Otio
AI research workspace for chatting across many sources
What is Otio?
Otio is an AI research workspace for collecting sources and asking questions across all of them. It takes PDFs, web pages, YouTube videos, podcasts, audio and spreadsheets, and answers with citations to the exact page or timestamp. Every plan, including the free one, can use models from several providers and run Deep Research across your sources and the web; paid plans differ mainly in volume. It has web, desktop and iPhone apps and a Chrome extension.
Otio has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per month (Lite), billed monthly or $84 per year. See every plan
Good for
- Researchers synthesizing dozens of papers into a literature review
- Consultants, lawyers and analysts working across many client documents
- People who want several AI models under one subscription
- Learning from videos and podcasts as well as PDFs
Worth knowing
- The Free plan allows 10 uploads a day, 25 MB per file and 50 MB in total, with 1 space and 2 parallel chats.
- The site's FAQ puts daily Free usage at about 1 to 2 deep searches, 10 premium-model chats or 50 standard chats.
- Lite costs the same on monthly and annual billing; the 50% annual saving applies to Go and Pro.
- The pricing page lists web, desktop and iPhone apps; no Android app is listed.
Key features
- Chat across your sources
- Ask one question across everything in a workspace and get an answer cited to the exact page or timestamp. Sources include PDFs, web pages, YouTube videos, podcasts, audio and spreadsheets.
- Many AI models on every plan
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Llama, DeepSeek and Moonshot models are available on all plans, with an Auto router and a side-by-side comparison of two models.
- Deep Research
- Multi-step research across your own sources and the open web, with each step of the reasoning visible. It is included on the Free plan within its usage limits.
- Reader and notes
- A reader view lets you highlight a passage in a source and ask about it. Notes made from a PDF or video are editable and export as Markdown.
- Spaces
- Separate workspaces keep each project's sources, chats and outputs apart: 1 on Free, 2 on Lite and 5 on Go.
- Outputs and delivery
- Generates documents, charts from spreadsheets and images, and can deliver results by email, Google Drive or Telegram.
Otio pricing
- Starts at
- $7 per month (Lite), billed monthly or $84 per year
- Free plan
- Limited AI usage with every model, 10 uploads a day, 25 MB per file and 50 MB in total, 1 space and 2 parallel chats.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited AI usage with every model and Deep Research, 10 uploads a day, 50 MB of storage, 1 space and 2 parallel chats. |
| Lite | $7per month, billed monthly; or $84 billed annually | 50 uploads a day, PDFs of up to 500 pages, 250 MB of storage, 2 spaces and 5 parallel chats. |
| Go | $18per month, billed annually ($216); $36 billed monthly | 3 times the chats, research and uploads of Lite: 250 uploads a day, 500 MB, PDFs of up to 1,000 pages, 5 spaces and 10 parallel chats. |
| Pro | $45per month, billed annually ($540); $90 billed monthly | 10 times the chats, research and uploads of Lite: 500 uploads a day, 1 GB of storage and PDFs of up to 2,000 pages. |
| Team | $25per seat / month, billed yearly; $30 billed monthly | Everything in Pro with a shared workspace, central billing and user management, admin controls and priority support. Arranged through sales. |
Read from otio.ai on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Otio before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing halves the price of Go and Pro
Go is $18 a month billed annually against $36 billed monthly, and Pro is $45 against $90. The pricing page labels yearly billing as saving 50%.
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Common questions
Is Otio free?
Otio has a free plan. Limited AI usage with every model, 10 uploads a day, 25 MB per file and 50 MB in total, 1 space and 2 parallel chats. Paid plans start at $7 per month (Lite), billed monthly or $84 per year.
How much does Otio cost?
Otio lists 5 plans. Free: $0. Lite: $7 per month, billed monthly; or $84 billed annually. Go: $18 per month, billed annually ($216); $36 billed monthly. Pro: $45 per month, billed annually ($540); $90 billed monthly. Team: $25 per seat / month, billed yearly; $30 billed monthly. Prices were read from otio.ai on Oct 5, 2026.
What platforms does Otio work on?
Otio is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS. It also has a browser extension.
Does Otio offer any discounts?
Otio publicly lists the following: Yearly billing halves the price of Go and Pro.
Does Otio have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Otio is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS.
Is Otio open source?
Otio is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Otio integrate with?
Otio's listing names Zotero, Mendeley, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and Telegram. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Otio?
Otio is made by Frontdoor Labs Limited.
What are the alternatives to Otio?
The closest alternatives to Otio in our directory are Gemini Notebook, Anara, Humata, ChatPDF and SciSpace. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Otio.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026.