Otter.ai

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Free tier (300 min/mo), Pro $16.99/mo or $8.33/mo billed yearly

AI transcription for meetings and conversations

Otter.ai transcribes your meetings in real-time. Founded by Sam Liang (ex-Google location services lead). Hit $100M ARR without a single sales rep: grew purely through word of mouth from journalists who loved the free tier. Great for anyone who needs meeting notes without manual typing.

Best for Founders who want transcripts and summaries of client calls and meetings

Plans

Otter.ai plans
PlanPriceIncludes
Basic$0300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation
Pro$16.99/user/mo$8.33 billed yearly; 1,200 minutes a month, 90 minutes per conversation
Business$30/user/mo$19.99 billed yearly; unlimited meetings, 4 hours per conversation

Prices checked on the vendor's page

Pros

  • Free tier includes 300 minutes/month of transcription
  • Real-time transcription during live meetings, not just post-recording
  • Speaker identification labels who said what without manual tagging

Cons

  • Accuracy drops significantly with poor audio quality or accents
  • English-only for most features, limited non-English support

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