# Fathom vs Read AI (slim)

> Fathom scores 59.7 (C) on agent readiness against Read AI's 50.4 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Read AI leads on security & auth. Both do meetings transcript. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Fathom scores 59.7 (C) on agent readiness against Read AI's 50.4 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Read AI leads on security & auth. Both do meetings transcript.

- Fathom: C 59.7, rank #490 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fathom.min.md
- Read AI: D 50.4, rank #686 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/read-ai.min.md
- Fathom, good for Teams already recording meetings in Fathom who want an agent to read transcripts, summaries, action items and recordings. Ahead on Reliability, 71 against 52; Schema & documentation, 80 against 51; Maintenance & community, 59 against 31.
- Read AI, good for An agent working for a person or team that already records meetings with Read AI and wants transcripts, summaries and action items in context. Ahead on Security & auth, 54 against 42. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Fathom | Read AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 71 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 64 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 42 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 59 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Fathom | Read AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Fathom Video Inc. | Read AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1` | `https://api.read.ai/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Fathom's terms of service. The TypeScript and Python SDKs are published on npm and PyPI with no licence in the package metadata | Proprietary service under Read AI's terms of service |
| Tools exposed | none | 4 |
| MCP registry | `ai.fathom.api/mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-07-29 | 2026-09-02 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-04 | 2026-02-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-16 | 2026-06-29 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 83k npm/wk, 58k PyPI/wk | none |