txt excerpt lists who it says the product is not for: legal teams that need audio playback for verification (audio is deleted after transcription, per the vendor), organizations that require HIPAA compliance today, teams that want deep conversation analytics such as engagement scores, sentiment tracking, or talk-ratio metrics, and Android users, since only iOS and desktop are currently supported. API access and MCP integration are gated to the Business plan ($14/user/mo) and above, so teams on the free Basic plan cannot build on top of it.

Granola FAQ

Does Granola use a meeting bot?

No. Granola captures audio directly from your computer or device's microphone and audio output rather than joining meetings as a visible bot participant.

Vendor's own claim
Does Granola store meeting recordings?

The vendor states audio is transcribed and then deleted, with no recordings stored - real-time transcription only.

Vendor's own claim
Is there a free plan?

Yes, the Basic plan is $0 per user per month with AI meeting notes, limited meeting history, and AI chat within and across meetings.

From official docs
Does Granola have an API?

It is gated to Business plan and above.

From official docs
Does Granola have an MCP server?

The pricing page lists 'MCP integration in all your apps' as a Business-plan feature, and the help center lists a 'Granola MCP' topic, but we could not retrieve dedicated MCP documentation describing endpoint names, transport, or setup steps. Confirm current MCP capabilities directly with Granola.

Vendor's own claim
What platforms does Granola support?

macOS, Windows, and iOS today; Android is listed as planned, not yet available.

Vendor's own claim
How is Granola priced?

Per-seat monthly: Basic $0, Business $14/user/month, Enterprise $35+/user/month.

From official docs
Is Granola HIPAA compliant?

Granola's own materials explicitly list organizations requiring HIPAA compliance today as a group the product is not built for; the docs site has a dedicated 'Is Granola HIPAA compliant?' page but its content was not retrieved in this pass.

Vendor's own claim

Verify before you buy

  • Dedicated MCP server documentation (tool names, transport, setup) - only a pricing-page mention and a help-center topic title were found
  • OpenAPI/machine-readable spec (the openapi.json path returned only a partial schema excerpt, not confirmed as publicly served in full)
  • Content of the HIPAA compliance and full security/privacy FAQ pages beyond their listing in the docs sitemap
  • A machine-readable OpenAPI specification was not included in the reviewed source set.

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