MeetKeep vs Lark Minutes
If your company runs on Lark, Minutes is the natural choice: 300 free transcription minutes per person per month, click any line to jump back to the audio, and real voiceprint recognition. Watch the billing, though. The “unlimited” on the ¥50/user/month plan covers transcription; AI notes draw on a separate quota at 0.5 points a minute beyond the first five. MeetKeep transcribes on your Mac, collects seven platforms into one local library, and costs $39 once with nothing metered.
Facts verified on 2026-08-26
Head to head
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Privacy & data | ||
| No bot joins the call | YesCaptures system audio, never joins | YesThe platform itself records |
| Where audio is transcribed | On-device (never uploaded) | Cloud |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Audio/transcripts used for training? | NoData never leaves your Mac | Not verified |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | $39 one-time | Suite from ¥50/user/mo yearly; AI notes billed separately“Unlimited” covers transcription, not AI notes |
| First-year cost (individual paid tier) | $39 | Not verified |
| Every year after | $0 — free updates forever | Not verified |
| Free tier | 14-day full trial | Transcription: 300 min/person/monthAI notes draw quota beyond 5 min per meeting |
| Transcription & notes | ||
| Speaker separation | Yes | YesMatched from the directory; shared room devices split automatically |
| Voiceprint recognition across meetings | YesLocal voiceprints; any platform, and in person | PartialYes, but an admin must enable it and you must enrol |
| Notes traceable back to the audio | Yes | YesClick text to jump to audio |
| Transcription languages | Chinese, English + 25 European languages | Not verified |
| Platform | ||
| Native Mac app | YesApple Silicon, macOS 15+ | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | PartialAI membership yes; suite tiers unverified for individuals |
| Bring your own AI key (BYOK) | YesAny provider; only text is sent | Not verified |
| Individuals can buy directly | Yes | Yes |
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Which one is for you
Questions
Yes. MeetKeep listens to your Mac’s system audio, so Lark, Tencent Meeting, DingTalk, Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and Slack Huddles are all detected and recorded automatically — and you can record any other app manually.
Lark’s voiceprints belong to the organisation: an admin enables the feature, each person enrols themselves, and it identifies your own colleagues in the room. MeetKeep’s voiceprints live on your Mac, so you enrol whoever you like, external clients included, and they are recognised across platforms, accounts and in-person conversations. Below the confidence threshold it labels an anonymous speaker rather than guess.
$39 once, two Macs, free updates forever, a 14-day trial and a 14-day refund. AI notes use your own API key — only text is sent to the provider you choose, never audio.
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macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon · $39 once