Which is better, Fireflies.ai or Otter?

Fireflies.ai suits users who value claimed 95% transcription accuracy across 100+ languages with speaker recognition, while Otter is preferred when very accurate transcription matter most. Pick based on your primary workflow.

Is Fireflies.ai or Otter cheaper?

Fireflies.ai is freemium, Otter is freemium. Check each official site for current tiers.

Fireflies.ai vs Otter

A side-by-side look at Fireflies.ai and Otter — pricing, features and where each one wins. Both are reviewed independently on Curata AI.

	Fireflies.ai	Otter
Summary	AI meeting assistant that transcribes, summarizes and analyzes every call, then syncs it to your CRM and tools.	Live meeting transcription with an AI chat over your calls.
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome	Web, iOS, Android
Key features	AI Notetaker Bot (Fred) Meeting Transcription (100+ Languages) AskFred AI Assistant Live Assist (Real-Time Coaching) Conversation Intelligence & Analytics 200+ AI Skills Fireflies MCP Server CRM & 15+ App Integrations	Live Transcription Speaker Detection AI Chat Slack + CRM
Pros	Claimed 95% transcription accuracy across 100+ languages with speaker recognition Captures meetings almost any way — bot, Chrome extension, mobile/desktop app, dialers or file upload AskFred and Live Assist turn meeting history into a queryable, real-time-coaching knowledge base 200+ role-specific AI Skills go well beyond generic summaries New MCP Server brings meeting data directly into Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools Enterprise-grade security (SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA) and an approved affiliate program (up to 30% recurring for 12 months)	Very accurate transcription Great mobile app Solid free tier
Cons	Advanced features (AskFred, Sentiment Analysis, several AI Apps) are gated behind AI credits that can run out mid-month "Unlimited transcription" marketing still caps storage — Pro is limited to 8,000 minutes per seat Users report occasional calendar-sync issues and inconsistent accuracy with accents or overlapping speech A bot joining every call can feel intrusive to external meeting participants	Summaries less polished than Fireflies Extra minutes cost extra

Read the full Fireflies.ai review

Fireflies.ai is an AI meeting assistant used across 1M+ companies. Its notetaker bot, Fred, joins Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and 10+ other platforms — or captures audio via the Chrome extension, mobile app, desktop app, dialers like Aircall and RingCentral, or a direct file upload — and turns every call into a searchable transcript with AI summaries and action items. AskFred lets you ask natural-language questions across your entire meeting history, and Live Assist provides real-time suggestions and coaching during a call itself. Conversation intelligence (speaker talk-time, sentiment analysis, topic trackers) gives managers visibility into how meetings actually go, and 200+ role-specific AI Skills automate follow-ups for sales, recruiting, marketing, engineering and more. A new Fireflies MCP Server brings meeting insights directly into Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools. Deep integrations (5+ CRMs, 9+ project-management tools, Slack, ATS platforms) and SOC 2/GDPR/HIPAA compliance round it out for teams that live in meetings.

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Read the full Otter review

Otter has been the reference AI notetaker for years. Live captions, speaker separation, AI summaries and Otter Chat let you query past meetings in natural language. Especially strong for education, journalism and one-on-ones where accurate transcription matters most.

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