What Does Otter.ai Actually Do?
Core Features
- • Real-time transcription with 99%+ accuracy
- • Speaker identification - knows who said what
- • AI meeting summaries with key points and action items
- • Searchable transcripts - find any conversation instantly
- • Platform integrations - Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Slack
How It Works
- 1. Connect Otter to your meeting platform (Zoom, Teams, etc.)
- 2. Join meetings - Otter automatically records & transcribes
- 3. Get summaries - AI extracts key points, decisions, action items
- 4. Share & search - Access transcripts anywhere, anytime
Otter.ai Pricing Plans
Basic (Free)
$0/month
- • 600 minutes/month
- • 3 imports
- • Basic transcription
Pro
$10/month
- • 6,000 minutes/month
- • AI summaries
- • Advanced search
Business
$20/month
- • Unlimited minutes
- • Team management
- • Custom vocabulary
Pros & Cons of Otter.ai
Pros
- • Excellent transcription accuracy (99%+)
- • Generous free plan (600 minutes)
- • Works with all major platforms
- • Real-time collaboration features
- • Mobile app available
Cons
- • Limited languages (English-focused)
- • No advanced CRM integrations
- • Basic meeting analytics
- • Can struggle with heavy accents
- • Storage limits on free plan
Who Should Use Otter.ai?
Perfect For:
- • Small to medium teams needing reliable transcription
- • Remote workers with lots of video calls
- • Students and researchers recording interviews/lectures
- • Content creators needing podcast/video transcripts