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LINE WORKS AiNote
Both transcribe Japanese-language meetings, and they are purchased on different models. Notta is bought per person. LINE WORKS AiNote sells a pool of shared transcription hours per service environment. Starting small or rolling out by department decides which. Figures from each vendor's pricing page, November 2026.
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The short answer
- Starting individually or with a small team → Notta (free tier, from JPY 1,185/mo)
- Rolling out across a department or company → AiNote (pooled hours per environment)
- Notta caps per account; AiNote manages a total across the organisation
- AiNote has no free tier and starts at JPY 19,800/mo on an annual contract
Side by side
| Notta | LINE WORKS AiNote | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Notta | LINE WORKS |
| How it is bought | Per account | Per service environment, hours allocated internally |
| Intended scale | Individual to team | Department to whole company |
| Free plan | 120 min/mo, 3 min per recording, 1 account | None |
| Entry paid | Premium JPY 1,185/mo (annual, incl. tax) | JPY 19,800/mo (annual contract) |
| Monthly contract | See vendor | JPY 22,000/mo |
| Mid | Business JPY 2,508/mo (annual, incl. tax) | JPY 54,000/mo annual (JPY 60,000 monthly) |
| Upper | Enterprise (contact sales) | JPY 162,000/mo annual (JPY 180,000 monthly) |
| Transcription allowance | Premium 1,800 min/mo; Business unlimited | 6,000 min (100h) to 60,000 min (1,000h) |
| Per-recording cap | 5 hours on paid plans | See vendor |
| Buying more time | Upgrade the plan | Top up from JPY 360/mo |
| Allocating time | Fixed per account | Moved around inside the organisation |
Highlighted cells mark where one is clearly ahead on that row. Pricing and specifications come from published vendor information and change without notice.
Who wins what
Trying it first
Notta
120 free minutes a month. AiNote has no free tier at all.
Individuals and small teams
Notta
JPY 1,185 per person per month is dramatically cheaper at low headcount.
A whole department
AiNote
When meeting volume varies by person, buying a shared total wastes less.
Organisations with frequent reassignments
AiNote
Hours are not tied to named accounts, so moves do not mean reissuing licences.
Charging usage back to departments
AiNote
Hours are held per environment, which maps onto internal cost allocation.
Strengths and trade-offs
Notta
Strengths
- A genuinely usable free tier for evaluation
- Low per-person cost at small scale
- Records from web, desktop and mobile, so in-person meetings work too
- Unlimited transcription on the Business plan
Trade-offs
- Cost scales linearly with headcount
- Free plan caps a recording at three minutes
- Allowances are fixed per account and cannot be shared
LINE WORKS AiNote
Strengths
- Pooled hours match how meeting volume is actually distributed
- Not tied to named accounts, so reassignment is free
- Top-up hours from JPY 360
- Inside an existing LINE WORKS contract and administration
Trade-offs
- No free tier; the minimum is roughly JPY 237,600 a year
- Only makes sense if you already use LINE WORKS
- Starting small to evaluate is not possible
What it costs
From each vendor's public pricing page in November 2026. Notta figures are annual, tax-inclusive: JPY 14,220 (Premium) and JPY 30,096 (Business). AiNote's annual-contract monthly rate converts to about JPY 237,600 for twelve months. Note this compares one Notta seat against one AiNote environment — Notta multiplies with headcount.
Which one, for who you are
Freelancer or two-person team
Notta Premium
A few client meetings a week
Free to evaluate and inexpensive to keep. AiNote's minimum is two orders of magnitude higher.
Department of twenty
AiNote
Five people attend most of the recorded meetings
Buying twenty seats to serve five heavy users wastes money; a shared pool prices the reality.
Company already on LINE WORKS
AiNote
Wants one vendor, one contract, one admin console
It arrives inside an existing contract, which in most organisations settles it before features are discussed.
Questions we get
- At what headcount does AiNote become cheaper?
- On headline price, eight Notta Business seats (JPY 2,508 each) reach about JPY 20,000, matching AiNote's smallest plan. Because AiNote's hours can be shared, the crossover comes earlier where meeting volume is uneven. Decide from your actual distribution of meeting hours.
- Does AiNote make sense for a small team?
- Not on cost. Notta is cheaper and can be evaluated free. AiNote is chosen for organisational administration, cost allocation and fitting an existing LINE WORKS deployment.
- Can Notta's free plan carry real work?
- No — three minutes per recording does not cover one ordinary meeting. Treat it as a functional check.
- What happens when the allowance runs out?
- Notta stops until you upgrade. AiNote lets you buy additional hours from JPY 360. Where monthly meeting volume fluctuates, being able to top up is easier to operate.