Fieldy vs Plaud Note
Lightest: 17 g (Fieldy 3) against 30 g (Plaud Note Pro). Cheapest to run at 20 hours a month: $191.88 a year (Fieldy 3) against $99.99 a year (Plaud Note Pro). Fieldy has 1 product on sale across 1 category. Plaud Note has 2 products on sale across 1 category, priced $159 to $189.
At a glance
| Fact | 
Fieldy |
Plaud Note |
|---|---|---|
| Products on sale | 1 | 2 |
| Categories | AI Recorders (1) | AI Recorders (2) |
| Price range | — | $159 – $189cheapest: Plaud Note |
| Lightest | 17 gFieldy 3 | 30 gPlaud Note Pro |
| Longest recording per charge | none published | 30 hPlaud Note Pro |
| Cheapest to run at 20 hours a month | $191.88 a yearFieldy 3 | $99.99 a yearPlaud Note Pro |
| Water and dust rating | none published | none published |
| Device SDK (write your own app for the hardware) | none published | on requeston 1 product |
| Developer API for your recordings | none published | publicon 2 products |
| Your recordings used to train AI | not used for shared modelson 1 product | only if you opt inon 2 products |
| HIPAA, as the brand states it | states complianceon 1 product | states complianceon 2 products |
| App and cloud service | runningon 1 product | runningon 2 products |
| Where sold | no prices on file | list price only |
Device by device
Every device each family sells now, with its headline figures and price. Open one for its plans, data handling and sources.
AI Recorders 1 vs 2
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Questions
How many devices do Fieldy and Plaud Note make?
Fieldy: 1 on sale. Plaud Note: 2 on sale.
Which is lighter, Fieldy or Plaud Note?
By the brands' own figures: 17 g for Fieldy (Fieldy 3) and 30 g for Plaud Note (Plaud Note Pro).
Which costs less to run, Fieldy or Plaud Note?
By the brands' own figures: $191.88 a year for Fieldy (Fieldy 3) and $99.99 a year for Plaud Note (Plaud Note Pro). What a year of transcription costs at 20 hours (1,200 minutes) a month, about an hour each working day: 0 when the free tier covers it, else the cheapest plan that does, billed yearly where offered.
How do Fieldy and Plaud Note compare on Device SDK?
Fieldy publishes no device sdk (write your own app for the hardware); Plaud Note publishes on request on 1 of its 2 products. Whether the company lets developers talk to the device directly (Bluetooth protocol, firmware, an SDK) so you can build your own app on it. Published means public docs anyone can use.
How do Fieldy and Plaud Note compare on API?
Fieldy publishes no developer api for your recordings; Plaud Note publishes public on 2 of its 2 products. Whether the company offers an API to read your recordings, transcripts and summaries from your own code, and on what terms.
How do Fieldy and Plaud Note compare on AI training?
Fieldy publishes not used for shared models on 1 of its 1 products; Plaud Note publishes only if you opt in on 2 of its 2 products. What the company's own policy says about using your recordings or transcripts to train AI models. "Not used for shared models": the policy rules out general models but personalises from your data. Quoted on the product page.
How do Fieldy and Plaud Note compare on HIPAA?
Fieldy publishes states compliance on 1 of its 1 products; Plaud Note publishes states compliance on 2 of its 2 products. Exactly what the brand claims. "Aligned" is not a certification, and a BAA is what a covered entity needs; we do not judge compliance.
How do Fieldy and Plaud Note compare on Service?
Fieldy publishes running on 1 of its 1 products; Plaud Note publishes running on 2 of its 2 products. Whether the company's app and cloud service still work for owners. Running is today's state, not a promise.
Answered from the catalogue data, as of October 29, 2026. How we compare.