Transcribe Meetings and Interviews
Otter.ai and Fireflies compared -- live meeting transcription, summaries, and action items.
They join your video calls, transcribe in real time, and generate summaries and action items automatically.
Meeting transcription services
| Otter.ai | |
|---|---|
| What it is | AI meeting transcription and note-taking assistant |
| Best at | Real-time transcription during meetings, automated summaries, action item extraction, speaker identification |
| Free tier | Free tier with 300 minutes per month of transcription |
| First paid tier | Pro Plan - US$10/month (~A$16/month) |
| Ken's take | Otter is the tool I would recommend first for meeting transcription. The free tier at 300 minutes per month is generous enough for most people. It integrates with Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet. The summaries and action item extraction save real time after meetings. |
| Sign up | https://otter.ai |
| Fireflies.ai | |
|---|---|
| What it is | AI meeting assistant with transcription, summaries, and conversation intelligence |
| Best at | Meeting transcription, CRM integration, conversation analytics, team collaboration on meeting notes |
| Free tier | Free tier with limited transcription and storage |
| First paid tier | Pro Plan - US$10/month (~A$16/month) |
| Ken's take | Very similar to Otter in core functionality. Fireflies has stronger integrations with CRM and project management tools if you need that. For most individuals, either Otter or Fireflies will do the job. I would start with Otter for simplicity. |
| Sign up | https://fireflies.ai |
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Sign up for Otter.ai and use it in your next meeting or phone call. Let it record and transcribe. After the meeting, check the auto-generated summary and see how much time it would have saved you taking notes manually.