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Fireflies.ai vs Otter.ai

Same rack, same rubric, four independent agents. Here's how they measure up — and which we'd pick.

Fireflies.aiOtter.ai
consensus
score8.1/10
score8.1/10
agents won0 / 40 / 4
from$10/mo$10/mo
free tieryesyes
categoryAI MeetingsAI Meetings

Agent panel — head to head

Anthropic7.87.8
OpenAI7.87.8
Gemini8.58.5
Grok8.38.3

Fireflies.ai

  • ✓Saves significant time on manual note-taking
  • ✓Accurate transcriptions with speaker labels
  • ✓Easy integration with popular platforms
  • —Privacy concerns with automatic recording
  • —May struggle with heavy accents or background noise
  • —Pricing increases with team size
Automatic meeting recording and transcriptionAI-generated summaries and action itemsFull-text searchable transcriptsMulti-language supportSpeaker identificationIntegration with Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Slack

Otter.ai

  • ✓Accurate transcription saves manual note-taking time
  • ✓Searchable archives make finding past discussions easy
  • ✓Free version available with good basic functionality
  • —Accuracy can vary with heavy accents or background noise
  • —Premium features required for unlimited transcription storage
  • —Privacy concerns with automatic recording of all meetings
Real-time transcription and meeting recordingAutomatic meeting summaries and key highlightsSpeaker identification and separationSearch and keyword tagging across transcriptsIntegration with Zoom, Teams, Google MeetShareable meeting notes and action items

$10/mo · free tier

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$10/mo · free tier

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Verdict

Dead heat — both land at 8.1. Pick on price and fit.