Limitless Pendant alternatives

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Limitless was bought by Meta, and it stopped selling the Pendant on December 5, 2025. If you still wear one, it works for now: Limitless says it will support existing Pendant customers "throughout 2026". Here's what Limitless says, how to get your data out, and what you can buy instead.

Quick answer

• Your Pendant still works in 2026 outside the regions Limitless dropped, per Limitless, and existing customers get the Unlimited plan free. Limitless hasn't said what happens after 2026 on the page we read.
• Export your data now. It's a few clicks in the Limitless web or desktop app (steps below).
• Lowest listed price on this list: Bee Frontier (Amazon), $74.99, worn on the wrist or clipped on. The free Bee Basic plan keeps 14 days of history.
• A pendant you wear on a cord: Omi, $229 listed on Omi's store (checked 2026-10-27). Omi says a free plan is included.
• A pin with a stated monthly allowance: Plaud NotePin ($159) or NotePin S ($179), with 300 free transcription minutes a month.
• Don't need it on your body: Pocket ($129 listed on Pocket's store, checked 2026-10-25) sticks to the back of your phone and lists unlimited standard-accuracy transcription free.

What Limitless says (as of 2026-10-25)

From Limitless's own homepage and FAQ:

• No new sales: "We are no longer selling the Pendant as of December 5, 2025."
• Support: "We will continue to support existing Pendant customers throughout 2026."
• Price: "You'll no longer need to pay a subscription, and existing customers get the Unlimited Plan for free."
• Terms: continuing customers "will need to agree to our updated Privacy Policy and Terms of Service".
• Desktop and web: you can no longer record with the Limitless desktop or web app, but you can still open past meetings "throughout 2026".
• Regions: since December 5, 2025, Limitless isn't available in Brazil, China, the European Union, Israel, South Korea, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Get your data out first

Limitless's help center (article dated 2026-09-09) says:

1. Open the Limitless web app (app.limitless.ai) or desktop app and go to the Data Exports tab.
2. Optional: check Include audio files.
3. Select Request Export. Limitless says big exports can take 30 to 90 minutes and you'll get an email when it's done.
4. When it shows Completed, click Download.

If a big export fails, Limitless suggests smaller date ranges of 1 to 2 months. Limitless also has a help article on deleting your account and data if you want that after you export.

Alternatives still on sale (as of 2026-10-25)

Deals change often; check the vendor's site. Omi's page lists 30-day returns. Read the policy before you buy. Bee also lists a second device, Bee Eclipse, that "will be available for $99.99" (not on sale on the page we read).

How to pick

• You want the closest thing to a pendant: Omi is the one on this list sold as a pendant you wear on a cord. Read its free-plan limits in the app before you rely on it.
• You want the lowest price: Bee Frontier at $74.99. The free plan only keeps 14 days, so plan on Bee Pro if you want a long history.
• You want a predictable monthly allowance: Plaud's pins come with 300 free minutes a month and clear paid tiers. See Plaud NotePin vs Note vs Note Pro.
• You were mostly recording calls and desk meetings: a phone-back recorder like Pocket or a Plaud card may fit better than a wearable. See Pocket pricing and Plaud Note vs Pocket.
• You don't want another device: your phone's free recorder may be enough. See free ways to transcribe audio.

Two-year cost math

Arithmetic on the listed prices above, one user, before tax and shipping. Not a measured result. Free plans differ a lot, so these totals aren't like-for-like: Bee Basic keeps 14 days of history, Plaud's Starter gives 300 transcription minutes a month, Omi lists 300 cloud minutes a month plus unlimited on-phone transcription, and Pocket lists unlimited standard-accuracy transcription with summaries kept 30 days.

How we got them: Bee $74.99 plus 2 x $99.99. Plaud NotePin + Pro bundle $248.99 plus a second year at $99.99; separately $159 plus 2 x $99.99. Pocket $129 plus 2 x $239.88. Omi $229 plus 24 x $29.99 for Omi Pro monthly ($719.76).

