Fireflies.ai vs Otter.ai
Cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes. Free plans are listed above; tiers priced on request are not plotted because there is no figure to plot.
Where they differ
From the pricing tiers and capability tags we track. A capability missing on one side means we have not recorded it there, not that the tool cannot do it.
At a glance
Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai both appear in this directory's productivity listings. Prices below were read from the vendors' own pages, most recently on October 26, 2026. Paid plans start at $18/mo on Fireflies.ai and $8.33/mo on Otter.ai. Fireflies.ai also runs on API. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
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Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Fireflies.ai (under review since October 19, 2026) · Otter.ai on October 26, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Fireflies.ai
AI meeting assistant for transcription, summaries, and conversation intelligence
Fireflies.ai captures, transcribes, and summarizes voice and video meetings across platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It delivers transcription in over 100 languages along with speaker identification and automated action items. Users can also query meeting history through the AskFred AI assistant.
Otter.ai
AI meeting assistant for audio recording, note-taking, and summaries
Otter.ai is an AI meeting assistant that records audio, transcribes conversations in real time, and generates summaries with action items. It joins virtual meetings automatically or records in person.
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- Automating meeting transcription and CRM updates for sales teams
- Recording in-person or bot-free video calls across desktop and mobile devices
- Searching past meeting content using natural language AI chat
Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai in action
Each vendor's own walkthrough, from its homepage or official YouTube channel. We don't make these videos and we don't rate them.
Fireflies.ai
Otter.ai
Key features
Fireflies.ai
- Live meeting recording and transcription across 100+ languages with speaker recognition
- Automated meeting summaries, action items, and customized notes
- AskFred AI assistant to query past conversations and extract answers
- Conversation intelligence tracking speaker talk-time, sentiment, and topic trackers
Otter.ai
- Live transcription of spoken audio
- Automated meeting summaries
- Speaker identification
- Action item extraction
- Integration with calendar and video conferencing platforms
What each one does well
Fireflies.ai
- ✓ Transcribing and summarizing video calls across conferencing platforms
- ✓ Tracking conversation analytics like speaker talk-time and sentiment
- ✓ Syncing meeting notes and action items to CRMs and project management tools
Otter.ai
- ✓ Transcribing live meetings and interviews
- ✓ Generating automated meeting notes and summaries
- ✓ Improving accessibility for spoken content
People also ask
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Otter.ai?
Otter.ai is cheaper: paid plans start at $18/mo for Fireflies.ai and $8.33/mo for Otter.ai.
Does Fireflies.ai or Otter.ai have a free plan?
Both Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai publish a free plan.
What is the difference between Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai?
Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai are both tracked for transcription, meeting-notes, summarization, speaker-identification. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Fireflies.ai is tracked for speech-to-text, developer-api.
How much do Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai cost?
Fireflies.ai: free plan, then $18/mo. Otter.ai: free plan, then $8.33/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
Full fact sheets, FAQs, and discussion links: Fireflies.ai · Otter.ai · all productivity tools