CFAI: CFAI is a Windows desktop AI note taker that transcribes meetings and calls locally on-device with Faster Whisper, so audio never leaves the user's computer. Lingopal: Lingopal is an AI platform for real-time speech-to-speech translation, transcription, and captioning across live streams, meetings, and phone calls. Which one wins depends on your platform mix, budget, and how hands-off you want notes to be.
How Hosiqo compares and tests toolsFinal recommendation
Shortlist CFAI when capturing private meeting notes and summaries without a recording bot joining the call matters most, and Lingopal when enabling multilingual meetings and esl conversations between teachers, students, and parents via rooms matters most. Run both through a week of actual calls to see which suits your workflow.
CFAI is a Windows desktop AI note taker that transcribes meetings and calls locally on-device with Faster Whisper, so audio never leaves the user's computer.
Lingopal is an AI platform for real-time speech-to-speech translation, transcription, and captioning across live streams, meetings, and phone calls.
CFAI (Cognitive Flow AI) is a Windows desktop application that acts as a privacy-focused AI meeting and call note taker. Instead of sending a bot into the call, it captures both microphone and system audio at the operating-system level, so no "recording started" notification appears and the tool works across Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Discord, and any other call. Transcription runs locally on the device using Faster Whisper, with support for many languages, and CFAI states that the audio never leaves the user's computer. From the live transcript it produces speaker-labeled notes, AI summaries, and action items, and it can build a real-time "Cognitive Map" that visualizes the conversation's topics. Summaries can be generated by Claude in the cloud, or users can keep everything offline by connecting a local LLM through Ollama, LM Studio, or Jan.ai. It is aimed at professionals, educators, recruiters, and others who want meeting notes without bots or cloud audio uploads. CFAI is distributed via the Microsoft Store with a free trial and credit-based subscription tiers.
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Lingopal is an AI translation platform that converts spoken audio into other languages in real time while transcribing and captioning it. Its core technology performs speech-to-speech translation with voice cloning that preserves the original speaker's tone and emotion, alongside live captions and editable transcripts. Beyond its main use in live broadcast and streaming (sports, news, events), Lingopal offers a "Rooms" product that turns meetings into multilingual conversations with live voice translation for one-on-one and group settings, and a separate Call product (call.lingopal.ai) that translates phone calls in real time with live transcript and audio. The platform supports a large set of languages (over 100 across its products, with a smaller subset on the call product) and ingests common broadcast formats such as RTMP, HLS, SRT, and MP4, plus API-based workflows. Typical glass-to-glass latency is roughly 2.5 to 4 seconds. It targets broadcast teams, networks, educational institutions engaging ESL students and parents, faith organizations, and enterprises needing cross-language voice communication.
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CFAI is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Lingopal is a free tier with paid upgrades (paid). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | CFAI | Lingopal |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Local on-device transcription using Faster Whisper, so audio never leaves the computer | Real-time speech-to-speech translation across 100+ languages |
| Standout feature | Bot-free capture of microphone and system audio at the OS level (no 'recording started' notice) | Voice cloning that preserves speaker tone and emotion |
| Team usage | Speaker diarization with automatic speaker labels in transcripts | Live captions and editable transcripts |
| Integrations | AI summaries and action items, generated by Claude or a local LLM | Rooms product for multilingual meetings and group conversations |
| Languages & capture | Real-time 'Cognitive Map' that visualizes conversation topics and flow | Call product for real-time phone call translation |
| Best-fit workflow | Works across any call platform including Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and Discord | Broadcast ingest support (RTMP, HLS, SRT, MP4) and API workflows |
CFAI
Choose CFAI if you need capturing private meeting notes and summaries without a recording bot joining the call — strengths include local faster whisper transcription keeps meeting audio on-device for strong privacy.
Lingopal
Choose Lingopal if you need translating live sports, news, and event broadcasts into multiple languages in real time — strengths include combines live translation, transcription, and captioning in one platform.
CFAI
Lingopal
It depends on your workflow. CFAI is strong for capturing private meeting notes and summaries without a recording bot joining the call, while Lingopal is strong for translating live sports, news, and event broadcasts into multiple languages in real time. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
CFAI is a free tier with paid upgrades and Lingopal is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Often yes: teams combine tools when one handles capture and another handles analysis.
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