Otter.ai

Real-time AI transcription and meeting notes that join Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams and generate summaries instantly.

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About Otter.ai

Otter.ai is the original AI meeting note-taker, used by millions of professionals and students for live transcription, summaries, and action items. OtterPilot joins Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls, captures speakers and slides, and produces a clean post-meeting summary plus an interactive transcript. The free Basic plan covers 300 minutes/month with 30-minute conversation caps, Pro adds 1,200 minutes and 90-minute conversations at $16.99/mo (or $8.33/mo annual), and Business unlocks unlimited meetings plus OtterPilot for Sales features.

Key Features

Live transcription on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams
OtterPilot auto-joins meetings and captures slides
AI-generated summaries, action items, and topic outlines
Searchable, speaker-tagged transcripts
Otter Chat: chat with your meeting history
Mobile recording with real-time transcription
OtterPilot for Sales add-on for revenue teams
Generous free plan for solo users

Use Cases

Transcribe every meeting and lecture in real time
Generate concise summaries and action items post-call
Search 'what did the CEO say about Q3?' across your history
Record live interviews on mobile
Run OtterPilot for Sales for discovery and demo capture
Caption Zoom calls live for accessibility

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Best-known transcription brand with strong accuracy
  • Free plan covers solo students and casual users
  • Tight Zoom/Meet/Teams integration
  • Clean mobile experience for live transcription

Cons

  • 30-minute conversation cap on Free is restrictive
  • Pro caps at 1,200 minutes — heavy users hit walls
  • OtterPilot's automatic joining can surprise meeting hosts
  • AI summary depth lags behind some 2026 competitors