If you’re the kind of person who nods in meetings but forgets everything five minutes later (we’ve all been there), Plaud.ai wants to be your memory’s new best friend. The company just dropped its latest hardware notetaker, the Plaud AI Pro, and this little device is basically a pocket-sized assistant that doesn’t roll its eyes when you say “Wait, what was that again?”
At first glance, the Pro looks a lot like the original Plaud Note — the credit-card-sized sticky device that attaches to the back of your phone and quietly records your calls or in-person convos. But the Pro version packs a serious upgrade: a tiny 0.95-inch AMOLED screen. It’s not for binging Netflix (sorry), but it does give you quick info like recording status and battery life — basically, just enough to make you feel like James Bond without the explosions.
And here’s where it gets impressive: the Pro delivers 30 hours of recording at standard range, and up to 50 hours if you’re working in closer quarters (about 3 meters). Thanks to four built-in MEMS mics (double what the last version had), it can now pick up voices from nearly 5 meters away. That’s a huge leap in range and clarity — plus, it handles noise suppression and speaker detection better, so your notes don’t sound like they were recorded inside a blender.
Switching between call recording and in-person chats used to be manual, but the Pro handles that automatically. No buttons. No fuss. Just seamless note-taking.
The companion app is also leveling up. You can jot down text notes, attach images (perfect for slides), and even get multidimensional summaries — meaning the app pulls out key insights or data points in the format that fits your role. Teaching? Client work? Team recaps? It’ll suggest the right template. Feeling picky? You can build your own. And for the power users, there’s a beta feature that lets you query your notes like you’re talking to ChatGPT.
The Plaud AI Pro is priced at $179 / £169, with pre-orders open now and shipping in October 2025. Pre-order folks get a bonus: 600 free transcription minutes and a magnetic case. After that, you get 300 minutes per month for free, with options to top up if you’re extra chatty.
And here’s the kicker: while a bunch of AI gadget startups have fizzled out (RIP Friend’s delays, hello Amazon’s acquisitions), Plaud is thriving. The company claims to have shipped over a million devices, with half its users happily upgrading to Pro plans.
So yeah, Plaud isn’t just making hardware — it’s making sure you never forget the “action items” you promised to do.
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