Granola vs Otter.ai

Granola (AI notepad for back-to-back meetings that captures notes, actions and memory without a meeting bot.) and Otter.ai (AI meeting transcription and summaries for Zoom, Meet and Teams.) compared side by side: plans and prices, vendor-stated features, platforms and sign-in, with the date each fact was checked. Matches based on official product information.

Based on official vendor pages, linked below
Granola pricing checked: 2026-10-27
Otter.ai pricing checked: 2026-10-27

At a glance

Granola

AI meeting & notes tools

What it does: AI notepad for back-to-back meetings that captures notes, actions and memory without a meeting bot.
Strong at: Strong fit for individuals who want AI-enhanced personal meeting notes from their own device audio.
Free plan: Yes - ongoing free plan
Paid plans from: US$14 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-27 · Full Granola record · Official site

Otter.ai

AI meeting & notes tools

What it does: AI meeting transcription and summaries for Zoom, Meet and Teams.
Strong at: Strong fit for transcribing and summarizing live meetings with a monthly shared minute pool.
Free plan: Yes - mixed free access
Paid plans from: US$16.99 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-27 · Full Otter.ai record · Official site

Plans & pricing

Granola plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-27. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Basic

$0 / user / month

AI meeting notes; limited (30-day) meeting history; AI chat within and across meetings; shared folders

Business

$14/user/mo

Unlimited meeting notes and history; advanced AI models; Notion/HubSpot/Zapier integrations; MCP integration; API access

Enterprise

$35/user/mo

SSO, org-wide auto-deletion, admin controls, usage analytics, priority support

Otter.ai plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-27. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Basic

$0 / month

Pro

$16.99 /user/month ($8.33 /user/month billed annually)

The vendor also shows promotional prices; their terms are not shown.

Business

$30 /user/month

Enterprise

Custom pricing

Side-by-side facts

	Granola	Otter.ai
Free plan	Yes - ongoing free plan	Yes - mixed free access
Paid plans from	US$14 / month	US$16.99 / month
API	Not stated	Yes, for Enterprise workspaces. Contact the account manager if unavailable.

What each tool says it does

Granola - vendor-stated features

Bot-free capture
Works with all meeting apps
Private by default
AI chat and memory
Use notes anywhere

Otter.ai - vendor-stated features

Meeting assistant
Playback
Custom vocabulary

Worth knowing before you choose

Granola - worth knowing

standing free plan with history limits; allowance cadence not stated.
Basic $0 standing with AI notes and AI chat; compare table shows no usage-count cap, limits are 30-day history and feature gating.
No renewing quota asserted.
standing free plan with no published quota or reset wording - a standing plan is not proof of a renewing allowance, so the type is not stated, not renewable.
Apple Watch app listed in plan comparison.
Sign-in is required; web, mobile and API surfaces are documented.

Otter.ai - worth knowing

300 monthly transcription minutes (renewable) plus 3 lifetime file imports (one-time) - mixed.
Entry price: Pro $16.99 /user/month monthly; $8.33 /user/month annual-billed view Also offers a Chrome extension and a Slack app; OS-level platforms listed.
Mac/Windows surfaces evidenced via the official apps page; "record from Mac or Windows desktop" wording alone is not proof of a native app - desktop-app identity from the apps listing.

Common questions

Is Granola or Otter.ai free to use?

Granola: Yes - ongoing free plan (checked 2026-10-27). Otter.ai: Yes - mixed free access (checked 2026-10-27).

What do Granola and Otter.ai cost?

Granola's entry paid plan is US$14 / month and Otter.ai's is US$16.99 / month, from each vendor's pricing page (2026-10-27 and 2026-10-27 respectively). The tables above list every plan each vendor published.

Which is better, Granola or Otter.ai?

It depends on the job. Granola: Strong fit for individuals who want AI-enhanced personal meeting notes from their own device audio. Otter.ai: Strong fit for transcribing and summarizing live meetings with a monthly shared minute pool. The feature and pricing tables above show where they differ.

Where do these facts come from?

Every fact on this page is read from the vendors' own product and pricing pages, with the checked date shown beside it. Links to both official pages are at the top of each column.

Keep comparing

This comparison is not a recommendation: it sets out what each vendor states on its own pages, with the dates those pages were checked. Prices and features change - confirm with the vendor before buying.