Meeting.ai vs Otter.ai
We give Meeting.ai a 3.0 GPA and Otter.ai a 3.6, out of 4.0. Otter.ai grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Meeting.ai
Meeting recorder with an agent that drafts decks and documents
Otter.ai
Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAMeeting.aiVery good | 3.6GPAOtter.aiExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CIntern, the cheapest plan, is $30 a month or $270 a year, when this category typically starts near $10. It brings 3,000 Coins a month, about 25 hours of in-person meetings or 16 hours of online ones, and decks, documents and every revision come out of the same Coins. | BPro is $8.33 a month if you pay for the year, a little under what meeting notetakers usually start at. Pay monthly and it's $16.99, about double. And Pro is still metered, at 1,200 minutes a month and 90 minutes a meeting. Unlimited meetings wait for Business at $19.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan: a workspace with no subscription and no Coins is locked until you pick a plan. Eligible accounts are offered a free trial at the Stripe checkout, but its length isn't stated, and nothing on record says whether it needs a card. | BBasic gives you 300 transcription minutes a month for nothing. But a conversation stops at 30 minutes, you get 3 file imports ever, and only your 25 most recent conversations stay open. Fine for short calls, tight for anything longer. |
| Features | AA bot records Zoom, Meet and Teams, and the browser or phone app records a room. Each meeting gets a transcript, a summary with action items and a one-page Visual Note. Then the agent drafts decks, documents, spreadsheets and research briefs from what was said. | ALive transcription with the speakers labelled, a summary of every conversation on every plan, and AI Chat for asking what was said. The notetaker joins Zoom, Teams and Meet from your calendar, or the desktop app records with no bot in the call. |
| Ease of use | BPaste a meeting link or pick an event from your calendar and the bot joins. The part to learn is Coins, since long meetings and long decks use more. There's no rating on record, so a B. | A4.8 from about 83,000 App Store ratings. Connect your calendar and the notetaker turns up to your meetings by itself. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iPhone and Android, with Google and Outlook calendars and a hosted MCP server that connects Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor to your meetings. There's a CLI too. No desktop app is listed. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack and Notion, and with Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier from Pro. An MCP server is on every plan, though the API and webhooks are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | turning meetings into decks and documents | reading the transcript while the meeting's on |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Meeting.ai and Otter.ai. How we grade
Where they differ
- Meeting.ai starts at $30 per month, or $270 per year (Intern, 3,000 Coins a month). Otter.ai starts at $8.33 per user / month, billed annually.
- Otter.ai has a free plan. Meeting.ai does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Otter.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Otter.ai lists a browser extension.
- Meeting.ai also covers booking links, AI agents and presentations.
At a glance
| Meeting.ai | Otter.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $30 per month, or $270 per year (Intern, 3,000 Coins a month) | $8.33 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | Basic plan: 300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file imports, 20 AI Chat queries a month and access to the 25 most recent conversations. |
| Free trial | Free trial for eligible accounts, selected at Stripe checkout; length not stated | 7-day free trial of Otter Business. |
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Bahasalab Automation Pte. Ltd. | Otter.ai Inc |
| Price read from | api.meeting.ai | otter.ai |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Meeting.ai
- People who turn meetings into decks, documents and spreadsheets
- A mix of in-person recordings and Zoom, Meet or Teams calls
- Connecting meeting history to Claude or ChatGPT through MCP
Otter.ai
- Reading a live transcript while a meeting or lecture is still going
- Students and teachers, who get a discount on Pro with a .edu address
- People who want the same notes on web, desktop and phone
Worth knowing
Meeting.ai
- There is no free plan: a workspace with neither a valid subscription nor usable Coins is locked until a plan is chosen.
- Usage is metered in Coins. Long meetings, long decks and detailed research use more, and each revision counts as a separate document.
- The Meeting Bot always appears in the participant list, and no desktop app is listed: it runs on the web, iOS and Android.
- Plans are published per region. The figures here are from the US catalog; visitors in other countries may be shown different Coin packs.
