Same promise — leave a meeting with usable notes, without writing them — but two opposite philosophies. Leexi sends an assistant into your call: it joins the meeting as a participant, records and transcribes in French. Granola shows no bot at all: it captures sound from your own device and turns your few rough notes into a structured summary.
So the choice comes down to a simple question: does the visible presence of an assistant in your meetings bother you, or not at all?
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| Criterion | Leexi | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| How notes are taken | An assistant joins your Zoom, Meet or Teams meeting as a participant, records and transcribes in French. | No bot in the call: sound is captured from your device, and the transcript is merged with the rough notes you type during the meeting. |
| What you get | A French summary delivered after the meeting, with decisions and action items. | A structured summary built on your notes; you can then query all of your meetings (“what did that client tell me last week, again?”). |
| Price | €0 to €30/month (free plan to try it out); in practice, a 7-day free trial then starting at €12-15/user/month. | $0 on Basic (unlimited notes, visible history limited to the last 30 days); Business at $14/user/month; Enterprise at $35/user/month. |
| Free plan | No permanent free plan: 7-day free trial. | Yes: the Basic plan is free with no time limit, with viewable history limited to the last 30 days. |
| Difficulty | Easy. | Easy. |
| Best for | Teams that do back-to-back video calls and want an automatic summary, in French, without typing anything. | Sensitive meetings, clients who are uncomfortable with a visible bot, and people who already take a few notes during the call. |
| Guardrails to know | Always notify participants: recording and transcription must be announced (a legal requirement in France and in Europe). Check detected action items before sharing them. | “No bot” does not mean “no consent”: ask participants for their agreement before the call. Audio is deleted after transcription — you cannot replay a quote; proofread figures and commitments before sharing. |
Yes: no bot joins the call, recording happens from your device's sound. But participants still have to agree to be transcribed — ask them before the call.
Granola: its Basic plan is free permanently (visible history limited to the last 30 days). Leexi only offers a 7-day free trial, then starting at €12-15/user/month.
Leexi is a French company built for French transcription, and it delivers decisions and action items. Granola is a better fit if discretion comes first, or if you like staying in control through your own notes.
Comparison updated on October 31, 2026 — see what's new in the directory.