LensNote vs Aris

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LensNote compared with Aris
Detail	LensNote	Aris
What it does	AI lecture note taker that captures every slide and links it to the transcript	Local-first AI assistant with extensible skills, code generation, video creation, and email management
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free Trial: $0 for 14 days with 180 processing minutes (up to 90 min per video), 3 exports, 10 GB storage. Free Plan: $0/month with 30 processing minutes/month, up to 30 min per video, 1 export. Pro: $30/month with 1,200 processing minutes/month (up to 4 hours per video), 100 videos/month, 100 GB st	Free to start with no monthly fee. Token packs available: $10, $25, $50, $100, $200. Pay per token used, credits never expire.
Key features	Automatic key frame capture from slide changes and visual moments Transcript with clickable timestamps AI-generated key messages and summaries Multi-platform support: Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex Speaker-labeled transcripts Export to PPTX, PDF, Word, and TXT macOS app for local recording without meeting bot Action items extraction Search across recordings by title, summary, or transcript Slide curation before export	Extensible Skills system with markdown files AI video generation with Kling 2.6 Video editing with trim, stitch, filters and effects Gmail integration for inbox management Google Calendar integration Multi-model support with Claude and GPT-5.2 Image generation and vision analysis Web search with cited sources Document creation in PDF, DOCX, and Markdown
What makes it different	Preserves visual content alongside transcripts, linking each slide to what was said One-click navigation back to the exact timestamp in the original recording Works across meeting platforms with no bot needed on the Mac app Handles long-form content up to 4 hours per video on Pro Data not used to train AI models	Teach AI new abilities by dropping markdown skill files Pay per token instead of monthly subscription Real file access and shell commands without sandbox restrictions Multiple AI models with smart routing for different tasks
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	1 +1 (up) since last check	5 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	11
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	1

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