# Granola vs Read AI (slim)

> Granola scores 61.6 (C) on agent readiness against Read AI's 50.4 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Read AI leads on payments & pricing. Both do meetings transcript. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Granola scores 61.6 (C) on agent readiness against Read AI's 50.4 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Read AI leads on payments & pricing. Both do meetings transcript.

- Granola: C 61.6, rank #418 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granola.min.md
- Read AI: D 50.4, rank #686 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/read-ai.min.md
- Granola, good for People and teams who already take notes in Granola and want an agent to read notes, summaries and transcripts. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 52; Schema & documentation, 82 against 51; Security & auth, 70 against 54; Maintenance & community, 50 against 31; Transparency & trust, 76 against 63.
- 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 Payments & pricing, 30 against 25. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Granola | Read AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granola | Read AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Granola, Inc. | Read AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://public-api.granola.ai` | `https://api.read.ai/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Granola's Platform Terms and User Terms. No SDK or open-source component was found | Proprietary service under Read AI's terms of service |
| Tools exposed | 6 | 4 |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-02 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-02-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-08 | 2026-06-29 |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |