Gemini in Google Meet now writes meeting minutes, but only if you pay up

Most meeting notes are either incomplete or force someone to stop paying attention just to keep up. Google is now tackling this issue by bringing Gemini’s ‘Take notes for me’ feature in Google Meet to individual users. For anyone who has scrambled to type notes while also trying to listen, the new feature closes that gap by handing the job entirely to AI. 

Previously, it was limited to education, enterprise, and workspace users. The only feature is rolling out on web and mobile for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. So, free Google AI users are out of luck. Another catch is that it is available in select languages for now. 

You can focus on your calls without worrying about meeting notes

Gemini in Google Meet transcribes the conversations in real-time, identifies the key discussion points, and compiles it into a structured summary with clear actionable items. Notes are automatically saved to a Google Doc in the host’s Google Drive. Participants also receive a follow-up email containing the summary and action items once the meeting ends. They are notified whenever the feature is switched on for a call. 

During a live call, users can enable the ‘take notes for me’ feature by selecting the pencil icon at the top of the Meet window. It can also be permanently enabled through the Meeting records in Google Meet settings. 

ALSO READ: Claude Tag wants to become your Slack teammate and it’s not just a chatbot window

Rather than turning Meet into another recording tool, Gemini creates a usable follow-up document without leaving one person responsible for writing it all down.