Otter pricing & review
Meeting transcription and notes.
Free plan: Live transcription for Zoom, Teams and Meet; AI chat; speaker identification; limit: 300 transcription minutes a month; 3 lifetime file imports (checked 2026-10-22) · Compare free plans
Is Otter worth it?
No cheaper checked option — Otter has the lowest checked price for meeting notes.
- Cheapest plan we checked
- $16.99/mo monthly · $8.33/mo paid yearly
- All plans we listed
- List prices: Pro $16.99/user/mo ($8.33/mo yearly); Business $30/user/mo ($19.99/mo yearly). Promotional (first-time subscribers): Pro $8.49/mo monthly or $4.17/mo yearly (save 50%); Business $24/user/mo for 3 months (20% off)
- Real free plan
- Yes — Basic: free forever
- ToolPick Best Value pick
- No
- Cheapest same-job alternative (meeting notes)
- Monthly: Fireflies $18/mo — $1.01/mo more · Billed yearly: Fireflies $10/mo — $1.67/mo more
- Best real-free alternative
- Fireflies — Free forever: $0
- What it does (main job first)
- meeting notes, transcription (see every tool that does it)
- Categories
- Audio, Productivity & Meetings
- Recent price change
- Changed, 2026-10-21: Otter's list prices are unchanged (Pro $16.99/user/mo, Business $30/user/mo). New: a first-time-subscriber offer, Pro at $8.49/mo monthly or $4.17/mo yearly (50% off) and Business at $24/user/mo for 3 months (20% off). Details
Prices checked 2026-10-19 on the official pricing page · Full cost calculator. Verdict rule, the same on every page: 1) we look for a tool that does the same main job (meeting notes) with a lower checked price on the same billing (monthly with monthly, yearly with yearly) and name the cheapest; 2) if there is none, we say so; 3) the Best Value label is shown separately and never replaces the price answer. No ratings or reviews.
Student & teacher offer: 20% off Otter Pro: $13.59/mo, or $6.67/mo billed $79.99 a year (students & teachers) — checked 2026-10-24 · All AI student discounts →
Looking for something else? See 2 Otter alternatives that do the same job →
Buying for a team? Otter Business: $30/seat monthly · $19.99/seat billed yearly (checked 2026-10-26), so a team of 5 pays $150/mo monthly. Team costs for your team size →
Refunds: Otter doesn't give refunds. Cancelling only stops the next charge. (checked 2026-10-27) Refund and cancel steps →
Trains on your data? Free & personal plans: trains by default. Team & business: unclear, see policy. (checked 2026-10-29) How to opt out →
Why trust this pick
- How we picked
- Picked from the tool's official pricing page and stated features, compared with other tools that do the same main job. Not hands-on tested by ToolPick.
- Price on 2026-10-19
- List prices: Pro $16.99/user/mo ($8.33/mo yearly); Business $30/user/mo ($19.99/mo yearly). Promotional (first-time subscribers): Pro $8.49/mo monthly or $4.17/mo yearly (save 50%); Business $24/user/mo for 3 months (20% off) (from the official pricing page)
- Price history
- Tracked since 2026-10-14; listed price changed on 2026-10-21, 2026-11-02; current price text confirmed on 2026-10-19.
- Money
- We earn nothing from this pick: no affiliate link, no sponsorship, no payment from the vendor.
- One real limitation
- Priced per seat, so the cost multiplies with team size.
Check the official pricing page · How we pick · Price changes log
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FAQ
How much does Otter cost?
Per its official pricing page (checked 2026-10-19): List prices: Pro $16.99/user/mo ($8.33/mo yearly); Business $30/user/mo ($19.99/mo yearly). Promotional (first-time subscribers): Pro $8.49/mo monthly or $4.17/mo yearly (save 50%); Business $24/user/mo for 3 months (20% off).
Does Otter have a free plan?
Basic: free forever (checked 2026-10-19).
Is there a cheaper alternative to Otter?
No cheaper checked option — Otter has the lowest checked price for meeting notes (ToolPick verdict from prices checked on official pricing pages).
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