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Recall.ai plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Pay As You GoFor early-stage startups that want to build a proof of concept. | $0.50 | /hr of recording |
| LaunchFor companies launching their product. | Custom Pricing | |
| EnterpriseFor large companies that want white-glove security, support, and infrastructure. | Custom Pricing |
As printed on the page captured November 4, 2026.
How does Recall.ai pricing work?
The value metric is recording time, as close to the underlying resource as an API gets. 'The only thing we charge on is how long the meeting is', and 'a 1 hour meeting with 10 participants is billed at the same rate as a 1 hour meeting with 1 participant.' Packaging is three plans that share the full product: every check in the feature rows, from 'Meeting Bot API' to 'Choose between US, EU or JP data residency', runs across all three columns. What separates them is service and paper: 'Whiteglove support over Slack' from Launch, and 'SSO', 'Uptime guarantees', 'Custom contract redlining' and 'BAA for HIPAA Compliance' on Enterprise.
The motion is self-serve to start and sales-led to scale. The hero 'Recall.ai Pricing' reads 'Usage-based pricing for the Meeting Bot API and the Desktop Recording SDK.', above three columns: Pay As You Go with 'Start for Free', and Launch and Enterprise at 'Custom Pricing' with 'Talk to Sales'. The table runs straight beneath the plan headers, ending in two usage rows for transcription and storage, and a ten-question FAQ follows that explains billing in worked examples. The page closes on 'The API to get transcripts, recordings, and metadata from meetings.' with 'Start for free' and 'Get a demo'.
Under the hood, the bill is a base rate per recorded hour plus metered add-ons, each with its own unit. Built-in transcription is '$0.15/h', storage gives '7 days of free storage for every recording' and then '$0.05 per hour of recording retained for 30 days', and the FAQ adds compute surcharges: 'an additional $0.10/hr charge' for 4-core bots and 'an additional $1/hr charge' for GPU bots, tied to 'the cost of running larger machines'. Billing is prorated 'to the second', the first 5 hours are free, and startups 'can apply for an introductory rate of $0.25 per hour for their first 10,000 hours'. Worth borrowing are a single, legible base unit with cost-linked surcharges stated beside it, and FAQ answers that show the arithmetic.
What does Recall.ai's pricing page do well?
- One base rate printed in the column header, '$0.50/hr of recording', with the unit spelled out
- The FAQ works through examples, such as a 30 minute meeting charged '$0.25' on Pay As You Go
- Usage add-ons sit as rows in the comparison table, transcription at '$0.15/h' and storage at '$0.05 per hour of recording retained for 30 days'
- 'Does the number of participants in a meeting affect billing?' is answered with a side-by-side example of 1 and 10 participants
- Compute surcharges come with their reason: 'due to the cost of running larger machines'
What does Recall.ai's pricing page reveal about its pricing strategy?
- Charging per recorded hour, prorated 'to the second', ties revenue directly to the resource that drives cost
- Every product feature is on every plan; Launch and Enterprise sell support, compliance and contract terms
- 4-core and GPU bot surcharges pass the cost of larger machines through as a separate hourly rate
- Storage free for 7 days and then billed per retained hour turns retention into a second meter that grows with the customer's archive
- A startup rate of '$0.25 per hour for their first 10,000 hours' is a land-and-expand discount capped by volume
Learn with Orb
- GuidePay-as-you-go pricing for SaaS Pay As You Go at '$0.50/hr of recording', with the first 5 hours free and Launch and Enterprise on 'Custom Pricing' above it, is the low-barrier entry Orb's pay-as-you-go guide describes.
- ProductPrice modeling A base hourly rate plus 'an additional $0.10/hr charge' for 4-core bots, '$1/hr' for GPU bots, '$0.15/h' transcription and storage at '$0.05 per hour of recording retained for 30 days' is dimensional pricing logic of the kind Orb's price modeling represents.
- ProductInvoicing 'Recall.ai prorates billing to the second', so a 30 minute meeting is 'only charged $0.25', usage detail at a fine grain that Orb's invoicing keeps clear for customers and finance teams.
Questions about Recall.ai pricing
How much does Recall.ai cost?
Recall.ai's pricing starts at $0.50/hr of recording. The page shows 3 plans, with the top plan priced through sales.
What pricing model does Recall.ai use?
Recall.ai prices by usage. Buyers can sign up on their own or go through the sales team. Its plans are aimed mainly at developers.
Does Recall.ai have a free plan?
Recall.ai's pricing page shows no free plan or free trial. The lowest paid plan starts at $0.50/hr of recording.
Does Recall.ai offer an annual discount?
Recall.ai's pricing page shows a single billing period. The listed prices start at $0.50/hr of recording. Terms for the plans priced through sales are set with the sales team.
How is Recall.ai's pricing page laid out?
The page shows 3 plans and includes a comparison table and an FAQ. The breakdown above marks 14 points on it: 6 things it does well and 8 insights into the pricing.
Does Recall.ai prorate billing for short recordings?
Yes. "Recall.ai prorates billing to the second", so a 30 minute meeting on the Pay As You Go plan is charged $0.25. Billing depends only on meeting length, and a 1 hour meeting with 10 participants costs the same as a 1 hour meeting with 1 participant.
Do Recall.ai bots cost more for larger machines?
All standard bots incur the same cost. 4-core bots carry "an additional $0.10/hr charge due to the cost of running larger machines", and GPU bots carry "an additional $1/hr charge". These are typically used for output media, when a bot outputs audio or video into the call.
How much do Recall.ai transcription and storage cost?
Recall.ai integrates with third-party transcription providers, or its built-in transcription costs "$0.15/h". Storage includes "7 days of free storage for every recording", then "$0.05 per hour of recording retained for 30 days". Both rates are the same on Pay As You Go, Launch and Enterprise.
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