Otter.ai

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Record, transcribe and summarize meetings, with action items and searchable AI chat

Freemiumotter.aiUpdated 20 Oct 2026

About Otter.ai

Otter.ai is an AI meeting assistant that records and transcribes conversations in real time and turns them into summaries, action items and searchable notes. It can join Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet calls as a notetaker bot, or record without a bot from its Mac and Windows desktop apps, a Chrome extension, the web and its iOS and Android apps. Transcripts identify speakers and are searchable by keyword, speaker and date.

Best for

Meeting transcription and summaries
Action item capture
Searching past conversations
Bot-free desktop recording
Meeting notes: Record team calls and share summaries and action items.
Sales calls: Capture call notes and sync next steps to Salesforce or HubSpot.
Lectures and study: Turn lectures into searchable transcripts and summaries.
Interviews: Transcribe journalist or recruiting interviews into searchable text.
Meeting knowledge search: Ask AI Chat about decisions made in earlier meetings.

Not ideal for

Image generation
Long meetings on the free plan (30-minute cap per conversation)

Popular with

Sales teams
Students and educators
Journalists and media teams
Recruiters
Business teams
Enterprise teams

Key features

Live transcription
Notetaker bot
Bot-free recording
AI summaries and action items
Otter AI Chat
Channels
File import
CRM sync
Otter MCP server

Pros and cons

Pros

Permanent free plan with 300 monthly transcription minutes
Works through a notetaker bot or bot-free via desktop apps and Chrome extension
Summaries, action items and AI Chat across past meetings
Apps for web, iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, rated 4.8 on the App Store from 86K ratings
Integrations with Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Slack and CRMs such as Salesforce and HubSpot

Cons

Free plan caps conversations at 30 minutes and file imports at 3 lifetime
Pro caps monthly transcription at 1,200 minutes and meetings at 90 minutes
Business costs $30 per user per month on monthly billing
API access, SSO and HIPAA add-on require the Enterprise plan
Transcription is limited to six listed languages

Pricing

Plans as listed by the vendor on 20 Oct 2026. Check their site for current prices.

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Basic

For those who want to give it a try

300 monthly transcription minutes
30 minutes per conversation
3 lifetime file imports
Live transcription
AI Chat
iOS and Android apps

Pro

Business

$30/user/mo

For medium-sized teams

Unlimited meetings and recordings
4 hours per meeting
Unlimited file imports
3 concurrent meetings
Custom AI workflows
Admin activity logs and usage analytics
Prioritized support

Enterprise

Custom/custom

For large teams and companies

Everything in Business
SSO and SCIM and Domain Capture
Otter API and Webhooks
Custom CRM and dialer integrations
HIPAA compliance add-on
Customer Success Program

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team.

8.4overall

Transcription Accuracy: 8.4
Meeting Summaries & Action Items: 8.5
Integrations: 8.3
Ease of Use: 9.0
Value for Money: 7.8

Platforms and integrations

Available on

Web
macOS
Windows
iOS
Android
Chrome Extension
API

Works with

Zoom
Microsoft Teams
Google Meet
Google Calendar
Slack
Salesforce
HubSpot
Zapier
Dropbox
Google Drive
Asana
ClickUp

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Release history

Aug 26, 2026
Otter.ai announced a 50% student discount for lecture notes, study guides and quizzes
Otter.ai announced a 50% student discount for lecture notes, study guides and quizzes.
Apr 28, 2026
TechCrunch reported a feature that lets users search across their enterprise tools
TechCrunch reported a feature that lets users search across their enterprise tools.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Otter.ai join Zoom, Teams and Google Meet meetings automatically?

Yes. After you connect a calendar, the Otter notetaker can join Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet meetings to transcribe and write notes. You can also record without a bot using the desktop apps or Chrome extension.

Is Otter.ai free?

Yes. The Basic plan is free and includes 300 transcription minutes per month, 30 minutes per conversation and 3 lifetime audio or video file imports. Pro costs $16.99 per user per month on monthly billing.

How long can a meeting be?

The limit is 30 minutes per conversation on Basic, 90 minutes on Pro, and 4 hours on Business and Enterprise.

Does Otter.ai have mobile and desktop apps?

Yes. There are iOS and Android apps, desktop apps for macOS 12.3 or later and Windows 10 or later, and a Chrome extension.

Does Otter.ai have an API?

The pricing page lists Otter API and Webhooks as an Enterprise feature. Otter also offers an MCP server for connecting AI chat tools to meeting data.

Which languages does it transcribe?

The pricing page lists AI transcription in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese.

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