Otter.ai
About
Otter.ai is an AI transcription and meeting assistant founded in 2016 in Mountain View, California, originally under the name AISense. It became one of the best-known tools for live meeting transcription.
Professionals, students and teams use Otter to transcribe meetings, lectures and interviews, generate summaries and action items, and search past conversations. Its assistant can join Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls automatically.
As of October 2026, Otter has a free Basic plan with 300 monthly minutes, Pro at $16.99 a month or $8.33 a month billed annually with 1,200 minutes, Business at $30 per user per month or $19.99 billed annually, and Enterprise pricing.
Features and integrations
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Live Transcription: Transcribes conversations in real time with speaker identification.
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Otter Meeting Agent: Automatically joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings to record and take notes.
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AI Summaries and Action Items: Generates meeting summaries and lists of tasks after each call.
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AI Chat: Ask questions about past meetings and get answers from your transcripts.
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File Import: Upload recorded audio and video files for transcription.
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Integrations: Connects with calendars, Slack, Salesforce and other tools to share notes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Accurate live transcription: Otter is reliable for English meetings and lectures.
- Automatic meeting notes: Summaries and action items save follow-up time.
- Free plan available: Light users can transcribe without paying.
- Cheap on annual billing: Pro is affordable when paid yearly.
Cons
- Minute limits: Plans cap transcription minutes and conversation length.
- Monthly billing costs double: Pro is much cheaper only with an annual plan.
- Privacy considerations: Automatic bots joining meetings require participants' awareness and consent.
Founder
Sam Liang
Founder, Otter.ai
Sam Liang is the co-founder and CEO of Otter.ai, which he started in 2016 with Yun Fu. Liang previously worked at Google on location services for Google Maps.
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Last updated October 3, 2026