Google Meet expands Gemini note-taking to AI Pro users

Google has expanded access to its AI-powered "Take notes for me" feature in Google Meet, making it available to individual subscribers of its Google AI Pro and Ultra plans as of Monday, June 29, 2026. The tool, which uses the Gemini AI to transcribe meetings and generate summaries, was previously exclusive to select Workspace business and education customers since its initial launch in 2024.

The feature automatically listens to a meeting, creates a summary, identifies action items, and saves a full transcript as a Google Doc in the user's Drive. After the call concludes, the meeting organizer receives an email recap containing the summary and next steps. These notes can also be attached to the related Calendar event.

To use the tool, a meeting host can click a pencil icon during a call or enable it permanently through the "Meeting records" section in Google Meet's settings. Google emphasizes that all participants are notified when automated notetaking is active. For work or school accounts, administrators retain control over the feature's availability and can require explicit participant consent.

The service currently supports meetings in English, French, German, Italian,...