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Read AI

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An AI copilot for wherever you work, making your meetings, emails, and messages more productive with summaries, content discovery, and recommendations.

FreeFree tier
Type
Open Source
Founded
2021
Company
Read AI

About Read AI

Read AI is an AI-powered copilot that transforms meetings, emails, and messages into actionable summaries, insights, and instant answers. It works across major meeting platforms (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams), email (Gmail, Outlook), and messaging apps (Slack, Teams). Key capabilities include auto-generated meeting recaps, transcripts, action items, a personalized meeting coach, and Ask Read for AI-powered search across all communications. Read AI also offers Ada, a digital twin AI assistant that handles tasks and manages workflow. The platform is platform-agnostic, integrates with CRMs and collaboration tools, and is SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliant. Founded in 2021 and based in Seattle, Read AI is backed by Madrona, Goodwater, and Smash Capital.

Key Features

Auto-generated meeting summaries, transcripts, and action items
Ask Read: AI-powered search across meetings, emails, and messages with citations
Meeting Assistant: joins meetings to record and recap
Email summaries from Gmail and Outlook
Messaging summaries from Slack and Teams
Personalized meeting coach with metrics on talking speed, filler words, bias, and charisma
In-person meeting note capture
Chrome extension for integration with Google Meet, Gmail, and Chrome
Ada: digital twin AI assistant for task management and workflow
Audio/video playback and video highlights (Enterprise plans)

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Free tier available with no credit card required (5 meetings/month)
  • Works across multiple meeting, email, and messaging platforms
  • AI-powered search unifies information from different sources
  • Ada digital twin offers proactive task management
  • Strong compliance certifications (SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA)
  • Wide range of integrations including CRMs and productivity tools
  • Supports 16+ languages for reports
Cons
  • Free plan limited to 5 meeting transcripts per month and 1-hour maximum meeting length
  • No audio/video playback or video highlights on Free or Pro plans
  • File uploads are limited on lower-tier plans
  • Advanced features like custom data retention and SAML/SCIM only in Enterprise+ plan

Best For

Automating meeting note-taking and recaps for individuals and teamsSearching across all communications to find specific decisions or discussionsManaging email overload with AI-generated summaries and action itemsKeeping remote and hybrid teams aligned by sharing meeting insights in Slack or emailImproving meeting effectiveness with personalized coaching reportsReducing time spent on scheduling and administrative tasks via Ada digital twin