Otter.ai

What it does.

Otter.ai is a meeting transcription and note-taking service with recording, speaker identification, summaries and questions across meeting content. Its pricing page describes support for common meeting platforms and different limits for live recording and imported files. The supplied spending rank is vendor-level evidence; it does not establish which Otter plan, add-on or product generated that spending.

Fits teams and individuals who have permission to record and need a searchable record of decisions and discussions.

A searchable record and synchronized playback can reduce the effort needed to revisit a discussion and check an uncertain note.

This ranked name identifies a vendor. Its products and billing plans are described separately; a vendor-level spend rank is not a product ranking.

• Observed U.S. consumer-card spend: #14 · edition 7 · 2026-08 (article context; chart does not print a month) · United States · source label: Otter.ai · vendor scope · No volume is supplied. Rank does not measure quality or suitability. U.S. consumer-card panel spending, not global revenue. August comes from article context; chart month is absent. Vendor scope does not isolate an individual app or its AI features. · Method and source

Understand the bill.

Pricing status: published · checked 2026-10-05

Model: Free Basic plus recurring per-user Pro and Business plans; Enterprise and some capabilities require separate arrangements.

Us price: Verified public USD Pro price: $16.99/user/month on monthly billing. Annual and regional promotional offers are separate; confirm the final U.S. checkout total.

Url: https://otter.ai/pricing

Product functions, standard USD Pro pricing and plan distinctions ↗

Know the boundaries.

• Transcription may mishear names, numbers or accents. Summaries can omit objections or assign the wrong owner; imported-file and meeting limits differ.

Privacy and data handling

Privacy evidence dated 2026-10-05

Cautions: Obtain recording permission and follow workplace rules. Review auto-join, auto-sharing, retention and access settings before inviting a notetaker to sensitive meetings.

Privacy url: https://otter.ai/privacy-policy

Terms url: https://otter.ai/terms-of-service

Product functions, standard USD Pro pricing and plan distinctions ↗ Privacy and data policy ↗ Service terms ↗

IndustryNext / Practical work

IndustryNext: a bounded work scenario

IndustryNext: transcribe a consented project review, then have participants verify decisions, owners and due dates before the summary becomes an operational task list.

UES / Independent learning

UES: try an independent learning exercise

1. UES independent-learning exercise: record yourself explaining a public concept for two minutes. Correct the transcript manually and compare your intended meaning with the generated summary.

Independent learning activities; no accreditation or academic credit is implied.