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Otter.ai vs Transcriptik

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Otter.ai starts at $8.33, Transcriptik at $5.99. Both have a free tier. Only Otter.ai ships a public API.

Otter.aiMeeting transcription with per-plan minute and length capsTranscriptikTurns TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and uploaded audio or video into text in over 99 languages.

Side by side

FactOtter.aiTranscriptik
CategoryMeeting AssistantsSpeech-to-Text & Transcription
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$8.33 month$5.99 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, APIWeb, Chrome Ext
CompanyOtter.ai—
Launched2016—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Otter.ai

Still the default for English-language meeting notes, and the free tier is unusually usable. What determines the right plan is not features but the per-conversation ceiling: 30 minutes on Basic and 90 on Pro means a standard hour-long review truncates on the free tier and a workshop truncates on Pro. Pick the tier by your longest recurring meeting.

Pros

  • 300 free minutes a month makes evaluation real rather than token
  • Annual Pro at $8.33 is roughly half the month-to-month rate
  • An MCP server is exposed from the free tier, so assistants can query transcripts without the paid API
  • Business removes the minute cap entirely rather than raising it

Cons

  • The API and webhooks require Enterprise, which is quote-only
  • Per-conversation ceilings (30 min free, 90 min Pro) cut recordings mid-meeting
  • Basic allows three file imports in total, not per month
  • Month-to-month pricing is roughly double annual at both self-serve tiers

Transcriptik

Transcriptik's angle is pulling audio straight from a TikTok or Instagram link instead of forcing a download-then-upload step, which is genuinely convenient for social clips. It's a shallow free tier, though, and the site gives no company name or address, so there's little to check the business against if a payment dispute ever came up.

Pros

  • accepts direct TikTok/Instagram/YouTube links, not just file uploads
  • claims 99+ language support
  • exports to TXT, DOCX, SRT, and VTT on paid plans
  • Chrome extension available alongside the web app

Cons

  • free plan caps out at three 5-minute transcriptions a month
  • no company name, entity, or country disclosed anywhere on the site
  • bulk-processing limits are fairly low even on paid tiers (5 to 25 items)

Which one fits

Choose Otter.ai if you need

  • Teams that live in Zoom, Meet or Teams and want notes without a note-taker
  • Accessibility use, where live captions matter as much as the transcript
  • Recruiters and researchers who need searchable interview records across a workspace

Choose Transcriptik if you need

  • creators transcribing short social clips by link
  • users who want SRT/VTT exports for captioning

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