There are differences in how you can create, join, and participate in video meetings in Hangouts Meet and video calls from classic Chat.
| Meet | Video calls from classic Chat | |
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Number of meeting participants |
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Up to 25 |
| Platforms supported |
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| Join a video meeting |
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| Send chat messages in video meetings | Through browser and mobile app | Web only |
| Present documents or entire screen | Present your entire screen or a specific window in a meeting | Present your entire screen or a specific window in a meeting |
| External participants | Give video meeting access to any participant using a single shared link | Access to video calls is managed through a combination of Calendar permissions and invitations. |
| Dial in from a phone |
G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Enterprise for Education editions support international numbers |
Participants cannot dial in to a video meeting |
| Dial out to a phone number | Calls supported from most countries to the U.S. and Canada | Free calls to and from U.S. and Canada |
| Record a meeting |
Requires G Suite Enterprise or G Suite Enterprise for Education edition |
Recording not available |
| Reporting API | More than 50 different reporting metrics | 17 different reporting metrics |
| View presentations on mobile | High-resolution content and pinch-to-zoom on mobile app | Low-resolution content |
| Meeting URLs | Unique meeting URLs | Modifiable meeting URLs |
