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Sales teams use Otter to capture call notes, get live coaching, automate follow-ups, and improve CRM efficiency. Real-time transcription with speaker recognition and multi-language support. Automated meeting summaries including decisions, action items, and insights.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

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A good fit for

  • Individuals and teams needing AI-powered meeting transcription and actionable insights.
  • Enterprises requiring security, governance, compliance, and integration with AI chat tools.

Know the limitations

Not confirmed yet.

What you can do

  • Sales teams use Otter to capture call notes, get live coaching, automate follow-ups, and improve CRM efficiency.
  • Education professionals use Otter to capture lectures and discussions, turning them into searchable notes and summaries.

Features

  • Real-time transcription with speaker recognition and multi-language support.
  • Automated meeting summaries including decisions, action items, and insights.
  • Live coaching during calls based on conversation history and company playbooks.
  • Pre-call briefings with prior discussions, action items, and updates.
  • Automated capture and assignment of next steps and action items from meetings.

Integrations

  • Supports AI chat integration with ChatGPT, Claude, Gmail, Google Drive, Notion, and Jira.

Platforms & data export

  • Available on Mac and Windows desktops, mobile devices (iOS and Android), and web browsers.
  • Desktop app supports bot-free meetings on Mac and Windows.
  • Supports export of audio and text in mp3 and txt formats; higher plans add pdf, docx, and srt with bulk export.

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

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Published plan prices for your team size and usage. Results update as you type. Taxes, currency conversion and unlisted add-ons are excluded, and anything the source did not state is called out rather than guessed.

Cheapest fit for 1 person, all 1 tools

$8.33/month

$99.96 a year on these plans.

Plan costs based on your requirements
Tool / planMonthlyPer yearWhat this assumes
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ProCheapest fit

Per person · 1 billed

$8.33$99.96

Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.

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Business

Per person · 1 billed

$19.99$239.88

Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.

A practical workflow

  1. Record meetings from device or send AI Notetaker to meetings; Otter captures conversation, tracks takeaways, and handles follow-ups.
  2. Otter AI Chat searches across meetings and connected apps to answer questions and help create follow-ups, reports, and content.
  3. Pre-call briefings deliver briefing documents before meetings with prior discussions, action items, and updates.

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What changed

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  1. Updated: best for, export formats, features, integrations, platforms, summary, switching, use cases, walkthrough

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    bestFor

    Before: ["Individuals and teams needing AI-powered meeting transcription and knowledge management."]

    After: ["Individuals and teams needing AI-powered meeting transcription and actionable insights.","Enterprises requiring security, governance, compliance, and integration with AI chat tools."]

    exportFormats

    Before: ["Supports export of audio and text in mp3 and txt formats; higher plans add pdf, docx, srt, and bulk export."]

    After: ["Supports export of audio and text in mp3 and txt formats; higher plans add pdf, docx, and srt with bulk export."]

    features

    Before: ["Real-time transcription in multiple languages with speaker recognition.","Automated meeting summaries with decisions, action items, and insights.","Automated capture and assignment of action items from meetings.","Push sales insights to CRM systems like Salesforce and HubSpot.","Organize conversations with Channels grouped by team, project, or topic for collaboration."]

    After: ["Real-time transcription with speaker recognition and multi-language support.","Automated meeting summaries including decisions, action items, and insights.","Live coaching during calls based on conversation history and company playbooks.","Pre-call briefings with prior discussions, action items, and updates.","Automated capture and assignment of next steps and action items from meetings."]

    integrations

    Before: ["Integrates with Slack, Zoom, Salesforce, Claude, Google Drive, MS Teams, HubSpot, and Zapier."]

    After: ["Supports AI chat integration with ChatGPT, Claude, Gmail, Google Drive, Notion, and Jira."]

    platforms

    Before: []

    After: ["Available on Mac and Windows desktops, mobile devices (iOS and Android), and web browsers.","Desktop app supports bot-free meetings on Mac and Windows."]

    summary

    Before: "Otter AI Meeting Agent provides real-time transcription, live chat, automated summaries, insights, and action items for meetings. It turns meetings into searchable knowledge to enhance workflows and integrates with various platforms like Zoom, MS Teams, and Google Meet."

    After: "Sales teams use Otter to capture call notes, get live coaching, automate follow-ups, and improve CRM efficiency. Real-time transcription with speaker recognition and multi-language support. Automated meeting summaries including decisions, action items, and insights."

    switching

    Before: []

    After: ["Existing Otter users can upgrade to Business plan by logging in and selecting 'Upgrade to Business' in settings."]

    useCases

    Before: ["Sales teams use Otter to capture call notes, get live coaching tips, automate follow-ups, and improve sales efficiency with CRM integration.","Education professionals use Otter to capture lectures, discussions, and study sessions, turning them into searchable notes and summaries."]

    After: ["Sales teams use Otter to capture call notes, get live coaching, automate follow-ups, and improve CRM efficiency.","Education professionals use Otter to capture lectures and discussions, turning them into searchable notes and summaries."]

    walkthrough

    Before: ["Send Otter AI to meetings or record from device to capture full conversation and track takeaways.","Use Otter AI Chat to search across meetings and connected apps to answer questions and create follow-ups.","Organize meetings into Channels by team, project, or topic for shared access and collaboration."]

    After: ["Record meetings from device or send AI Notetaker to meetings; Otter captures conversation, tracks takeaways, and handles follow-ups.","Otter AI Chat searches across meetings and connected apps to answer questions and help create follow-ups, reports, and content.","Pre-call briefings deliver briefing documents before meetings with prior discussions, action items, and updates."]

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