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Otter.ai
Transcripts you can play back
Enki editor score
Great
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Overview
Otter.ai is transcription first. Its notetaker joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet to transcribe, summarize and share notes, and its desktop app can record without a bot on Zoom, Meet, Slack huddles and in person. Unlike note-only tools it keeps the audio, so you can play back any moment, and you can import audio and video files. It runs on the web, iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, with Salesforce and HubSpot on paid plans.
Enki verdict
The pick if you need real transcripts and recordings rather than just notes, and the annual Pro price is low; the free plan is tight.
Key features
Live transcription
Speaker-labelled transcripts you can play back word by word.
Notetaker
Joins Zoom, Teams and Meet to take and share notes.
AI chat and summaries
Summaries and answers across your meetings.
Pros & cons
What we like
- Keeps audio for playback and imports files
- Generous free minutes
- Bot or no-bot recording
Worth noting
- Free plan caps conversations at 30 minutes and keeps only 25
- Trains its own models on de-identified data by default
- Fees are non-refundable
Otter.ai pricing
Is Otter.ai free?
Yes. Otter's Basic plan gives 300 transcription minutes a month, capped at 30 minutes per conversation.
- 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation
- Only your 25 most recent conversations
- 3 file imports in total
- 20 AI chat questions a month
Pro
$8.33/user/mo
billed annually; $16.99 monthly
- 1,200 minutes a month, up to 90 minutes a meeting
- 10 file imports a month
- Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier
Business
$19.99/user/mo
billed annually; $30 monthly
- Unlimited meetings, up to 4 hours each
- 3 meetings at once
- 200 AI chat questions a month
Enterprise
Custom
- SSO and SCIM
- HIPAA as an add-on
Price history
- Checked against otter.ai/pricing (US): Basic free; Pro $8.33 billed annually or $16.99 monthly; Business $19.99 annually or $30 monthly.
Source: Otter.ai's official pricing, checked Oct 1, 2026. Prices can change; confirm at checkout.
Otter.ai FAQ
- Is Otter.ai free?
- Yes. The Basic plan gives 300 transcription minutes a month, up to 30 minutes per conversation, and keeps your 25 most recent conversations.
- How much does Otter.ai cost?
- Pro is $8.33 per user a month billed annually or $16.99 monthly. Business is $19.99 per user a month billed annually or $30 monthly. Students get 20% off Pro with a .edu email.
- Can Otter record without a bot?
- Yes, with its Mac and Windows desktop app, which records without a bot on Zoom, Google Meet, Slack huddles and in person. Its notetaker bot covers Zoom, Teams and Meet.
- Does Otter have a free trial?
- Yes, a 7-day trial of the Business plan. Otter's terms say paid fees are non-refundable.
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