LiveQ vs Fireflies.ai: Which Real-Time AI Copilot Is Right for You?

Fireflies.ai focuses on recording and summarizing meetings after the fact. LiveQ is a real-time copilot with an invisible desktop overlay that helps you respond during the call without a meeting bot — and it writes an automatic summary of the session afterwards too.

What is LiveQ?

LiveQ is a real-time AI copilot for interviews, meetings, sales calls and professional conversations. It listens to your conversation, understands your screen context, and gives instant answers, suggestions and guidance through a private desktop overlay. Unlike AI notetakers, which only give you a recap once the call is over, LiveQ helps you respond while the conversation is happening — then writes the recap too, summarizing every session automatically. It stays invisible during screen shares, recordings and video calls.

What is Fireflies.ai?

Fireflies.ai is primarily an AI meeting notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings, often via a meeting bot that joins the call.

How LiveQ is different

Real-time assistance, with an automatic post-session summary as well
No meeting bot — an invisible native desktop overlay
Screen-aware context and coding help
Live translation and document-backed custom agents

LiveQ vs Fireflies.ai at a glance

Feature	LiveQ	Fireflies.ai
When it helps	During the conversation, and again in a summary afterwards	Mostly after — transcript and summary
Joins the call as a bot	No — silent desktop overlay	Commonly joins as a meeting participant
Transcription and summary	Yes — automatic after every session of 5+ minutes	Yes, its core feature
Screen-aware context	Yes — reads what is on your screen	Audio-focused
Live translation	Yes, multiple languages	Transcription in multiple languages

Pricing

LiveQ: free tier includes 10 minutes of interview time and 3 AI session summaries per month; Pro is $29.99/month for up to 15 hours per month with unlimited session summaries, and includes screen-share invisibility.

Fireflies.ai does not publish its pricing in a form we can cite reliably, so we do not reproduce figures here. Check Fireflies.ai’s own pricing page for current rates rather than relying on third-party comparisons.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between LiveQ and Fireflies.ai?

Fireflies.ai is an AI notetaker that records and summarizes meetings, typically with a bot that joins the call. LiveQ summarizes your sessions too, but it does it from an invisible desktop overlay with no bot in the meeting — and its main job is helping you respond live, which Fireflies does not do.

Can I use LiveQ without other people knowing?

LiveQ does not announce itself in the meeting and is excluded from screen shares and recordings. You are responsible for complying with your employer's policies and any applicable recording or disclosure laws in your jurisdiction.

Does LiveQ replace my meeting notetaker?

For your own use, yes — LiveQ transcribes the call and writes an automatic summary of every session over five minutes, so you are not missing the record. The remaining difference is who it is for: notetakers optimise for a searchable archive the whole team can browse, while LiveQ optimises for saying the right thing during the call and keeps the summary to you.

See how LiveQ works for your conversations.

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