# Otter: what AI models say (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/vendors/otter
Website: https://otter.ai

Otter was named in 27 of 50 AI answers across 1 category. Best position: AI meeting notetakers, 54% answer share, ranked #6, named first in 4%.

## What Otter is

Otter is an AI meeting notetaker for teams in sales, education, media, recruiting and SDR work. It transcribes meetings into searchable knowledge and offers a free starting option.

Teams can capture meetings by sending an AI notetaker, recording on desktop or Chrome, or using mobile capture. Otter provides live transcription in multiple languages with speaker recognition, then creates summaries covering decisions, action items and insights. Its AI Chat searches meeting records and connected apps to answer questions and create follow-ups, reports and content. Meetings can be organised into Channels by team, project or topic.

Pricing: Otter offers a free starting option.
(From Otter's own website, read 2026-09-02.)

## By category

| Category | Rank | Answer share | Named first | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI meeting notetakers (https://www.memetik.ai/index/ai-meeting-notes) | #6 of 19 | 54% | 4% | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |

## What the models said

> "Otter.ai: best for live transcription Otter remains particularly good when the transcript itself matters."
> — GPT-5.6 Luna, AI meeting notetakers

> "If your day is mostly live remote calls, it notes that Otter is a reasonable alternative."
> — Sonar Reasoning Pro, AI meeting notetakers

> "Choose Granola when a meeting bot would be awkward, Fireflies when notes must trigger business workflows, and Otter when the live transcript is as important as the post-meeting summary."
> — GPT-5.6 Sol, AI meeting notetakers

> "If you want live transcription, Otter.ai remains one of the most established choices."
> — Perplexity, AI meeting notetakers