Lyra Review: An AI meeting platform that hosts its own calls

Most AI meeting tools bolt onto Zoom or Teams, creating summaries and action items after your call ends. Lyra takes a different approach, it replaces your video conferencing platform entirely, running AI analysis during the meeting itself.

The company calls itself “the final meeting platform,” promising to unify calls, documents, and follow-ups in one workspace. Instead of juggling Zoom, Google Docs, and whatever note-taking app you prefer, Lyra handles everything from hosting the video call to generating real-time insights.

How Lyra works differently

Built-in meeting infrastructure

Lyra doesn’t integrate with existing platforms, it is the platform. This lets them run an always-on AI agent throughout your call that generates live summaries, tracks engagement signals, and creates personalized materials as the conversation unfolds.

The centerpiece is what they call the AI Canvas, a visual workspace where the AI creates real-time summaries of current and past conversations. You can edit documents collaboratively without screen sharing, create action items as you talk, and access automatically transcribed calls.

Persistent context across meetings

Here’s where Lyra gets interesting: the AI doesn’t forget previous conversations. If you have ten meetings with the same client over several months, Lyra connects the dots and maintains context across all those interactions. Instead of starting fresh each time, it builds a continuous understanding of your relationship and ongoing projects.

Real-time follow-up generation

The platform automatically produces structured outputs and follow-up emails, reducing the typical back and forth that happens after sales calls. The AI acts as what Lyra calls a “copilot inside the room,” generating materials while you’re still talking.

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Hands-on experience

Registration is straightforward, and the interface feels deliberately simple. Inviting participants works smoothly, and the basic meeting controls cover everything you’d expect from a video platform.

The AI integration strikes a good balance, it is always present but never intrusive. It feels like having a silent teammate who is taking perfect notes without interrupting the flow of conversation.

The standout feature is definitely the persistent context. Rather than treating each meeting as an isolated event, Lyra builds a comprehensive understanding over time. If you reference something discussed three calls ago, the AI knows what you’re talking about.

The reality check: The AI Canvas, while visually impressive, feels more gimmicky than essential in practice. The persistent context is genuinely useful, but Lyra needs more ways to leverage that information beyond the canvas interface. The core video conferencing works fine, but the AI features alone may not be compelling enough to justify switching platforms entirely.

The real question: will teams actually switch?

Lyra faces the classic startup challenge, convincing businesses to abandon familiar tools for something better.

The good news is that people do switch when they see clear value. We have watched users migrate between AI models, social platforms, and productivity tools when the benefits are obvious enough.

The challenge is that Lyra targets businesses, not individual consumers. While Zoom and Teams aren’t perfect, they are established and familiar. Sending clients a Zoom link feels routine; sending a Lyra link requires explanation.

Businesses move more slowly than individual users, especially when it comes to tools that involve external participants. Your sales team might love Lyra’s features, but if prospects hesitate to click an unfamiliar meeting link, adoption becomes harder.

For Lyra to succeed, the contrast with existing tools needs to be stark enough that the switching costs become worthwhile. The persistent AI context is a genuine differentiator, but it needs to be part of a larger value proposition that clearly outweighs the friction of changing platforms.

Bottom line

Lyra has built something genuinely ambitious. Instead of adding AI features to existing meeting platforms, they have created a new platform designed around AI from the ground up.

Consider Lyra if:

• Your team has frequent client calls where context matters across sessions
• You are tired of juggling multiple tools for meetings, notes, and follow-ups
• Your organization is comfortable adopting newer tools

Stick with existing platforms if:

• Your clients or prospects are conservative about new technology
• Your current meeting workflow works well enough
• You need the broad compatibility that comes with Zoom or Teams

Lyra’s approach could pay off significantly if they can convince enough teams to make the switch. The persistent AI context and integrated workflow offer real advantages over bolt-on solutions. Whether that is enough to overcome the natural resistance to changing meeting platforms remains to be seen.

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