Otter.ai is better for meetings: its bot joins Zoom, Teams and Meet and writes notes and summaries live. AudioPod is better for recorded files: 100+ languages versus Otter's six, and SRT/VTT, DOCX, PDF and JSON export — but no meeting bot.
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AudioPod transcribes uploaded files or links in 100+ languages with speaker diarization and timestamps, and exports TXT, SRT/VTT, DOCX, PDF or time-stamped JSON. Billed per minute of audio; API on every plan. No live meeting bot.
Otter.ai is a meeting assistant. Its pricing page lists a free plan with 300 monthly minutes, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file imports and mp3/txt export; a bot that joins Zoom, Teams and Meet; AI chat and summaries; and transcription in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese.
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Otter wins for live meetings. AudioPod wins for recorded audio and video: more languages and subtitle files.
Use Otter to capture meetings as they happen. Use AudioPod for podcasts, interviews, lectures and video in any of its languages, and when you need subtitles or programmatic access.
Podcasters, journalists, researchers, video creators and developers transcribing recordings.
Teams that want automatic notes from every Zoom, Teams or Meet call.
The free plan grants 5,000 credits a month; pay-as-you-go credits ($1 = 7,500 credits) never expire. Free-plan output is for personal use; anything made on a paid plan or with purchased credits can be used commercially. AudioPod prices and plan limits: see pricing · More Otter.ai alternatives
Run your own file through AudioPod on the free plan — the most honest comparison is your own ears.