Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai

Both record, transcribe and summarize meetings, and both have free plans with different limits.

Quick verdict by use case

Free plan with set transcription minutes: Otter: 300 minutes a month (only 3 file imports, ever).
Free plan with unlimited transcription: Fireflies (fair-use limits, 400 minutes storage, limited AI summaries).
Cheapest paid plan billed annually: Otter Pro $8.49/user/month vs Fireflies Pro $10/seat/month.

There is no single winner. These picks are based on what each official pricing page lists; try both on your own task before paying.

	Otter.ai	Fireflies.ai
What it does	Records and transcribes meetings and writes AI summaries.	An AI notetaker that joins meetings, transcribes and summarizes them.
Is it actually free?	Free tier with limits	Free tier with limits
Free plan limits	Basic (free): 300 transcription minutes a month, Zoom/Teams/Meet notes, live transcription, and only 3 audio/video file imports for the lifetime of the account.	Free forever: unlimited transcription (with fair-use limits), limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage.
Pricing	Free; Pro $16.99/user/month ($8.49 billed annually); Business $30/user/month; Enterprise custom.	Free; Pro $10/seat/month billed annually; Business $19/seat/month billed annually ($29 monthly); Enterprise custom.
Best for	Transcribing meetings and calls.	Teams that want searchable transcripts of many meetings.
Not great for	Transcribing many uploaded recordings on the free plan (3 imports, ever).	Keeping lots of recordings on the free plan (400 minutes storage).
Last checked	2026-10-13	2026-10-13

Good for: Transcribing meetings and calls.

Not great for: Transcribing many uploaded recordings on the free plan (3 imports, ever).

Good for: Teams that want searchable transcripts of many meetings.

Not great for: Keeping lots of recordings on the free plan (400 minutes storage).

Meetings & notesFree tier with limits

A free AI meeting recorder with instant summaries.

Free? Free forever: unlimited recordings and transcriptions, instant AI call summaries, bot-free (beta) or bot capture.

Meetings & notesFree tier with limits

AI meeting notes that combine your own notes with the transcript, without a bot joining the call.

Free? Basic ($0): AI meeting notes with limited meeting history; chat across meetings; templates.

Last checked 2026-10-13 · No benchmark scores: we only compare what the official pages state. · How we verify · Report an error