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THE SIMPLE VERSION
What is Otter Meeting Agent?
Otter can join Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, record directly on desktop or mobile, transcribe speech, identify speakers, create summaries and action items, and answer questions across meetings. It can save note-taking time, but every recording needs permission and verification.
✓ A good fit if you want to…
- Need searchable notes from frequent meetings
- Can obtain participant consent
- Will correct names, decisions and action items
– Choose another tool if you…
- Cannot legally or ethically record the meeting
- Need guaranteed verbatim accuracy
- Handle sensitive conversations without an approved enterprise setup
YOUR FIRST 10 MINUTES
Start in three steps
- 1Get explicit permissionTell participants what records, transcribes and stores the conversation.
- 2Record a low-risk meetingUse clear audio and avoid sensitive client, health or legal discussion.
- 3Correct the recordCheck the transcript, decisions, names and action items before sharing.
TRY THIS FIRST PROMPT
From this [consented meeting], list confirmed decisions, owners and deadlines. Quote the matching transcript passage and mark uncertain speech.
POPULAR USES
What can it help with?
PLANS
Free or paid?
300 monthly minutes, 30 minutes per conversation and three lifetime file imports.
Best for trying occasional short meetings.1,200 monthly minutes, 90-minute meetings, ten monthly imports and advanced search.
Best for an individual with regular meetings.Unlimited meetings, 4-hour conversations, 6,000 import minutes and team administration.
Best for a managed meeting workspace.✓Free is enough if…you record only a few short, low-risk conversations and 300 monthly minutes are enough.
+Consider paid if…longer meetings, imports, team controls or reliable search are part of your weekly work.
*Annual US prices checked on 24 August 2026. Monthly Pro is $16.99 and Business is normally $30 before current introductory offers; taxes and regional offers vary.
GOOD TO KNOW
Safety and privacy
Recording requires consent
Follow local laws, workplace rules and participant expectations before any bot or device records.
Otter trains proprietary AI
Its policy permits improvement and training on de-identified audio and transcripts, which may still contain personal information.
Third-party AI does not train
Otter says external AI providers used for Chat do not store or train on user data.
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OFFICIAL EVIDENCE
Sources and freshness
We use official product and help pages for plan, access and privacy claims.
- Recording, transcription, summaries and AI Chat
- Basic, Pro and Business limits and prices
- Consent, proprietary training and speaker data