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Otter.ai

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Transcribe meetings, search conversations, and automate summaries and follow-ups.

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Verified Nov 2, 2026

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What is Otter.ai?

Otter.ai is an AI meeting assistant that records conversations, produces live transcripts, and turns discussions into summaries, decisions, and action items. It can automatically join Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet calls, or record directly from a browser, mobile device, or Mac and Windows desktop app. Desktop recording also supports meetings without a bot joining the call.

Users can search past conversations and ask Otter AI Chat questions across meetings and connected apps. Shared Channels organize recordings by team, project, or topic, while collaborative editing and speaker tags help teams refine their notes. Additional capabilities include pre-call briefings, live coaching, automated follow-ups, and sending meeting insights to CRM and project-management tools.

Otter supports sales calls, lectures, interviews, and recruiting conversations. Its free plan includes 300 monthly transcription minutes, with limits on conversation length, file imports, and chat queries. Paid plans increase these allowances and add collaboration features, while Enterprise includes API access, webhooks, and additional security controls. An MCP server lets compatible AI assistants access meeting knowledge.

What can Otter.ai do?

  • Live transcription

    Capture spoken conversations with speaker identification in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese.

  • Summaries and action items

    Turn meeting discussions into summaries, decisions, outlines, and assigned next steps.

  • Searchable meeting chat

    Ask questions across meetings and connected apps to find information and draft reports or follow-ups.

  • Flexible recording

    Send a notetaker to online meetings or record directly through desktop, browser, and mobile apps.

  • Briefings and live coaching

    Prepare with prior discussion summaries and receive in-call prompts based on conversation history and company playbooks.

  • Connected meeting workflows

    Send transcripts, insights, and action items to tools including Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Notion, Jira, and Asana.

Who is Otter.ai for?

Sales teams
Capture customer calls, receive live coaching, and send deal insights and next steps to a CRM.
Students and educators
Turn lectures, discussions, and study sessions into searchable transcripts and summaries.
Media professionals
Transcribe interviews and production meetings to find quotes and prepare draft-ready notes.
Recruiting teams
Capture interviews and organize conversations into structured, shareable candidate insights.

How much is Otter.ai?

Official pricing

  • Basic

    Free

  • Pro

    $99.96/yr

  • Business

    $239.88/yr

  • Enterprise

    See website

  • SDR Agent

    See website

  • Otter Pro Annual — Student & Teacher

    $79.99/yr

  • Otter Pro Monthly — Student & Teacher

    $13.59/mo

Free plan: Basic includes 300 transcription minutes monthly, 30-minute conversations, and three lifetime file imports.

Frequently asked questions

What does the free plan include?

Basic includes 300 transcription minutes per month, a 30-minute limit per conversation, and three lifetime audio or video file imports. It also includes 20 AI Chat queries per user per month, limited to three per conversation.

Which meeting platforms does Otter support?

Otter can automatically join Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet meetings. It also supports direct recording through web, desktop, and mobile apps.

Can Otter record without a meeting bot?

Yes. The Mac and Windows desktop apps can record conversations without a bot joining the call.

Can other AI assistants access Otter meetings?

Otter provides an MCP server that lets compatible assistants, including ChatGPT and Claude, access meeting knowledge. Enterprise also includes the Otter API and webhooks.

Are student and teacher discounts available?

Individual students and teachers with a .edu email address can receive 20% off Pro. Discounted pricing is $13.59 monthly or $79.99 billed annually.

What security options are available?

Otter includes TLS encryption, AES-256 encryption for real-time content, and two-factor authentication. Enterprise adds controls such as custom data retention, SSO, and SCIM; SSO and SCIM require a minimum 100-user license, and HIPAA compliance is an add-on.

Otter.ai alternatives

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  1. 1Fireflies.aiRecord, transcribe, summarize, and search meetings with AI.
  2. 2BluedotRecord meetings without a bot, then turn them into transcripts, notes, and follow-ups.
  3. 3FathomAI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings.
  4. 4GranolaTurn meeting conversations and rough notes into summaries, actions, and searchable memory.
  5. 5Read AICapture meeting notes, track action items, and search across workplace conversations.

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