Otter.ai
- Basic is capped at 300 minutes a month and 30 minutes per conversation, and only the 25 most recent conversations stay accessible.
- Pro is still metered: 1,200 minutes a month and 90 minutes per meeting. Unlimited meetings start on Business.
- AI Chat queries are capped on every plan, at most 200 per user per month.
- SSO, SCIM, the API and webhooks are Enterprise only, and HIPAA compliance is an add-on.
Key features
Meeting.ai
- Meeting Bot for video calls
- Paste a Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams link, or pick an event from a connected calendar, and a bot joins as a visible participant. Auto-join can send it to scheduled calls.
- In-person recording and uploads
- Conversations can be recorded in the browser or the mobile app, which keeps recording in the background with lock-screen controls. Audio and video files can also be uploaded.
- Summaries and Visual Notes
- Every meeting produces a searchable transcript, an AI summary with action items and a Visual Note, a one-page infographic of what was said and decided.
- Agent that produces files
- The agent drafts decks (PPTX), documents (DOCX), spreadsheets (XLSX), PDF minutes and research briefs from what was said in meetings. Each task draws on the Coin balance.
- Questions across meeting history
- Ask a question and the answer comes from past meetings with the source meeting linked. Voice Match labels who said what across transcripts.
- MCP server and CLI
- A hosted MCP server with OAuth sign-in connects Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor and other assistants to a workspace, and a CLI works from the terminal.
Otter.ai
- Meeting agent or bot-free recording
- The notetaker can auto-join Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet meetings from your calendar. The desktop app for Mac and Windows records without a bot joining the call.
- Live transcription with speaker ID
- Transcribes as people speak, labels speakers and syncs the text to audio playback. Custom vocabulary covers 5 terms on Basic and up to 800 names and 800 terms on Business.
- Automated summaries
- Each conversation gets an automated summary on every plan, so the main points are available without reading the full transcript.
- AI Chat
- Ask questions about your conversations in a chat. Monthly queries are capped per user: 20 on Basic, 50 on Pro and 200 on Business and Enterprise.
- File imports and exports
- Import audio or video files for transcription and export notes. Basic allows 3 imports in total and mp3 or txt export; paid plans add pdf, docx and srt.
- Integrations and MCP server
- Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier integrations start on Pro. An MCP server is listed on every plan, while the Otter API and webhooks are Enterprise only.
Plans
Meeting.ai
Intern$30
per month; $270 billed annually, or $11.25 billed weekly
3,000 Coins a month, which the pricing page equates to about 25 hours of in-person meetings or about 16 hours of online meetings.
Manager$50
per month; $450 billed annually, or $18.75 billed weekly
5,000 Coins a month for meeting notes, decks, documents and research, with the Memo Pro model unlocked.
Director$70
per month; $630 billed annually, or $26.25 billed weekly
7,000 Coins a month, the largest allowance of the three plans.
Otter.ai
Basic$0
300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file imports and the 25 most recent conversations.
Pro$8.33
per user / month, billed annually ($16.99 billed monthly)
1,200 minutes a month, 90 minutes per meeting, 10 file imports a month, unlimited history and extra export formats.
Business$19.99
per user / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Unlimited meetings and file imports, up to 4 hours per meeting, 3 concurrent meetings, activity logs and usage analytics.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SSO, SCIM, domain capture, the Otter API and webhooks, video replay and a HIPAA compliance add-on.
Ways to pay less
Meeting.ai
- Annual discount
Save 25% with annual billing
The pricing section marks annual billing as 25% off. In the US catalog a year costs $270 for Intern, $450 for Manager and $630 for Director, and Coins still arrive monthly.
Otter.ai
- Annual discount
Save 51% on Pro and 33% on Business annually
Otter's pricing page shows Pro at $8.33 per user per month on annual billing against $16.99 monthly (labeled save 51%), and Business at $19.99 against $30 (save 33%).
- Education
20% off Pro for students and teachers
Individual students and teachers with an email address ending in .edu get 20% off Otter Pro: $6.67 per month billed annually ($79.99) or $13.59 month to month.
