Granola Pricing in 2026: Free Plan, Business, and What Changed
Granola runs on three tiers in 2026: a free Basic plan, Business at $14 per user per month, and Enterprise starting at $35 per user per month. There is no separate free trial and no Individual or Pro plan anymore — the older single-user tier (around $18/month) was retired in Granola’s February 2026 rebrand, so the free plan is now the way you evaluate the product before paying. Every paid tier is billed monthly only; Granola does not currently offer annual billing or an annual discount, which is unusual for the category.
The catch on the free plan is history. Basic gives you unlimited meetings but only a rolling 30-day window of note access — older notes are stored, not deleted, but you can’t open them inside the app until you upgrade. Prices and limits change, so confirm the current numbers on Granola’s official pricing page before you buy.
Granola plans at a glance
| Plan | Price (per user/month) | Billing | Note history | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | — | Rolling 30 days | Solo trials, light use |
| Business | $14 | Monthly only | Unlimited | Teams, CRM users |
| Enterprise | From $35 | Monthly / custom | Unlimited | Orgs needing SSO + admin controls |
Basic (free)
The free Basic plan covers the core Granola experience: AI-enhanced meeting notes, bot-free audio capture (nothing visibly joins your call — it transcribes device audio in the background), Granola’s AI chat, custom templates, shared folders, and multi-language support. You get unlimited meetings, so the cap is not on how much you record.
The limit is time. Basic gives you a rolling 30-day window of note access; notes older than 30 days are kept but locked until you upgrade. The People and Companies view is also limited to that same window, and there are no CRM or Slack/Notion integrations on the free tier.
Business ($14/user/month)
Business is the plan most paying users land on. It unlocks unlimited note history (the single most common reason people upgrade), plus the integrations Basic lacks: HubSpot, Attio, and Affinity for CRM sync, plus Slack, Notion, and Zapier. It also adds Granola’s advanced AI models, MCP and API access, and centralized billing and user management for teams. At $14 per seat per month, billed monthly, it works out to about $168 per year per user — but remember there is no discounted annual plan.
Enterprise (from $35/user/month)
Enterprise starts at $35 per user per month and moves to custom contracts for larger orgs. On top of everything in Business, it adds single sign-on (Okta, Microsoft Entra/Azure AD, Google Workspace), org-wide model-training opt-out, admin controls over link sharing and API access, org-wide auto-deletion, usage analytics, and priority support. This is the tier to talk to sales about if you need security review, SSO, or centralized governance.
Pricing gotchas to know
- The free plan got less generous in February 2026. The 30-day history window was introduced during the rebrand; earlier free plans stored notes indefinitely. If you rely on Granola as a searchable record, the free tier will not keep old meetings accessible.
- No annual billing. Every tier is monthly. You can’t lock in a lower annual rate the way you can with most competitors, so budget for the full monthly cost per seat.
- Team pricing is strictly per seat. Business at $14 and Enterprise from $35 are both per user per month — a five-person team on Business is $70/month, not a flat fee.
- Aggregator sites are often out of date. Some list a retired “Individual” or “Pro” plan near $18/month, or quote a “25-note” free cap. Granola’s own pages describe the free limit as a 30-day window and list only Basic, Business, and Enterprise — trust granola.ai over third-party coupon and review sites.
- Platform coverage. Granola launched Mac-only, then added Windows and iOS, both of which are live in 2026. Android is planned but has no release date, so Android users are still shut out.
Is Granola free?
Yes — Granola has a genuinely free Basic plan with no time-limited trial and no credit card required. You can capture unlimited meetings, get AI notes, and use AI chat at no cost. The practical limit is the rolling 30-day note history: you keep recording freely, but you lose in-app access to anything older than a month unless you move to Business. For someone with occasional meetings who doesn’t need to revisit old notes or connect a CRM, the free plan can last indefinitely. For anyone building a searchable meeting archive or syncing to HubSpot, the 30-day wall is the upgrade trigger.
How Granola compares on price
Granola sits in the mid-range for AI notetakers. Its bot-free, notes-first approach is the differentiator, not the price — several competitors offer more generous free tiers or annual discounts Granola doesn’t match. Fathom, for example, is known for a broad free plan, while Otter and Fireflies compete on minutes and transcription volume. If price or free-tier limits are pushing you to look around, see our Granola alternatives roundup, or the head-to-heads on Granola vs Fathom, Granola vs Fireflies, Granola vs Otter, and Granola vs Notion. Carly, an AI executive assistant that schedules the meetings your notetaker captures, works alongside tools like Granola rather than replacing them.
FAQ
How much does Granola cost per month? Granola’s Business plan is $14 per user per month, billed monthly. Enterprise starts at $35 per user per month with custom options. The Basic plan is free.
Does Granola have a free trial? There is no separate time-limited trial. The free Basic plan is the evaluation path — unlimited meetings, but note history is limited to a rolling 30 days until you upgrade.
Is there an annual discount on Granola? No. As of July 2026 Granola bills monthly only across all tiers and does not currently offer discounted annual plans.
What happened to Granola’s Individual or Pro plan? It was retired in the February 2026 rebrand. Granola now offers only Basic (free), Business, and Enterprise. Third-party sites that still list an ~$18/month Individual plan are out of date.
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