Zoom AI Companion
Zoom's bundled meeting AI: transcripts, summaries, smart compose.
Zoom's bundled meeting AI: transcripts, summaries, smart compose.
Best for zoom-first orgs that want meeting summaries without a third-party notetaker. Pricing: Included with paid Zoom Workplace plans.
What it is
Zoom AI Companion is Zoom's bundled meeting and chat AI: meeting transcripts and summaries, post-meeting follow-ups, smart recordings (chapters + highlights), Team Chat summarization, and email drafting in Zoom Mail. Included in paid Zoom Workplace seats rather than billed per-minute. Limited public-API surface compared with third-party notetakers. Best fit: zoom-first orgs that want meeting summaries without a third-party notetaker. Caveats: closed product, no public api for transcripts at parity with third-party notetakers; admin enablement required. Pricing as listed: Included with paid Zoom Workplace plans. Feature flags from vendor docs: speaker diarization, streaming, HIPAA-eligible under BAA. Directory tags: voice-intel, meeting-ai. Last vendor-page check: 2026-05-12.
Watch out for: Closed product, no public API for transcripts at parity with third-party notetakers; admin enablement required.
Install / use
Enable AI Companion in Zoom adminFeatures
| Speaker diarization | Yes |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | Yes |
Zoom AI Companion vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Zoom AI Companion | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Included with paid Zoom Workplace plans | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | Yes | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Vendor | Web, API, MCP |
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