4.7
Meeting and lecture transcripts with a stingy free minute cap.
Lecture transcripts, with a student rate almost nobody prints.
Best for searchable lecture recordings
Reviewed 16 September 2026 · Prices checked the same day
4.4
72K reviews
Otter records a lecture and returns a searchable transcript, which turns a fifty-minute recording into something you can revise from. Free Basic allows 300 transcription minutes a month and three lifetime file imports. Pro is $16.99 a month, or $8.33 a month billed annually. With a .edu address, Otter Pro Annual is $6.67 a month billed at $79.99 a year, checked 16 September 2026.
Transcription quality falls apart in a large hall with a distant speaker — exactly the lecture you most wanted transcribed.
Pricing
subscription
$8.33/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly); student $6.67/mo billed $79.99/yr
Free version
300 transcription minutes a month and three lifetime file imports
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Excellent in a quiet seminar. Risky in a 400-seat hall. Sit near the front, or record from the lecturer’s mic if you have permission.
Checked 2026-09-16
| Model | Subscription |
|---|---|
| What free actually includes | 300 transcription minutes a month and three lifetime file imports |
| Cheapest paid tier | $8.33/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly); student $6.67/mo billed $79.99/yr |
| Student pricing | .edu Pro Annual at $6.67/mo billed $79.99/yr |
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300 transcription minutes a month and three lifetime file imports Checked 16 September 2026.
Cheapest paid plan: $8.33/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly); student $6.67/mo billed $79.99/yr. Student deal: .edu Pro Annual at $6.67/mo billed $79.99/yr. Prices checked 16 September 2026.
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