Zoom AI Companion (launched as "AI Companion" in late 2023, expanded as AI Companion 2.0 in 2024 and 3.0 in 2026) is Zoom's generative AI layer across Zoom Meetings, Team Chat, Zoom Phone, Zoom Docs, and Zoom Mail. It's included at no additional cost with eligible paid Zoom accounts — a key differentiator vs Teams Copilot and Google Meet's Gemini. AI Companion uses a federated approach — Zoom's own models plus Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI via partnerships — with no training on customer content.
AI Companion is Zoom's generative AI assistant, unified across every Zoom product. In Meetings, it delivers summaries, next steps, and catch-up for late joiners. In Team Chat, it drafts replies and summarizes threads. In Zoom Phone, it transcribes and summarizes calls. In Docs (launched 2024), it drafts documents from meeting content. AI Companion 3.0 (2026) added autonomous agents that schedule meetings, draft follow-ups, and route customer calls.
Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for UCaaS placed Zoom as a Leader, specifically citing AI Companion's value-per-dollar. Forrester's 2026 Wave on Meeting Intelligence named Zoom a Leader with top scores for usability. IDC's 2026 UCaaS tracker showed Zoom AI Companion users generating 40M+ meeting summaries per week.
Zoom's own 2026 customer data reports AI Companion users save an average of 4 hours per week on meeting follow-ups and chat triage.
| Plan | Price | AI Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom Workplace Basic | Free | Not included |
| Zoom Workplace Pro | $14.99/user/mo | Included |
| Zoom Workplace Business | $21.99/user/mo | Included |
| Zoom Workplace Enterprise | Custom | Included |
| AI Companion Advanced | ~$12/user/mo add-on | Autonomous agents, higher limits |
| Revenue Accelerator | $1,500/user/year | Sales-specific AI |
| Contact Center AI Expert Assist | Per agent | Live coaching |
Included AI Companion covers most meeting, chat, and phone features — Advanced unlocks higher volume and agent capabilities.
Zoom AI Companion in 2026 is the highest value-per-dollar enterprise AI assistant — included at no extra cost for most paid Zoom customers. Activate it today and measure weekly meeting hours saved.
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