Privacy and consent

Recording laws: tell people first. Federal law and most states let you record a conversation you're part of. About 11 states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Washington, generally require everyone's consent, and a few states mix the rules. Oregon, for example, requires that everyone in an in-person conversation be told it's being recorded, while phone calls need one person's consent (RCFP guide, ORS 165.540). If people are in different states, the stricter law may apply. Rules outside the US differ too, and many employers, schools and clinics have their own policies. A meeting bot showing up in the participant list is a notice, not consent. The same goes for a "this call may be recorded" greeting: it may not tell people that an AI service is transcribing or summarizing the call, so name the AI note taker when you ask. This is general information, not legal advice. If you're unsure, ask a lawyer where you live.

A simple way to ask. Start recording first, so your announcement is captured on the recording (Washington law requires that). Then say:

"Quick heads-up: I'd like to record this and use an AI note taker to transcribe it, so I don't miss anything. The recording and notes are stored with [tool name]. Is everyone OK with that?"

Wait for a clear yes from each person. If anyone says no, stop and delete what you captured. For meetings with outside guests, also put a line in the invite: "This meeting may be recorded and transcribed by an AI note taker. Let me know beforehand if you'd prefer it isn't."

• Tell people. A wearable is quiet and easy to miss, so people won't know unless you say so. In all-party consent states, and for in-person talks in places like Oregon, recording without telling everyone can be a crime. Leaving a wearable on all day means it can pick up people who were never told. Turn it off between conversations you've announced, or tell people.
• Where the audio goes (vendor claims): Bee's page lists "On-device processing". Omi says it's open source and can run locally, and that it's "built to SOC 2 and HIPAA standards" (its trust page lists SOC 2 Type I, with Type II in progress). We found no BAA on Omi's pages, so don't assume it's set up for patient information. Pocket says data is encrypted, "never sold, never traded", and hosted in the US. Plaud's NotePin S page says your data isn't used to train AI models unless you opt in. Read each vendor's privacy page before you record anything sensitive.
• Health or legal work: A device isn't automatically covered by a BAA.

What we did and didn't do

We read Limitless's homepage and export help article, and the Bee, Omi, Plaud and Pocket product and pricing pages (plus Omi's, Plaud's and Pocket's public store data) on 2026-10-25. We didn't buy or wear any of these devices, so nothing here is about comfort, battery life, sound quality or transcript accuracy.

Sources (checked 2026-10-25)

• Limitless homepage and FAQ (acquisition, support, regions): https://www.limitless.ai/
• Limitless export help (dated 2026-09-09): https://help.limitless.ai/en/articles/13004987-how-to-download-your-limitless-transcripts-and-account-info
• Limitless account deletion help (linked from Limitless's homepage; not opened): https://help.limitless.ai/en/articles/13005203-how-to-delete-your-limitless-account-and-data
• Bee Frontier: https://bee.computer/products/frontier
• Bee Pro plans: https://bee.computer/bee-pro
• Bee Eclipse: https://bee.computer/products/eclipse
• Omi homepage and FAQ: https://www.omi.me/
• Omi store product data (device and plan prices; Omi device price re-checked 2026-10-27): https://www.omi.me/products.json
• Omi trust page (SOC 2 and HIPAA claims): https://omi.me/trust
• Omi privacy policy: https://www.omi.me/pages/privacy
• Plaud NotePin: https://www.plaud.ai/products/plaud-notepin
• Plaud NotePin S (in the box, training claim): https://www.plaud.ai/products/plaud-notepin-s
• Plaud store product data (prices, bundles, specs): https://www.plaud.ai/products.json
• Pocket homepage (device, plans, privacy claims): https://heypocket.com/
• Pocket store product data: https://heypocket.com/products.json
• RCFP recording guide: https://www.rcfp.org/introduction-to-reporters-recording-guide/
• Oregon ORS 165.540: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_165.540

Changes

• 2026-10-25: page first written. Limitless status and every price checked on the vendor pages in Sources.
• 2026-10-25: Review fixes. Omi's paid plan now named Pro, with its free-plan limits and 30-day returns from Omi's page; Omi's SOC 2 and HIPAA claim quoted in full with a no-BAA note; neutral intro; lowest-price label and regions caveat in the Quick answer; wearable line reworded; 2-year caveat names each free plan; Omi trust page and privacy policy added to Sources.
• 2026-10-26: standard consent block now adds that a "this call may be recorded" greeting may not tell people an AI service is transcribing or summarizing the call.
• 2026-10-27: Omi's list price on its store is now $229 (was $179); Quick answer, alternatives table and two-year math updated. Source: https://www.omi.me/products.json, checked 2026-10-27.