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| Criteria | MeetGeek | Otter |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 2.5/5 | 2.9/5 |
| Pricing | Free Basic plan (3 hours/month); Pro $15.99/user/month (20 hours, extra hours $0.50); Business $27/user/month with unlimited transcription; custom Enterprise. Annual billing saves up to 40%. | Free Basic tier (300 mins/mo); Pro from $16.99/mo ($8.33 billed annually); Business $30/mo monthly or $19.99/user/mo billed annually; custom Enterprise pricing. |
| Platform Type | Transcription | Transcription |
| Transcription accuracy | 3.2/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Language coverage & translation | 4.6/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Editing & verification workflow | 2.8/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Turnaround & real-time | 3.5/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Integrations & API | 4.6/5 | 4.2/5 |
| Newsroom features | 3.4/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Speaker identification | 3.0/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Output formats | 3.0/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Security & data retention | 4.5/5 | 2.7/5 |
| Audio and video input support | 3.5/5 | 2.8/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ 100+ language support with auto-detection — one of the widest for meeting assistants ✓ AI-suggested quotes for highlighting key moments | ✓ Most accurate tool in SODP's accuracy test — only 3 mistakes in a 3-minute clip ✓ Only tool to correctly spell 'Peter Gollwitzer' in accuracy test |
| Limitations | ✗ Pro plan includes 20 transcription hours a month; extra hours cost $0.50 ✗ Custom glossaries only supported for a handful of the 100+ languages | ✗ Only six transcription languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese) ✗ Free tier limited to 30-minute calls and 5-hour cap |
MeetGeek
2.5
Rating
★ 2.5/5
Pricing
Free Basic plan (3 hours/month); Pro $15.99/user/month (20 hours, extra hours $0.50); Business $27/user/month with unlimited transcription; custom Enterprise. Annual billing saves up to 40%.
Platform
Transcription
Scores
Transcription accuracy
3.2
Language coverage & translation
4.6
Editing & verification workflow
2.8
Turnaround & real-time
3.5
Integrations & API
4.6
Newsroom features
3.4
Speaker identification
3.0
Output formats
3.0
Security & data retention
4.5
Audio and video input support
3.5
Strengths
✓ 100+ language support with auto-detection — one of the widest for meeting assistants
✓ AI-suggested quotes for highlighting key moments
Limitations
✗ Pro plan includes 20 transcription hours a month; extra hours cost $0.50
✗ Custom glossaries only supported for a handful of the 100+ languages
Otter
2.9
Rating
★ 2.9/5
Pricing
Free Basic tier (300 mins/mo); Pro from $16.99/mo ($8.33 billed annually); Business $30/mo monthly or $19.99/user/mo billed annually; custom Enterprise pricing.
Platform
Transcription
Scores
Transcription accuracy
4.8
Language coverage & translation
3.0
Editing & verification workflow
3.8
Turnaround & real-time
4.8
Integrations & API
4.2
Newsroom features
4.0
Speaker identification
4.0
Output formats
3.0
Security & data retention
2.7
Audio and video input support
2.8
Strengths
✓ Most accurate tool in SODP's accuracy test — only 3 mistakes in a 3-minute clip
✓ Only tool to correctly spell 'Peter Gollwitzer' in accuracy test
Limitations
✗ Only six transcription languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese)
✗ Free tier limited to 30-minute calls and 5-hour cap