How much does Otter AI cost?
As of 2026-07, Otter AI has four plans: Basic is free (300 minutes/month), Pro is $16.99/user monthly or $8.33/user billed annually, Business is $30/user monthly or $19.99/user annually, and Enterprise is custom-priced. Annual billing cuts the paid tiers by roughly half, and higher tiers add more minutes and features.
Why — the first-principles explanation
Otter's pricing follows the standard freemium SaaS model: give away a limited free tier to pull in millions of users, then charge the smaller slice who hit the limits or need team features. The free plan is the funnel, and the paid tiers are where the revenue comes from.
The tiers are gated mainly by usage limits and collaboration features, not by whether transcription works at all. Free Basic gives 300 minutes a month with a 30-minute cap per meeting; Pro raises that to 1,200 minutes and 90-minute meetings; Business removes the monthly minute cap and allows 4-hour meetings plus admin controls for teams. Enterprise adds security and compliance features like single sign-on and a HIPAA option, which is why it is quote-based.
The big lever on price is annual versus monthly billing. Paying for a year up front roughly halves the per-month cost (Pro drops from $16.99 to $8.33), because locking in a year of payment is worth a discount to Otter. If you'll use it for more than a few months, annual almost always wins.
An example that makes it click
Think of it like a gym. Anyone can walk in and use a few machines for free (that's Basic, 300 minutes). If you want the full floor and longer sessions, you buy a membership (Pro). If your whole office joins and needs lockers and a manager dashboard, you get the team plan (Business). And if you pay for the whole year at once instead of month to month, the gym knocks the price almost in half, so Pro costs about $8 a month instead of $17.
How to do it
- Go to otter.ai/pricing to see the current plans side by side.
- Start on the free Basic plan to test transcription with 300 minutes a month.
- Estimate your monthly minutes: pick Pro if you need up to 1,200, or Business for unlimited meeting minutes.
- Toggle the pricing page to 'annual' billing to roughly halve the per-user cost.
- For SSO, HIPAA, or large teams, contact Otter sales for a custom Enterprise quote.
Key facts
- Basic plan is free with 300 transcription minutes per month and a 30-minute cap per conversation.
- Pro costs $16.99/user monthly or $8.33/user when billed annually, with 1,200 minutes per month.
- Business costs $30/user monthly or $19.99/user annually, with unlimited meeting minutes and a 4-hour cap per meeting.
- Enterprise pricing is custom and adds SSO, SCIM, an Otter API, and a HIPAA compliance option.
- Annual billing reduces the paid tiers by roughly 40-50% versus paying month to month (as of 2026-07).
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How much does Otter AI cost? As of July 2026 there are four plans. Basic is free and gives you 300 transcription minutes a month. Pro is sixteen ninety-nine per user per month, or about eight dollars thirty-three a month if you pay for the year, and it bumps you to 1,200 minutes. Business is thirty dollars per user monthly, or about twenty dollars a month billed annually, and it removes the monthly minute cap with four-hour meetings and admin controls. Enterprise is custom-priced and adds single sign-on and a HIPAA option for regulated teams. The biggest money-saver is choosing annual billing, which cuts the paid plans by roughly half. Start free, see how many minutes you actually use, then upgrade only if you hit the limit.
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Is there a free version of Otter?
Yes. The Basic plan is free forever and includes 300 transcription minutes per month with a 30-minute limit per meeting.
How much cheaper is annual billing?
Annual billing roughly halves the per-month price. Pro drops from $16.99 to about $8.33 per user per month, and Business from $30 to about $19.99.
Does Otter offer a free trial of Pro?
Otter mainly relies on the free Basic plan for testing rather than a time-limited Pro trial, so you can try core features indefinitely before paying.
What do I get for the Business plan price?
Unlimited meeting minutes, 4-hour meetings, unlimited file imports, admin controls, and the ability to join multiple concurrent meetings for a team.