Otter vs. Read AI: Which AI Meeting Notetaker Fits a Small Business?
Both record, transcribe and summarize your calls. Otter's free plan gives more minutes; Read AI's paid plans have no transcript cap.
Otter and Read AI join your video calls, write a transcript and produce a summary with action items. The big difference is how they limit you. Otter counts transcription minutes and caps meeting length on lower plans. Read AI counts meetings on its free plan and then lifts the transcript cap on paid plans.
| At a glance | Otter | Read AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation | Yes: 5 transcripts and reports a month, up to 1 hour |
| First paid plan, monthly billing | Pro $16.99 per user | Pro $19.75 per user |
| First paid plan, billed yearly | $8.33 per user a month | $15 per user a month |
| Transcription limit on first paid plan | 1,200 minutes a month | Unlimited |
| Longest meeting on first paid plan | 90 minutes | 4 hours |
| Top plan, monthly billing | Business $30 per user | Enterprise+ $39.75 per user |
| Storage | Unlimited on Pro | Unlimited on paid plans |
Otter
- Free plan includes 300 transcription minutes a month
- Pro offers unlimited storage and Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier integrations
- Business allows unlimited meeting transcription and meetings up to 4 hours
- Free plan caps each conversation at 30 minutes
- Pro caps meetings at 90 minutes and 1,200 minutes a month
- Free plan allows only 3 lifetime file imports
Read AI
- Pro includes unlimited transcripts and reports, and meetings up to 4 hours
- Pro integrations include Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, Confluence and Zapier
- All paid plans include unlimited storage
- Free plan allows only 5 meeting transcripts a month
- Pro costs more than Otter Pro on both monthly and yearly billing
- Enterprise plans require 5 or more licenses
If you run a few calls a week and want to start free, pick Otter: its free plan covers 300 minutes and its Pro plan costs less. If you sit in many meetings, or long ones, Read AI's Pro removes the transcript cap and allows 4-hour meetings, so the higher price can pay for itself. Test the free tier of each on one real call before you pay.
Prices and features checked November 2, 2026 from each company's own site. They change often, so confirm before you buy. We are not paid by either company.
- Otter pricing (Otter.ai)
- Read AI pricing (Read AI)
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