# Nylas Notetaker API vs Recall.ai (slim)

> Nylas Notetaker scores 71.7 (BB) to Recall.ai's 59.5 (C) for meeting bots. Recall.ai is cheaper for meeting bots, $0.0083 against $0.0108 per minute of call. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nylas Notetaker API scores 71.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Recall.ai's 59.5 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do meeting bots. Recall.ai is cheaper for meeting bots, $0.0083 against $0.0108 per minute of call.

- Nylas Notetaker API: BB 71.7, rank #120 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-notetaker.min.md
- Recall.ai: C 59.5, rank #548 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recall-ai.min.md
- Nylas Notetaker API, good for Developers who want a meeting bot with transcripts, summaries and action items from one vendor, and those already using Nylas calendar sync. Ahead on Reliability, 66 against 50; Schema & documentation, 89 against 80; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 71; Security & auth, 75 against 54; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 81 against 63; Transparency & trust, 72 against 64. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.
- Recall.ai, good for Developers building a notetaker or meeting agent who want one API across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and Webex and will handle summaries, consent and per-customer access themselves. Also Cheaper for meeting bots, $0.0083 against $0.0108 per minute of call.

| Category | Nylas Notetaker API | Recall.ai |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 66 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 71 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 75 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 63 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nylas Notetaker API | Recall.ai |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nylas, Inc. | Hyperdoc Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.us.nylas.com/v3` | `https://us-west-2.recall.ai` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for meeting bots | $0.0108 per minute of call | $0.0083 per minute of call |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Nylas Terms of Use. The Node.js and Python SDKs and the Nylas CLI on GitHub are MIT | Proprietary service under Recall.ai's terms of use. Sample apps on GitHub, some MIT and most with no licence file |
| Tools exposed | none | 45 |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-06-23 | 2026-10-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-01-06 | 2023-02-01 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 181 stars, 237k npm/wk, 92k PyPI/wk | 91k npm/wk |