HumlaHumla vs Notion AI
Notion's meeting notes live inside a $20/seat workspace — and can't tell you who said what.
- Free, no account
- Open source, MIT
- Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later
Which should you pick?
- Pick Humla for privacy, on-device processing, and price.
- Pick Notion AI for integrations and a mobile app.
How they compare
An honest look. Humla wins on privacy, price, and openness; Notion AI leads on integrations and mobile.
| Humla | Notion AI | |
|---|---|---|
| No bot joins the call | ||
| Runs fully on your device | — | |
| Open source (auditable) | — | |
| Bring your own AI key / model | — | |
| Speaker labels (who said what) | — | |
| AI summaries & action items | ||
| App integrations (Slack, CRM…) | — | |
| Mobile app | — | |
| Price | Free | $20/member/mo |
Reflects each product's standard plans as of 2026. Check their sites for the latest.
What you get instead
- Real speaker labels. Notion's transcript is one unlabelled block; Humla does on-device diarization with colour-coded speaker pills and handles in-person meetings.
- Standalone and free. Notion AI Meeting Notes is bundled into the $20/member/month Business plan (paid-only since 2025) — you can't buy just the notes. Humla needs no workspace.
- Local and open source. Notion is cloud-only and closed; Humla runs on your Mac and is auditable.
- Bring your own key or go fully offline — your audio never has to leave the machine.
- Speaks your language. Around 99 languages via Whisper — on-device or with your own key — plus a dedicated Norwegian model and per-language routing.
One meeting, from agenda to recap
Write the agenda, record the call, press Summarize. Your note stays on the left while the transcript and the recap fill in on the right.
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Who signs off the budget?
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Speakers are identified when you stop.
When to pick Notion AI instead
Humla isn't for everyone. Choose Notion AI if:
- Your team already lives in Notion and you want notes to flow straight into that workspace.
Notion AI vs the field
Weighing Notion AI against another tool? These honest head to heads put Humla up as the third option.
Related reading
- What is Meeting bot?A meeting bot is an automated participant that joins a video call to record and transcribe it, appearing in the attendee list like another guest.
- What is On-device transcription?On-device transcription converts speech to text entirely on your own computer, with no audio sent to a cloud service.
- What is Speaker diarization?Speaker diarization is the process of splitting an audio recording into segments by who is speaking, so a transcript can show “who said what.”
- What is AI notetaker vs AI notepad?An AI notetaker records and transcribes a meeting for you; an AI notepad is one you write in yourself while the AI augments your notes with the transcript.
Keep your meetings on your Mac.
Free and open source. Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later.