Otter.ai vs Read AI
Read AI scores 8.2 to Otter.ai's 6.5 among the AI meeting assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Read AI wins, 8.2 to 6.5
Read AI does not train its AI on your data; Otter trains on recordings and transcripts with no opt-out. Read AI's top tier also keeps the meeting video and cuts highlight clips, both missing from Otter, and Read AI includes its meeting coach even on the free plan. Otter is cheaper to start, at $16.99 a month against Read AI's $19.75, and transcribes fewer languages, 6 against Read AI's 16. Both have a free plan and an API.
Pick Otter.ai if you want a cheaper paid plan to start with.
Pick Read AI if you want the meeting video kept and clips you can cut.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Keeps the meeting video: Read AI yes, Otter.ai no
- Cuts and shares clips: Read AI yes, Otter.ai no
- Languages it transcribes: 16 languages against 6 languages
- Apps it connects to: Otter.ai 15 integrations, Read AI 16 integrations
- Cheapest paid plan, monthly: $16.99 against $19.75
- Does not train AI on your data: Read AI yes, Otter.ai no
- Tells participants it is recording: Read AI yes, Otter.ai does not say
- But Otter.ai leads on ways to reach support: 2 support channels against 1 support channel
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI meeting assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Read AI leads on 2 of 4 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (10)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Otter.ai
Read AI
For everything else about each tool, read the full Otter.ai review and Read AI review.
Otter.ai vs Read AI: common questions
Which is better, Otter.ai or Read AI?
Read AI scores 8.2 and Otter.ai 6.5 out of 10 among the AI meeting assistants we rate. Read AI is ahead on what it captures and privacy and trust. Otter.ai is ahead on pricing.
Is Otter.ai or Read AI cheaper?
Otter.ai's cheapest paid plan is $8.33/mo (Pro, billed yearly) and Read AI's is $19.75/mo (Pro). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Otter.ai and Read AI have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can Read AI do that Otter.ai cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: keeps the meeting video, cuts and shares clips and does not train AI on your data.
