Google Meet

Range: 2-500 active Effective: Mar 9, 2017 Official source Pricing page

Free: $0/mo 60-min meetings, 100 participants Business Starter: $7/user/mo 24-hr meetings, 100 participants Business Standard: $14/user/mo 150 participants, recording Business Plus: $22/user/mo 500 participants, attendance tracking

Features Covered

Video Conferencing Screen Sharing Breakout Rooms Recording and Transcription Chat and Messaging Polling and Q&A Virtual Backgrounds Integrated AI Note-Taker

Timeline

Milestone	Date	Notes
Launch as Hangouts Meet	Mar 9, 2017	Enterprise video conferencing for G Suite
Rebranded to Google Meet	Apr 29, 2020	Made free for all users during the pandemic
Google Hangouts retired	Nov 1, 2022	All users migrated to Google Meet and Chat
Gemini integration	Jun 1, 2024	AI-powered meeting notes and summaries

Provisions (8)

Video Conferencing

Implements: Video Conferencing active Effective: Mar 9, 2017

"Google Meet leverages Google's global infrastructure for low-latency video delivery across regions."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Participant limit	Up to 500 participants (Enterprise)
Video quality	Up to 720p standard, 1080p on some plans
Tiled layout	Auto-adjusting grid view

Sources: Google Meet Features

Screen Sharing

Implements: Screen Sharing active Effective: Mar 9, 2017

"Google Meet's Chrome tab sharing with audio is particularly well-suited for sharing video content in presentations."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Sharing options	Entire screen, window, or Chrome tab
Tab audio	Audio sharing when presenting a Chrome tab
Co-presenting	Multiple participants can present sequentially

Sources: Google Meet Sharing

Breakout Rooms

Implements: Breakout Rooms active Effective: Mar 1, 2021

"Google Meet supports up to 100 breakout rooms, the highest count among the major platforms."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Room count	Up to 100 breakout rooms
Assignment	Automatic shuffle or manual assignment
Timer	Configurable timer for breakout sessions

Sources: Meet Breakout Rooms

Recording and Transcription

Implements: Recording active Effective: Mar 9, 2017

"Meet recordings and transcripts are automatically saved to the organizer's Google Drive for easy sharing."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Cloud recording	Saved to Google Drive automatically
Transcription	Automatic transcripts saved alongside recordings
Live captions	Real-time captions in multiple languages

Sources: Meet Recording

Chat and Messaging

Implements: Chat Messaging active Effective: Mar 9, 2017

"Google Chat Spaces provide persistent team collaboration alongside Meet, integrated into the Workspace ecosystem."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
In-meeting chat	Text chat during live meetings
Google Chat	Persistent team messaging via Google Chat (separate app)
Spaces	Team collaboration spaces with topics and file sharing

Sources: Google Chat

Polling and Q&A

Implements: Polling active Effective: Jun 1, 2021

"Meet's Q&A feature allows attendees to upvote questions, helping organizers prioritize audience inquiries."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Polls	Multiple choice polls during meetings
Q&A	Structured Q&A with upvoting
Results	Real-time results visible to host and participants

Sources: Meet Polls and Q&A

Virtual Backgrounds

Implements: Virtual Backgrounds active Effective: Sep 1, 2020

"Google Meet added virtual backgrounds during the pandemic-driven remote work surge in late 2020."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Background images	Upload custom or choose from built-in library
Background blur	Slight and full blur options
Video backgrounds	Animated background support

Sources: Meet Backgrounds

Integrated AI Note-Taker

Implements: Ai Notetaker active Effective: Jun 1, 2024

"Google Meet's Gemini integration auto-generates notes in Google Docs, tightly coupled with the Workspace ecosystem."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Take notes for me	AI-generated meeting notes shared via Google Docs
Summary emails	Automatic summary emailed to attendees who missed the meeting

Sources: Google Meet