Omi vs Plaud
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
| OM Omi Open-source AI memory pendant, with MIT-licensed app, firmware and bac... Visit | PL Plaud Wearable and phone-mounted recorders that turn conversations into note... Visit | |
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.2 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Free tier | Free plan with every Omi, also usable on a phone without the device: unlimited on-phone transcription plus 300 cloud minutes a month | — |
| Paid from | $129 pendant ($179 list, $50 off at checkout); Unlimited plan $29.99/month | $8.33/month (Pro, billed annually) plus a device from $159 |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2025 | 2023 |
| Maker | Based Hardware, Inc. | Xu Gao |
| Verdict | Omi's case is the licence, not the price. At $179 list it is no longer the bargain it launched as, but the app, firmware and backend are MIT-licensed and self-hostable, which no closed AI pendant offers. The free plan is... |
Plaud is the hardware answer to note-taking for conversations that do not happen on a call: a clip-on or phone-mounted recorder feeding transcription in 112 languages, template summaries and natural-language search acros... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.