granola-cost-tuning

# Granola Cost Tuning

## Overview
Optimize Granola costs by selecting the right plan and maximizing usage efficiency.

## Plan Comparison

### Current Pricing (as of 2025)
| Plan | Price | Best For |
|------|-------|----------|
| Free | $0/month | Trying Granola, < 10 meetings/month |
| Pro | $10/month | Individual professionals |
| Business | $25/user/month | Teams with admin needs |
| Enterprise | Custom | Large organizations |

### Feature Comparison
| Feature | Free | Pro | Business |
|---------|------|-----|----------|
| Meetings/month | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Duration limit | 60 min | 4 hours | 8 hours |
| Storage | 5 GB | 50 GB | 200 GB |
| Integrations | 2 | All | All + SSO |
| Templates | Basic | Custom | Team library |
| Support | Community | Email | Priority |

## Cost-Benefit Analysis

### ROI Calculator
```markdown
## Calculate Your ROI

Time Saved per Meeting:
- Manual note-taking: 15-30 min/meeting
- With Granola: 0-5 min/meeting
- Time saved: ~20 min/meeting

Monthly Calculation:
Meetings per month: [20]
Time saved: 20 * 20 min = 400 min = 6.7 hours
Hourly rate: [$50]
Value of time saved: 6.7 * $50 = $333

Cost of Granola Pro: $10/month
ROI: ($333 - $10) / $10 = 3,230%

Break-even: 0.6 meetings/month
```

### Team ROI
```markdown
## Team Calculation

Team Size: 10 people
Avg meetings/person: 20/month
Time saved/meeting: 20 min
Total time saved: 10 * 20 * 20 = 4,000 min = 66.7 hours

Blended hourly rate: $75
Value: 66.7 * $75 = $5,000/month

Business plan cost: 10 * $25 = $250/month
ROI: ($5,000 - $250) / $250 = 1,900%
```

## Optimization Strategies

### Strategy 1: Right-Size Your Plan
```markdown
## Plan Selection Matrix

< 10 meetings/month:
→ Stay on Free

10-30 meetings/month (individual):
→ Pro ($10/month)

Team of 2-10:
→ Business ($25/user)
→ Consider: 2 Pro accounts if no admin needs

Team of 10+:
→ Business or Enterprise
→ Contact sales for volume discount
```

### Strategy 2: Optimize Meeting Recording
```markdown
## Selective Rec