Transcription Services
Updated 2026-05-13Otter.ai Review 2026
AI-powered meeting assistant and transcription service that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings in real-time. Popular for meeting transcription with features like speaker identification, action item detection, and team collaboration tools.
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Free tier: 300 mins/month, 30-min max per conversation
Free
$0
- 300 minutes/month
- 30-min per conversation
- 3 file uploads lifetime
- Basic features
Pro
$16.99/mo
- 1,200 minutes/month
- 90-min per conversation
- 10 imports/month
- Custom vocabulary
Business
$30/mo
- Unlimited in-app transcription minutes
- 6,000 minutes/month for imported files (per user)
- 4 hours per conversation
- Unlimited imports
- Join 3 concurrent meetings
- Admin controls
Enterprise
Custom
- SSO, SCIM, domain capture
- Otter API & webhooks
- HIPAA compliance (add-on)
- Custom integrations & security controls
Pros
- Real-time transcription during meetings
- Excellent meeting integration (Zoom, Teams)
- Action item detection and summaries
- Team collaboration features
- Mobile app for on-the-go recording
Cons
- Hard minute caps with no overage option
- Limited to 6 languages
- No API access on lower tiers
- Primarily designed for meetings, not podcasts
Best For
- Business meetings and interviews
- Teams needing collaborative transcription
- Real-time transcription needs
- Zoom and Teams users
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