🆓 Otter.ai Free Plan Features
What You Get for FREE:
📝 Core Features
- • 600 minutes of transcription/month
- • Real-time meeting transcription
- • Speaker identification (knows who spoke)
- • 3 audio imports per month
- • Basic search through transcripts
🔗 Integrations
- • Zoom integration
- • Microsoft Teams integration
- • Google Meet integration
- • Mobile app (iOS & Android)
- • Web access from any browser
📊 Free vs Paid Plans Comparison
| Feature | Basic (Free) | Pro ($10/mo) | Business ($20/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Minutes | 600 minutes | 6,000 minutes | Unlimited |
| AI Summaries | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Advanced Search | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Audio Imports | 3/month | 10/month | Unlimited |
| Team Management | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
🚧 Free Plan Limitations
What You WON'T Get on Free:
❌ Missing Features
- • No AI-generated summaries
- • No action item extraction
- • Limited search capabilities
- • No custom vocabulary
- • No team collaboration tools
⏰ Usage Limits
- • Only 600 minutes per month
- • Only 3 audio file imports
- • 40 minutes max per recording
- • Limited storage time
- • No priority support
🤔 Should You Upgrade?
✅ Stick with FREE if:
- • You have less than 15 hours of meetings/month
- • You only need basic transcription
- • You're a solo user or student
- • You can manually extract action items
💰 Upgrade to PAID if:
- • You need AI summaries and action items
- • You exceed 600 minutes/month
- • You want advanced search features
- • You need team collaboration tools
💡 Free Alternatives to Consider
🎯 How to Maximize Free Plan
Pro Tips for Free Users:
- 1. Monitor usage - Check remaining minutes in settings
- 2. Prioritize important meetings - Record only key discussions
- 3. Use 1.5x playback - Review recordings faster
- 4. Download transcripts - Export before storage limits
- 5. Import audio files - Use your 3 monthly uploads wisely
- 6. Set up shortcuts - Use highlights and bookmarks for quick access