Both platforms enter at exactly the same price. The two productivity suites behind them, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, split apart only once you ask one specific question: what does it cost to turn AI on?
Google Meet and Microsoft Teams rarely get compared directly because most buyers think of them as features of bigger decisions, Google Workspace versus Microsoft 365, rather than video platforms competing head to head. But the two entry prices are identical, the participant limits diverge in Teams’ favor, and the AI story splits in exactly the opposite direction, toward Google.
Google Meet, via Google Workspace Business Starter, is $7/user/month. Microsoft Teams, via Microsoft 365 Business Basic, is also $7/user/month, an identical entry price.
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| Feature | Google Meet | Microsoft Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $7/mo (Business Starter) | $7/mo (M365 Business Basic) |
| Participants at entry tier | 100 | 300 |
| Max meeting duration | 24 hours | 30 hours |
| AI included with no separate add-on | ✓ At Business Standard, $14/mo | ✗ (Teams Premium add-on, +$10/mo) |
| Bundled productivity suite | ✓ Gmail, Docs, Drive | ✓ Outlook, Word, SharePoint |
| Our overall score | 4.6/5 | 4.5/5 |
Pricing: identical at entry, different once AI is required
Both suites start at $7/user/month. The split happens one tier up.
Bottom line: Google Workspace Business Starter and Microsoft 365 Business Basic are both $7/user/month, an exact tie at the entry level. The paths diverge at the next tier: Google's Business Standard, at $14/user/month, includes Gemini in Meet outright. Microsoft's equivalent tier, Business Standard at $14/user/month, does not include AI recap in Teams; that requires the separate Teams Premium add-on at $10/user/month on top, pushing an AI-capable Teams subscription to $24/user/month, well above Google's all-in $14. Even against Microsoft 365 Business Basic at $7/user/month plus Teams Premium, the AI-inclusive Teams total of $17/user/month still costs more than Google's $14/user/month Business Standard.
A Microsoft 365 quote that includes Business Standard does not automatically include AI meeting recap in Teams. Confirm whether the $10/user/month Teams Premium add-on is already factored into your total.
Participant capacity: Teams pulls ahead
The one category where Microsoft’s platform wins outright.
Bottom line: Microsoft Teams supports up to 300 participants on standard business plans, double Google Meet's 150-participant cap on Business Standard, and Teams' larger webinar and enterprise tiers extend to 1,000 interactive attendees. Google Meet only matches that ceiling on its custom-priced Enterprise plan. For organizations that regularly run company-wide meetings or large training sessions, Teams offers more room at every comparable price point.
If participant count is the deciding factor, Teams delivers meetings twice the size of Google Meet's comparable tier without requiring a custom Enterprise quote.
Which productivity suite are you actually choosing?
This comparison is really a proxy for Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365.
Bottom line: Neither Google Meet nor Microsoft Teams is typically bought on its own; both arrive bundled into a broader productivity suite, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Drive for Google, and Outlook, Word, Excel, and SharePoint for Microsoft. The video comparison in this article is a useful proxy for that larger decision, but it should not be the only factor. A team already standardized on Outlook calendars and SharePoint document libraries will find Teams the path of least resistance regardless of its AI add-on cost; a Gmail-and-Docs-native team will find the opposite true of Google Meet.
Should I choose Google Meet or Microsoft Teams?
Bottom line: Google Meet suits teams that want AI included at a predictable price with no separate add-on; Microsoft Teams suits teams that need higher participant caps or are already standardized on Microsoft 365.
- You want AI included in one tier price with no separate add-on
- Your team already runs on Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Drive
- 150 participants per meeting covers your typical use case
- You want the higher-rated platform at 4.6/5
- Predictable, all-in pricing matters more than raw participant capacity
- You regularly host meetings with 300 or more participants
- Your organization is already standardized on Outlook and SharePoint
- You can accept the Teams Premium add-on cost for AI recap
- You want 30-hour meeting durations instead of a 24-hour cap
- Deep Microsoft 365 app integration matters more than AI pricing
For teams that want AI meeting assistance at a predictable, all-in price, Google Meet is the stronger pick: a slightly higher score, and Gemini included outright at Business Standard with no separate add-on math.
But Microsoft Teams is the right call for larger or Microsoft-standardized organizations: double the participant capacity at a comparable tier, longer meeting durations, and the obvious choice for any team already running on Outlook and SharePoint.
Before comparing AI costs directly, total up Microsoft's numbers carefully. The $10/user/month Teams Premium add-on sits on top of whatever base Microsoft 365 plan you choose, and that total can run higher than Google's all-in Business Standard price.
The most common questions teams ask when choosing between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams Google Meet scores 4.6/5 against Microsoft Teams' 4.5/5 in our testing, a very close result. Google Meet's advantage is that its AI, Gemini, is fully included once you reach Business Standard at $14/user/month, while Microsoft Teams keeps its AI recap behind a separate $10/user/month Teams Premium add-on on top of any base Microsoft 365 plan, meaning Google's AI-inclusive tier is simpler to budget for at a comparable total price. Google Meet, bundled into Google Workspace, starts at $7/user/month on Business Starter and $14/user/month on Business Standard, which includes Gemini. Microsoft Teams bundled into Microsoft 365 Business Basic is also $7/user/month, an identical entry price, rising to $14/user/month on Business Standard, though Teams AI recap requires an additional $10/user/month Teams Premium add-on neither Google tier needs. Based on list pricing, yes. Google's Gemini is included in Business Standard at $14/user/month with no further add-on required. Microsoft Teams' AI recap requires Teams Premium at an additional $10/user/month on top of a base Microsoft 365 plan, meaning an AI-inclusive Teams subscription can total $17 to $24/user/month depending on the base plan chosen. Google Meet supports 100 participants on Business Starter, 150 on Business Standard, and up to 1,000 on Enterprise, all with 24-hour meeting durations. Microsoft Teams supports up to 300 participants on standard business plans and up to 1,000 interactive attendees on larger webinar and enterprise tiers, with 30-hour meeting durations, giving Teams a higher participant ceiling at comparable price points. At the entry tier, the two are identical: Google Workspace Business Starter and Microsoft 365 Business Basic are both $7/user/month. The prices diverge once AI is required: Google's Business Standard at $14/user/month includes Gemini outright, while reaching AI-capable Teams typically means adding the $10/user/month Teams Premium add-on on top of a Microsoft 365 plan.Frequently asked questions: Google Meet vs Microsoft Teams
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