Krisp
AI noise cancellation for calls.
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the voice & audio job, so this one still earns its $8/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Native meeting noise suppression. OpenAI, April 1, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: NVIDIA Broadcast, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
- What the call is worth $96/yr
- $8/mo at the entry paid tier — $96 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- April 1, 2024
- List price
- $8/mo
- Per year
- $96
The backstory
Krisp removes background noise from calls at the system level, so it works across Zoom, Teams, Meet and any app rather than inside just one. Native noise suppression now ships in most meeting apps, which threatens the single-app case. But Krisp's cross-app coverage plus added meeting AI, transcription, notes and accent conversion, keep it useful. It survived because working everywhere at once, not per-app, and bundling meeting features is more than any one platform's built-in filter offers.
Escape hatches
Free AI noise removal on NVIDIA GPUs
nvidia.com open_in_newBuilt-in background noise suppression
zoom.com open_in_newNative noise cancellation in calls
microsoft.com open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.