
Webex AI Assistant
Cisco's AI Assistant, included with paid Webex Meetings plans, writes summaries, action items and transcripts of Webex meetings, with or without recording them.
- How it listens
- Built into your meeting app
- Built into the meeting app
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Cheapest paid
- $12/mo
- Webex Meet, per seat, billed yearly
- Trains AI on your recordings
- Says it doesn't train on them
- Where it transcribes
- In the cloud
- Webex Cloud; Private Webex Meetings can process summaries on-premises
Where it stands among 43
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Trains AI on your recordings
Says it doesn't train on them
Says it doesn't train on them 30
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Doesn't join live calls
Yes, no bot joins 32
A bot joins the call 7
Doesn't join live calls 4
Where it transcribes
In the cloud
On your device 3
On device or in the cloud 5
In the cloud 35
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Free plan
Not stated
Free plan or free with the device 31
No free plan 11
Not stated 1
Can skip keeping the audio
Yes
Yes 24
Keeps the audio 2
EU data storage
Offered
Offered 19
Not offered 3
Not applicable 5
HIPAA
Says it supports HIPAA
Says it supports HIPAA 25
No 2
Plans and prices
In US dollars, per month, as listed by Webex AI Assistant. Checked 19 October 2026.
Swipe the table sideways for both billing terms.
| Plan | Made for | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webex MeetUp to 200 attendees, 10 GB cloud recording | CompaniesPer seat | $12/mo$144 per licence per year; AI Assistant included | $14.50/mo | Not statedNo allowance stated; meetings up to 24 hours |
| Webex Suite Meet + CallMeetings plus calling | CompaniesPer seat | $22.50/mo$270 per licence per year | $25/mo | Not statedNo allowance stated |
| Webex EnterpriseAI Assistant included; price on request | CompaniesPer seat | Custom quote'Let's talk' | Custom quote'Let's talk' | Not statedNo allowance stated |
How others are told
What the other people in the meeting see or hear, as Webex AI Assistant describes it.
- Spoken announcement
- On-screen notice
Audio and visual notification when AI Assistant starts; Webex says everyone must consent before a meeting is recorded, summarized or transcribed
All the facts
How it listens
- Ways it captures
- Built into the meeting app Started inside a Webex meeting; works with or without cloud recording
- No bot in your calls
- No Started inside a Webex meeting; works with or without cloud recording
- How others are told
- Spoken announcement, On-screen notice Audio and visual notification when AI Assistant starts; Webex says everyone must consent before a meeting is recorded, summarized or transcribed
- Labels who said what
- YesYes Labelled speakers in transcripts; speakers can be tagged by hand, no name learning stated
- Languages
- 16 16 spoken languages on paid plans per the language matrix (the AI Assistant guide says 15); 5 on free accounts
- Mixed-language meetings
- YesYes Auto-detection follows speakers switching languages; the summary uses the language spoken longest
What happens to your recordings
- Trains AI on your recordings
- Says it doesn't train on them Cisco's claim: 'Webex Assistant doesn't retain customer data for machine learning training'
- Where it transcribes
- In the cloud Webex Cloud; Private Webex Meetings can process summaries on-premises
- Can skip keeping the audio
- YesYes Summary and transcript without recording the meeting
- How long it's kept
- Set by the organization: 7 to 360 days (up to 3,600 with Pro Pack); hosts can save summary and transcript, summary only, or neither
- EU data storage
- YesYes Meetings data for EU customers is stored in EU data centres
- SOC 2
- Not statedNot stated SOC 2 isn't in the cited excerpts (a SOC 3 report is published)
- HIPAA
- YesYes Webex Suite including Meetings is in HIPAA scope; customers can initiate a BAA; plan not stated
What it costs
- Free plan
- Not stated Webex Free: unlimited meetings up to 40 minutes, local recording
- Cheapest paid plan
- $12/month per seat, billed yearly
- Pay per minute (AI)
- Not offered No file upload pricing
- Human transcription
- Not offered No human transcription
- One-time price
- None Plans are priced per licence per year or month
- Device price
- No device Software; no device
- Free trial
- 15 days 15-day Webex Assistant trial for new customers who buy a plan; a full-feature business trial is offered by request, length not in the excerpt
- Refund window
- Not stated The Webex Direct EULA allows a refund request for software within 30 days of first purchase; not stated as a subscription money-back window
Where it works
- Zoom
- NoNo AI Assistant is 'only available on the Webex Suite meeting platform'
- Google Meet
- NoNo AI Assistant is 'only available on the Webex Suite meeting platform'
- Microsoft Teams
- NoNo AI Assistant is 'only available on the Webex Suite meeting platform'
- Webex
- YesYes
- In-person meetings
- Not statedNot stated Not stated; Cisco notes summaries may not separate several speakers in one room
- Phone calls
- Not statedNot stated Not stated for meeting summaries; Webex Calling AI is a separate feature
- Apps
- Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android
What you get out
- Transcript exports
- TXT, VTT, Audio
- Subtitles (SRT)
- Not statedNot stated Not stated
- Audio download
- YesYes Audio, video and transcripts download after a recorded meeting; recordings are MP4
- Integrations
- Webex API, Email, Webex spaces Meeting summaries and transcripts APIs; recaps shared by email or in Webex spaces
Who makes it
- Company
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Webex is run by Cisco WebEx LLC, part of Cisco
- Owned by
- Independent Listed on NASDAQ (CSCO)
- Based in
- United States San Jose, California
- Founded
- 1984 Incorporated in California in December 1984
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