ChatGPT is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.0. ChatGPT wins on 5 of the 5 scores, Otter.ai on 0.
People who want one AI assistant for writing, research, images and everyday questions
Students, journalists and teams who want searchable transcripts of every meeting
Score by score
The details
| Feature | ChatGPT | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #1 of 16 | #13 of 16 |
| Developer | OpenAI | Otter.ai |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is ChatGPT better than Otter.ai?
ChatGPT is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.0. ChatGPT wins on 5 of the 5 scores, Otter.ai on 0.
Which is cheaper, ChatGPT or Otter.ai?
ChatGPT: Free plan with ads in some countries; Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month. Otter.ai: Free: 300 minutes a month; Pro is $8.33 a month billed yearly or $16.99 monthly. On value for money, ChatGPT scores higher.
Do ChatGPT and Otter.ai work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, Web.
Which is more private, ChatGPT or Otter.ai?
ChatGPT scores higher on privacy (6.5/10). The App Store label links contact info, content, location, identifiers and usage to you, and lists some usage data for third-party advertising. Chats train models unless you opt out.
Strengths and weaknesses
ChatGPT
- Widest feature set of any AI assistant
- Polished apps on phone, desktop and web
- Free plan runs on the latest model family
- Free and Go plans show ads in some countries
- Chats train models by default unless you turn it off
- Top models and higher limits require a paid plan
ChatGPT is the most complete AI assistant you can get. It writes, codes, searches the web, talks back in voice mode, makes images and can work through long tasks with its ChatGPT Work agent. GPT-6 now powers every plan, and memory and projects keep context across chats. The catch: the Free and Go plans show ads in several countries, and your chats train models unless you opt out.
Full ChatGPT review
Otter.ai
- Years of experience with meeting and lecture transcripts
- Free plan includes 300 minutes a month
- Apps for phone, computer and web
- Free conversations stop at 30 minutes
- Trains AI on recordings with personal details removed, by default
- Faces a class action lawsuit over recording consent
Otter has typed up meetings and lectures for years. It writes live transcripts with speaker labels. Its notetaker can join Zoom, Meet and Teams on its own. AI Chat answers questions across your meetings. A new desktop app records calls and chats outside scheduled meetings. The free plan works but stops each conversation at 30 minutes. Otter trains its AI on recordings with personal details removed. It also faces a class action lawsuit over recording consent.
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