Tabbit vs Fathom
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Searchable meeting capture
- Free access
- Tabbit: Free access
- Fathom: Free access
- Paid from
- Tabbit: US$30 per month
- Fathom: USD 19/user monthly; $15/user per month on annual billing
- Plans listed
- Tabbit: 3
- Fathom: 5
- Public API
- Tabbit: Not confirmed
- Fathom: Not confirmed
Where Tabbit and Fathom differ
- PlansTabbit lists 3 plans and Fathom lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Tabbit | Fact | Fathom |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| US$30 per monthPro · billed monthly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 19/user monthly; $15/user per month on annual billingTeam |
| Free and Standard plans; Pro US$30/month | Pricing model | Free plan; Premium $20/user/month on monthly billing |
| 3 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| No | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Browser tasks and research handed to an AI agent | Built for | Meeting owners who verify commitments |
| Automation | CategorySame | Automation |
| Platforms |
|
| Works with | Not listed |
| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 5, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Tabbit
Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- StandardUSD 0requires setting Tabbit as the default browser
- ProUS$30 per monthbilled monthly
Fathom
Prices confirmed · Oct 5, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- PremiumUSD 20/user monthly; $16/user per month on annual billing
- TeamUSD 19/user monthly; $15/user per month on annual billing
- BusinessUSD 34/user monthly; $25/user per month on annual billing
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Strengths and limits
Tabbit
Strengths
- Free tiers with real features: Default-model chats, agent tasks and Skills are available without paying.
- Model choice shown per chat: The FAQ says the model name appears at the top of each chat, identifying the provider.
- Frequent releases: Release notes list version 1.15 on September 20, 2026, with a Chromium 152 engine.
Limits to plan around
- Standard needs default-browser status: The free Standard tier unlocks only when Tabbit is set as the default browser.
- Usage is relative, not numeric: Plans are rated x1, x10 and x100 without a published base unit.
- Legal texts hosted off-site: Terms and privacy pages load their text from page.meituan.net.
Fathom
Strengths
- Return to the evidence: A recorded passage can help resolve an ambiguous summary.
- Start with an individual workflow: A team purchase is unnecessary just to evaluate basic capture.
- No storage ceiling on Free: Recordings, storage and transcription are unlimited, so archive size alone is no reason to upgrade.
Limits to plan around
- Recording is not agreement: An assigned action still needs the named participant to confirm it.
- Capture-mode restrictions: The advertised bot-free option is a Mac beta, not a promise across platforms.
- Summary depth drops on Free: After the monthly advanced-summary allowance, later calls fall back to the General/Enhanced template.
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