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WOpenWhispr vs Otter.ai
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose OpenWhispr if…
- you want the lower entry price ($6.67/mo vs $8.33/mo)
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on Linux
- you're in its core audience: developers, writers
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Choose Otter.ai if…
- you work on Web, Android, Chrome
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, recruiters
Side by side
Feature OpenWhispr Otter.ai
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$6.67/mo$8.33/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNoYes
Data retentionCloud recordings deleted after transcription; desktop audio kept 30 days by default—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR—
Updates, last 90 days5—
Speaker labels
Bot-free recording
File upload—
Mobile app capture—
Custom note templates
HIPAA compliant—
MCP server
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, APIWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome, API
CategoryTranscriptionMeeting Notes
Rank in its category#4 of 5#1 of 9
CompanyGizmo Labs Inc.Otter.ai Inc
Based inUnited States—
Founded——
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | OpenWhispr | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $6.67 Pro | $8.33 Pro |
| 5 people | $33.35 Pro | $41.65 Pro |
| 20 people | $133.40 Pro | $166.60 Pro |
Work it out for your team
- OpenWhisprPro$6.67/mo
- Otter.aiPro$8.33/mo
The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
What the free plans include
OpenWhispr
- OpenWhispr Cloud: 2,000 words/week transcription
- 5 hours of meeting recordings/month
- Unlimited local dictation and local AI models
- Command-line interface: local only
Otter.ai
- 300 monthly transcription minutes
- 3 lifetime audio/video file imports
- Max transcription time per conversation 30 minutes
- Conversation history 25 most recent
Key features
O OpenWhispr
- Dictation into any app that accepts text
- On-device speech-to-text that works offline
- Bring your own API keys for cloud transcription
- Bot-free meeting recording with speaker labels
- 100+ languages with auto-detection
- Custom dictionary that learns from corrections
- Voice commands to clean up or draft text
- Audio file upload and transcription
O Otter.ai
- Live transcription with speaker identification
- AI notetaker joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet
- Bot-free recording from desktop app
- Automated summaries with action items
- AI Chat search across meetings
- Live-Assist coaching during calls
- CRM sync to Salesforce and HubSpot
- MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
OpenWhispr
Free$0
Pro$6.67/user/mo ($80/user billed annually)
Business$13.33/user/mo ($160/user billed annually)
EnterpriseCustom
Otter.ai
BasicFree
Pro$8.33/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly)
Business$19.99/user/mo billed annually ($30 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
OpenWhispr
- Unlimited local dictation is free on every plan
- Open source under the MIT license
- Works offline with on-device models
- Lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- Free plan limits OpenWhispr Cloud transcription to 2,000 words a week
- iOS app and device sync require a paid plan
- No Android app listed
- Paid prices shown are for annual billing
Otter.ai
- Free plan includes 300 transcription minutes a month
- Records via bot, desktop, Chrome or mobile apps
- Wide integration list including Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack and Notion
- MCP server connects meeting data to AI assistants
- Free plan caps conversations at 30 minutes and keeps 25 most recent
- AI transcription limited to six languages
- API, SSO and HIPAA only on Enterprise
- SSO and SCIM require a 100-user minimum
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy