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. Meeting BaaS: French developer API (by SAS Spoke) that sends recording bots into Zoom, Meet, and Teams to capture audio, video, and transcripts for building meeting tools. We compare them on cost, capture approach, and day-to-day fit so you can choose faster.
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Shortlist CFAI when capturing private meeting notes and summaries without a recording bot joining the call matters most, and Meeting BaaS when developers building custom ai notetakers or meeting analytics 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.
French developer API (by SAS Spoke) that sends recording bots into Zoom, Meet, and Teams to capture audio, video, and transcripts for building meeting tools.
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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Meeting BaaS ("Meetings Bots as a Service") is a developer-focused API platform operated by the French company SAS Spoke. Rather than being an end-user meeting assistant, it provides the infrastructure that lets developers programmatically send recording bots into online meetings and retrieve the resulting data. Through a single unified API, SDKs, and HTTP requests, developers can start recording meetings across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, then access raw audio and video, full transcripts, and speaker metadata with timestamps. Transcription can be produced via providers such as Gladia or a developer's own service, and the platform offers webhooks and MCP servers for integration, plus the ability to self-host on a developer's own infrastructure. Because it exposes the underlying capture and transcription layer, Meeting BaaS is the building block companies use to add meeting recording, transcription, and AI features to their own products without each maintaining separate bots for every conferencing platform. It is best for engineering teams and startups that want to embed meeting capture and transcription into their applications rather than buy a finished notetaker. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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CFAI is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Meeting BaaS is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | CFAI | Meeting BaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Local on-device transcription using Faster Whisper, so audio never leaves the computer | Unified API for Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams |
| Standout feature | Bot-free capture of microphone and system audio at the OS level (no 'recording started' notice) | Programmatic recording bots via SDKs and HTTP requests |
| Team usage | Speaker diarization with automatic speaker labels in transcripts | Access to raw audio, video, and full transcripts |
| Integrations | AI summaries and action items, generated by Claude or a local LLM | Speaker metadata with timestamps |
| Languages & capture | Real-time 'Cognitive Map' that visualizes conversation topics and flow | Webhooks and MCP server integration |
| Best-fit workflow | Works across any call platform including Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and Discord | Self-hosting option with open-source components |
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.
Meeting BaaS
Choose Meeting BaaS if you need startups embedding meeting recording into their own products — strengths include single api abstracts away platform-specific meeting bots.
CFAI
Meeting BaaS
It depends on your workflow. CFAI is strong for capturing private meeting notes and summaries without a recording bot joining the call, while Meeting BaaS is strong for startups embedding meeting recording into their own products. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
CFAI is a free tier with paid upgrades and Meeting BaaS is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
You can — some teams pair them when each covers a different part of the meeting workflow.
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