Comparison
Zoom AI Companion vs. Minuta
Zoom AI Companion is bundled into Zoom Workplace. It only runs in Zoom. Minuta runs in every meeting you join — Zoom, Teams, Meet, anything that produces audio on your computer. Here's where each one wins.
Before, during and after
Pick the right one
Zoom AI Companion
- Your entire team and every customer is on Zoom.
- You're already paying for Zoom Workplace and the AI is bundled — free.
- You do not mind that audio and AI processing run on Zoom infrastructure.
- Your meetings are mostly internal and a formulaic summary is enough.
- Your team uses 2+ video platforms — Zoom plus Meet plus Teams plus a browser dial-in.
- You need a meeting copilot that works in Zoom AND Teams AND Meet — not just one of them.
- You speak Portuguese or Spanish and want a real-time copilot in your language.
- You want a meeting AI that's purpose-built — not a feature bolted onto a video product.
Side by side
| Feature | Zoom AI Companion | Minuta |
|---|---|---|
| Works in Zoom | Yes — native | Yes |
| Works in Microsoft Teams | No↗ | Yes |
| Works in Google Meet | No↗ | Yes |
| Works in browser dial-ins | No | Yes |
| Bot in the meeting | No — host-side, native | No — local capture |
| Audio processing | Zoom cloud infrastructure↗ | Local capture; cloud AI processing (internet required) |
| Real-time answer copilot | No — formulaic post-call summary | Yes (Pro) |
| Live translation (EN ↔ PT/ES) | Cloud translation in Zoom only | Yes — real-time across Zoom, Teams, Meet |
| Custom context (PDFs/notes) | Limited | Yes — copilot uses your docs |
| Native PT/ES website | n/a (Zoom site, not Zoom AI-specific) | Yes |
| Free tier | Bundled in any paid Zoom plan; AI Companion Basic on Zoom Basic↗ | 7-day trial: 120 minutes total · then 60 shared minutes/month Free |
| Paid | $8.33/u/mo annual standalone↗ | Pro: see current plans |
Pricing as of 2026-04-30; check each vendor for the current numbers.
Where Minuta wins
- Cross-platform. Real teams use Zoom + Meet + Teams. Zoom AI Companion only works in Zoom. We work everywhere your computer plays audio.
- Clear data path. Zoom AI Companion runs on Zoom infrastructure. Minuta captures audio locally, sends audio and text excerpts to cloud AI for the requested features, and stores meeting records on your computer.
- Purpose-built. Incumbent meeting AI is bolted onto a video product and tends to be mediocre and complacent — Zoom's summaries are formulaic. Minuta is built for the moment a question lands.
- Native PT and ES. Zoom translates everything via the cloud. We ship native PT-BR and ES sites and DeepL-backed translation when configured.
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