PLAUD · Product facts · in stock
PLAUD NotePin S
A hands-free wearable with a physical highlight control and four wearing accessories in the standard package.
- Current price
- $179.00
- Form
- Wearable
- Subscription
- Optional
- Confidence
- High
Official-source analysis
What the published evidence means
Editorial evidence audit completed by a research agent · 2026-08-10
PLAUD NotePin S improves the wearable proposition with a physical highlight button and four wearing accessories in the standard package. Its 17.4-gram body and 20-hour endurance suit mobile in-person capture, while the common Plaud workspace makes it easy to compare with the brand's card recorders.
Where it stands out on paper
- Four included wearing options and a physical highlight control make the wearable format more adaptable.
- The documented 20-hour endurance and 64GB storage are substantial for a 17.4-gram device.
Important trade-offs
- It does not record phone calls, so users needing both calls and meetings still need another capture method.
- Transcription beyond 300 free monthly minutes requires Plaud's paid cloud plans.
We have not tested this device. This official-source analysis does not assess recording quality, transcription accuracy, comfort, app reliability, or real-world battery life. It is based on PLAUD NotePin S official product page, Plaud AI official membership comparison, How your data is used in AI processing, Plaud MCP official documentation, Plaud official Google Play listing.
Identity and availability
| Brand | PLAUD |
|---|---|
| Status | in stock |
| Release date | Unknown |
| Aliases | None documented |
| Product family | Standalone model |
| Regional variant | No separate regional variant documented |
| Markets | US |
| US availability | in stock · verified 2026-08-10 · source |
| Service status | Not tracked separately |
| Recording modes | In-person |
Hardware
| Dimensions | 2.01 × 0.83 × 0.43 in |
|---|---|
| Material | Not disclosed |
| Weight | 17.4 g |
| Microphones | 2 MEMS microphones |
| Battery | 320 mAh |
| Display | Not disclosed |
| Memory | Not disclosed |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Continuous recording | 20 hours |
| Regular-use battery life | Not disclosed |
| Standby | 960 hours |
| Pickup range | 3 m |
| Charging | USB-C charging dock |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.2 Low Energy, Wi-Fi |
| Controls | Physical recording and highlight button |
| Protection | Not disclosed |
AI, language, and export
| Capabilities | Transcription, Speaker labels, Automatic naming of previously identified speakers, Summaries, More than 10,000 summary templates, Highlight button, Memory-personalized Ask Plaud, Automatic transcript polishing including filler-word removal, Minnan (Hokkien) transcription, Team workspace file sharing, Apple Find My device location |
|---|---|
| Captures audio | Not separately documented |
| Stores raw audio | Not separately documented |
| Transcription timing | Not separately documented |
| Translation languages | Not disclosed |
| Transcription languages | 112 claimed languages |
| Processing | Audio and text are sent to Plaud and its enterprise AI providers for requested transcription and analysis; Plaud says those providers use zero-retention APIs and do not train on user data. HTTP MCP requests route recording data through Plaud's US-region server only in transit, with no retention after the request. |
| Export | Audio exports as MP3 or WAV; transcripts and summaries export in text and document formats. MCP can return a presigned audio download URL that remains valid for 24 hours. |
| Deletion | Cloud Sync is optional, but previously synced recordings remain until the user deletes them. MCP logout revokes authorization but is not documented as deleting Plaud recordings or downstream copies. |
| Storage region | HTTP MCP request data transits Plaud's US-region server and is not retained after the request |
| Integrations | Plaud MCP, Apple Find My, Claude Desktop, Claude Web, Claude Code, ChatGPT Web, Codex Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Zed |
Plans
| Plan | Included transcription | Price | Billing | AI features | Usage add-ons | Version | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 300 min/month | $0.00 | none | transcription, summaries, advanced templates | 600 min for $12.99, valid 24 months · 3000 min for $59.99, valid 24 months · 6000 min for $99.99, valid 24 months | 2026-08 · US · USD | 2026-08-08 · source |
| Pro Annual | 1200 min/month | $99.99 | year | transcription, summaries, advanced templates | 600 min for $12.99, valid 24 months · 3000 min for $59.99, valid 24 months · 6000 min for $99.99, valid 24 months | 2026-08 · US · USD | 2026-08-08 · source |
| Pro Monthly | 1200 min/month | $17.99 | month | transcription, summaries, advanced templates | None documented | 2026-08 · US · USD | 2026-08-08 · source |
| Unlimited Annual | Unlimited, as advertised by the vendor | $239.99 | year | transcription, summaries, advanced templates | None documented | 2026-08 · US · USD | 2026-08-08 · source |
| Unlimited Monthly | Unlimited, as advertised by the vendor | $29.99 | month | transcription, summaries, advanced templates | None documented | 2026-08 · US · USD | 2026-08-08 · source |
Illustrative ownership cost
Based on 120 recording minutes per week, the verified regular hardware price when available, no tax or promotion, and the lowest-total-cost listed plan that covers the usage.
1-year total
$238.99
$2.30 / recorded hour
2-year total
$278.99
$1.34 / recorded hour
3-year total
$338.98
$1.09 / recorded hour
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Last material change: Rechecked US orderability and list price on the current official product page.
- brand
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- model
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- status
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-08-10
- release Date
- unknown · no supporting source yet · checked 2026-07-15
- markets
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- regular Price
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-08-10
- form Factor
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- recording Modes
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- storage
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- official Endurance
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- charging
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official · checked 2026-07-15
- languages
- known · source plaud-notepin-s-official, plaud-app-google-play · checked 2026-08-08
- plans
- known · source plaud-membership, plaud-transcription-time · checked 2026-08-08
- processing
- known · source plaud-ai-processing, plaud-mcp-docs · checked 2026-08-08
- export
- known · source plaud-export-files, plaud-mcp-docs · checked 2026-08-08
- deletion
- known · source plaud-private-cloud-sync, plaud-mcp-docs · checked 2026-08-08
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