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Recall.ai compared with YouTubeAPI.io
DetailRecall.ai logo Recall.aiYouTubeAPI.io logo YouTubeAPI.io
What it doesThe API to get transcripts, recordings, and metadata from meetings YouTube transcript, video metadata, search and comments API with unified credit pricing
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingPay As You Go: $0.50/hr for recording, 5 hours free initially. Built-in transcription adds $0.15/hr. Recording storage: 7 days free, then $0.05/hr retained for 30 days. Launch and Enterprise plans have custom pricing. Startup program offers $0.25/hr for first 10,000 hours. Calendar API is free. Free Trial: 12,000 credits ($1.20 value) with no card required. Starter: $19/month or $25 one-time PAYG for 250,000 credits. Pro: $69/month or $89 one-time PAYG for 1,200,000 credits. Business/Scale: $199/month or $249 one-time PAYG for 5,000,000 credits. Pricing: $1.00 per 1,000 transcripts or look
Key features
  • Meeting Bot API for recording video conferences
  • Desktop Recording SDK for on-device recording without bots
  • 100+ pieces of meeting data through unified API
  • Real-time and asynchronous transcription
  • Separate participant audio and video streams
  • Calendar API for enriching recordings with meeting metadata
  • Mobile Recording SDK for phone and in-person meetings
  • 99.9% SLA with high reliability guarantee
  • Timed video transcripts with millisecond accuracy and RAG-ready plain text
  • Full video metadata including views, likes, comments count, duration, chapters and keywords
  • Keyword search for up to 50 videos or shorts per call
  • Video comments extraction with up to 100 comments per call
  • Channel profile lookup by handle or channel ID
  • Channel uploaded videos and shorts feeds with pagination
  • Regional trending videos by country and category
  • Multi-language subtitle track discovery
  • Zero charge on failed, empty or 404 requests
What makes it different
  • Infrastructure supporting thousands of commercial products and millions of users
  • Single unified API across Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and other platforms
  • No Google Cloud quota caps or OAuth audits required
  • Handles residential proxy rotation and avoids cloud IP bot blocks
  • Pay-as-you-go credits never expire
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)72 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)430
Citation Flow (Majestic)460
Referring domains (Majestic)16510

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