# NotePin

Manufacturer: [Plaud.AI](/companies/plaud-ai)  
Category: wearable

## Summary

The Plaud NotePin (by Plaud.AI, San Francisco, founded 2023) is a lightweight wearable AI voice recorder worn as a clip, pendant, or wristband: a notes-pendant form factor distinct from the glasses, earbuds, necklace, and ring entries in the cohort. It taps to record meetings and conversations and uses third-party large language models (GPT, Claude, and Gemini) for transcription and AI summarization, and independent reviews confirm those core features work as advertised, placing it in the genuine-cloud-AI tier. It launched in August 2024 at about $169 with an optional Pro subscription, and a successor, the NotePin S, launched in January 2026 in the same price range. DEPLOY records it at commercial maturity: it ships, is purchasable, and is independently verified as functional, and it is a tier-1 citation winner in Google's AI Overview for 'best wearable AI' queries. Its model is subscription-augmented (a free tier plus a paid tier for more transcription minutes), the inverse of Hey Pocket's no-subscription-core posture. One cap-flag: Plaud's sales and revenue figures (more than a million devices, profitability, and $180-to-$250 million annualized revenue) are company self-reports, recorded as claimed rather than independently audited.

## Top line

> NotePin is shipping now at $169 (actual sale price), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (shipping-now): Shipping now.
- **Price honesty** (actual-sale-price): One price on file: $169 (actual sale price).
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for NotePin.
- **Real-world use** (commercial): Maturity: commercial. No verified deployments in the registry.
- **Safety record** (no-incidents): No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

## What it claims to do

_No reviewed capability claims on file._

## Price

- $169, _actual-sale-price_ ([Plaud.AI (NotePin product page)](https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin)) _as of 2024-09-20_

## Real-world use

_No verified deployments on file for NotePin._

## Safety record

_No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative._

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for NotePin._

## Specs

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- **launch**: NotePin preorders Aug 2024 at ~$169 (plus optional Pro subscription); NotePin S Jan 2026
- **function**: tap-to-record meetings/conversations; AI transcription + summarization (uses GPT/Claude/Gemini)
- **formFactor**: wearable AI voice recorder (clip / pendant / wristband)

## What's under the hood

_No brain on file for NotePin._

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the NotePin actually available for purchase?

Yes, shipping now.

_Source: [Plaud NotePin product page (wearable clip/pendant/wristband AI recorder)](https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin)._

### What does the NotePin cost?

NotePin costs $169 one-time (actual sale price).

_Source: [Plaud.AI (NotePin product page)](https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin)._

### Where is the NotePin being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

### Is the NotePin safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

### How does the NotePin handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for NotePin.

### Who makes the NotePin?

NotePin is made by Plaud.AI, based in San Francisco, California, USA.

_Source: [Plaud NotePin product page (wearable clip/pendant/wristband AI recorder)](https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin)._

## Manufacturer

- [Plaud.AI (https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin)](https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin)

## Compared to

- [Hey Pocket](/consumer/models/hey-pocket)
- [AI Pin](/consumer/models/humane-ai-pin)
- [Xiaomi AI Glasses](/consumer/models/xiaomi-ai-glasses)

## Sources

1. [Plaud NotePin product page (wearable clip/pendant/wristband AI recorder)](https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin)
2. [Plaud.AI introduces NotePin (preorders Aug 28 2024)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plaudai-introduces-plaud-notepin-the-future-of-enhanced-productivity-is-an-ultra-light-wearable-ai-device-302232959.html)
3. [Plaud's $169 ChatGPT-powered NotePin (hands-on; transcription/summaries work)](https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/plauds-169-chatgpt-powered-notepin-has-a-permanent-place-in-my-travel-bag/)
4. [Plaud launches NotePin S + desktop notetaker (Jan 2026; ongoing product line)](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/04/plaud-launches-a-new-ai-pin-and-a-desktop-meeting-notetaker/)
5. [Plaud launches NotePin S wearable AI recorder](https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/05/plaud-launches-notepin-s-wearable-ai-recorder-bot-free-desktop-app/)
6. [Plaud NotePin independent review](https://blog.lon.tv/2024/09/26/plaud-ai-notepin-review/)
7. [Plaud company profile (founders Nathan Xu / Charles Liu; SF + Shenzhen)](https://sacra.com/c/plaud/)

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/models/plaud-notepin_