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Otter vs Potato
These tools solve different problems.
Otter.ai captures what happened in your meetings. Transcripts, summaries, searchable archives. It's excellent at documentation.
Potato does work while the meeting is happening. Someone asks "how do competitors handle this?" — the answer appears in 30 seconds, before you move on.
The Core Difference
| Otter | Potato | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary value | Documents what happened | Does work during the meeting |
| When you get value | After the meeting ends | While you're still on the call |
| Main output | Transcripts & summaries | Research, docs, artifacts |
| Workspace | Personal notes | Shared — everyone sees the same thing |
Quick Comparison
| Otter | Potato | |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription accuracy | ✅ Industry-leading | ✅ Good |
| Custom vocabulary | ✅ Yes (200+ terms) | ❌ No |
| Search across meetings | ✅ Excellent | ⚠️ Basic |
| Import audio/video files | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Research during meeting | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (30-second answers) |
| Shared workspace | ❌ Personal notes | ✅ Everyone sees the same view |
| Generate docs on demand | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Free tier | ✅ 300 min/month | ✅ Unlimited (beta) |
Where Otter Wins
Transcription accuracy. Otter is the benchmark. If you need highly accurate transcripts, especially with technical terminology, Otter is hard to beat.
Custom vocabulary. You can teach Otter your company's jargon, product names, and technical terms.
Search. Their search across meeting history is powerful. If building a knowledge base from past meetings matters, Otter excels here.
Import files. You can upload audio or video files to transcribe — not just live meetings.
Where Potato Wins
Work happens during the meeting. Someone asks "what's the market size for X?" — the answer appears in 30 seconds with sources. That's research that would take 2 hours, done before you move to the next topic.
Shared workspace. Everyone in the meeting sees what the AI is working on. One view. Anyone can say "that's wrong" or "add more context." Not personal notes that differ between people.
Documents created live. Need a spec, a summary, or a mockup? Ask during the call and it appears while context is fresh — not reconstructed from notes later.
Work done, not assigned. The gap between "we need X" and "we have X" collapses. Meetings finish work instead of creating follow-ups.
The Honest Trade-off
Choose Otter if:
- You need the best transcription accuracy
- Building a searchable archive matters
- You want to transcribe uploaded recordings
- You want proven, stable software
Choose Potato if:
- You want work done during the meeting, not documentation after
- "How does X handle this?" should be answered in 30 seconds
- You want everyone to see the same shared workspace
- You're okay with experimental software
Pricing
Otter:
- Basic (Free): 300 min/month, 30 min per conversation
- Pro: $8.33/user/month — 1,200 min/month, custom vocabulary
- Business: $20/user/month — 6,000 min/month
Potato:
- Free while in beta
Try Both
Otter excels at what it does — documentation. Potato is trying something different — execution during meetings.