Otter.ai review

Otter.ai remains a solid pick for live transcription. Its assistant joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, writes notes and shows live captions, and the apps run on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome. The free Basic plan includes 300 transcription minutes a month, AI Chat across meetings, speaker identification, AI meeting workflows and an MCP server, with only 3 lifetime file imports. Pro costs $8.33 per user per month on annual billing or $16.99 monthly and adds 1,200 minutes, meetings up to 90 minutes, advanced templates, unlimited storage, team vocabulary and Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier integrations. Business at $19.99 annually removes the meeting cap, allows 4 hour meetings and joins 3 meetings at once. Transcription supports English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese. The limits are the narrow language list and the minute caps on Pro, which longer meetings or heavy users will hit.

Who it is for

Students, journalists and individuals who want live transcription and a low-cost annual plan.

Price

Free Basic plan with 300 minutes a month; Pro $8.33 per user per month billed annually or $16.99 monthly.

Pro $8.33 user/month Buy now
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Live transcription and captions for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams
• Transcription in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese
• AI Chat within and across meetings, plus AI meeting workflows
• Automatic sync of Zoom cloud recordings and Dropbox files
• Otter MCP server on every plan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Pro costs $8.33 per user on annual billing
• Strength: Free plan includes 300 transcription minutes a month
• Strength: Live notes and captions during the meeting
• Weakness: Pro caps meetings at 90 minutes and 1,200 minutes a month
• Weakness: Transcription covers 6 languages, fewer than most rivals here
• Weakness: Free plan allows only 3 lifetime file imports

Key facts

• Plans: Basic, Pro, Business, Enterprise
• Languages: 6 transcription languages
• Pro limits: 1,200 minutes a month, 90 minutes per meeting

Where it ranks

Otter.ai is No. 4 in our Best AI Meeting Assistants verdict.