Otter.ai
An AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real-time, making meetings more productive and accessible.
Price: Freemium
Description
Otter.ai is an intelligent meeting assistant that leverages AI to provide real-time transcription, speaker identification, and automated summaries for spoken conversations. It can integrate with popular conferencing platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, or transcribe audio from uploaded files and live recordings. Otter.ai is an indispensable tool for students, professionals, journalists, and teams who need to capture, remember, and share important information from meetings, lectures, and interviews. Its core value lies in freeing participants from note-taking, allowing them to fully engage in discussions, and then providing searchable, shareable transcripts and concise summaries that save significant time in follow-up.
How to Use
1.Sign up for an Otter.ai account.
2.Connect Otter to your calendar or conferencing platform (e.g., Zoom, Google Meet).
3.Start a live recording during a meeting or upload an audio/video file.
4.Otter.ai will transcribe the conversation in real-time, identifying speakers.
5.Review the transcript, highlight key points, add comments, and generate an AI summary.
Use Cases
Transcribing virtual meetingsSummarizing lectures and webinarsRecording and documenting interviewsTeam collaboration and knowledge sharingCreating meeting minutes automatically
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Provides highly accurate real-time transcription.
- Integrates seamlessly with popular virtual meeting platforms.
- Automatically identifies different speakers.
- Generates AI-powered summaries and action items.
- Offers a generous free plan for individual use.
Cons
- Accuracy can decrease with poor audio quality, heavy accents, or multiple speakers talking simultaneously.
- The free plan has significant limitations on transcription minutes.
- Some advanced features like custom vocabulary are reserved for higher tiers.
Pricing
Basic Plan (Free): 30 minutes per conversation, up to 30 minutes/month total
Limited features, no custom vocabulary
Pro Plan (Monthly): $16.99/month
Includes 90 minutes per conversation, up to 1,200 minutes/month total
Custom vocabulary, 5 imported audio/video files
Pro Plan (Annual): $8.33/month (billed annually at $99.96)
Includes 90 minutes per conversation, up to 1,200 minutes/month total
Custom vocabulary, 5 imported audio/video files
Business Plan (Monthly): $30/user/month
Includes 4 hours per conversation, up to 6,000 minutes/month total
Team collaboration, priority support, admin features, 10 imported audio/video files
Business Plan (Annual): $20/user/month (billed annually at $240/user)
Includes 4 hours per conversation, up to 6,000 minutes/month total
Team collaboration, priority support, admin features, 10 imported audio/video files
Enterprise Plan: Custom pricing
Advanced security, dedicated support, custom integrations, centralized billing
Usage limits/quotas: Transcription minutes per conversation and per month vary by plan
Number of imported files also limited
Free trial: A free basic plan is available
Refund policy: Typically no refunds for monthly subscriptions, but cancellation is possible
Annual plans might have specific refund windows.
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