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Otter.ai

Meeting assistant that joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet or records on desktop and phone, then transcribes, summarizes and answers questions about meetings.

Free plan
Verified free plan
Paid from
Not yet confirmed
Known for
Live transcription, Otter AI Chat, Channels
Your data
Privacy policy says Otter trains its own AI on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions.
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What makes Otter.ai different

Meeting notetaker with live transcripts, AI chat and shared channels.

  1. 01

    Live transcription

    Shows the transcript while people are still talking, with speaker names, in several languages.

    Use it for: Following a fast meeting or lecture as it happens.

    How to start

    1. Record from the Otter web, desktop or mobile app, or connect your calendar so Otter joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet
    2. Watch the transcript appear as people speak
    No plan limit statedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

  2. 02

    Otter AI Chat

    Answers questions about one meeting or across all your meetings, and drafts follow-ups and reports.

    Use it for: Finding what was decided on a topic across a month of calls.

    How to start

    1. Sign up at otter.ai (Start for free) and record or import a meeting
    2. Open Otter AI Chat and ask about that meeting or across your meetings
    No plan limit statedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

  3. 03

    Channels

    Groups meetings by team, project or topic in one shared space where members find and discuss recordings.

    Use it for: Keeping every call for one client or project in one place.

    How to start

    1. Share a conversation to a private channel, or to the General channel for the whole team
    2. Open the channel to find the recordings and collaborate on them
    No plan limit statedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

  4. 04

    SDR Agent

    An AI agent on your website that talks with visitors, gives live product demos, qualifies them and books meetings.

    Use it for: Handling inbound website leads outside sales hours.

    How to start

    1. Open the SDR Agent page on otter.ai and click Schedule demo
    On Offered separately via Schedule demo (not part of the Basic/Pro/Business/Enterprise lists)otter.aichecked 2026-10-11

  5. 05

    Otter MCP server

    Lets ChatGPT, Claude and other AI chat tools search your Otter transcripts, summaries and action items.

    Use it for: Drafting a recap in Claude from what was actually said.

    How to start

    1. Connect Otter to Claude or ChatGPT through Otter's MCP server (setup guide is in the Otter Help Center)
    2. Sign in to Otter to approve access (OAuth), then ask about your meetings in the chat
    No plan limit statedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

Limits

How much you can really use it, in the official pages' own words. Limits change often; check the date on each answer.

Free plan limitsWhat the free plan stops you doing: minutes, credits, meetings or features.
  • 300 transcription minutes per month. 30 minutes maximum per conversation. Only the 25 most recent conversations kept in history. 20 AI Chat queries per month (3 per conversation); 3 file imports per lifetimeotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

    Basic plan

Privacy and your data

What happens to what you type, upload or make, from the provider's privacy and terms pages. Business plans often differ; the plan is named under each answer.

Used to train AIWhether what you type, upload or record is used to train or improve the provider's models by default.
  • Privacy policy says Otter trains its own AI on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions.otter.aichecked 2026-10-11

Cost

Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.
  • Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

    Basic plan

Plans

  • Basic

    Free plan

    • $0.00 / month

  • Pro

    Paid, individual

    Amount not confirmed. See official pricing

  • Business

    Team

    • $30.00 / month

    Minimum seats: not confirmed, so no total price is calculated.

  • Enterprise

    Enterprise

    Amount not confirmed. See official pricing
All features7 questions, each with its source and the date we checked it

Input and output

Meetings it coversZoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, in-person or phone calls, as officially listed.
  • Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, In-person, Phone callsotter.ai +2checked 2026-10-11
No bot in the callTakes notes without a bot joining the meeting, for example by recording on your device.
  • Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Summaries and action itemsWrites a summary and the agreed next steps after the meeting.
  • Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

LanguagesLanguages it transcribes or speaks, as stated.
  • English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (6 languages)otter.aichecked 2026-10-11

Workflow

PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.
  • Desktop app, Mobile app, Webotter.ai +1checked 2026-10-11
Ask across meetingsAnswer questions using many past meetings at once.
  • Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Sends notes toApps it sends notes to, such as Slack, Notion or a CRM.
  • Slack, Salesforce, Claude, Google Drive, Notionotter.ai +1checked 2026-10-11
  • Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapierotter.aichecked 2026-10-11

    Plans: Pro, Business, Enterprise

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