Fireflies vs Otter AI

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For 5 seats, Otter Pro at the annual rate times 12 is $499.80 and Fireflies Pro is $600. On Business the same math flips: Fireflies is $1,140 and Otter is $1,199.40. Both totals are a per-seat rate times 12, not an upfront invoice the vendor printed.

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Monthly: what you pay billed month to month. Annual: the monthly rate when billed yearly. Per seat: the price for each team member.

Pro: student discount. Official page.

Largest verified saving

$120.12/yr

Otter Business costs $120.12 less a year if you pay annually instead of monthly.

($30 − $19.99) × 12 = $120.12/yr per user × 1 user = $120.12/yr

Cheapest paid monthly in this comparison: Otter Pro at $16.99/mo

  • Fireflies Free
  • Fireflies ProBaseline
  • Fireflies Business
  • Fireflies EnterpriseNot offered monthly$39/seat/mo billed annually$39/seat/mo billed annually
  • Otter Basic
  • Otter Pro
  • Otter Business
  • Otter Enterprise— checking

Prices are subtracted only for the same audience and the same unit. Plans outside that pair are left out of this list.

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$29/mo per seat, billed monthly is the default on this page.

$228/yr per seat, billed annually is the default on this page.

Default is the most common listed team price on this page, not a usage ranking. Monthly prices use the verified monthly price. Annual prices use the verified annual total. A plan with no verified annual total uses the monthly price times 12 and is labelled monthly only. Comparable means the same audience and the same unit, per plan or per seat. Limits are not matched.

Prices are subtracted only for the same audience and the same unit. Plans outside that pair are left out of this list.

Otter Pro is $144.12/yr less, but doesn't include Fireflies, billed monthly.

  • Otter Pro$16.99/mo per seat, billed monthlySave $144.12/yr, per seat, billed monthly
  • Otter Business$30/mo per seat, billed monthlyCosts $12/yr more, per seat, billed monthly

Otter Pro is $128.04/yr less, but doesn't include Fireflies, billed annually.

  • Otter Pro$99.96/yr per seat, billed annuallySave $128.04/yr, per seat, billed annually
  • Otter Business$239.88/yr per seat, billed annuallyCosts $11.88/yr more, per seat, billed annually

Shows what this team size costs on each per-seat plan.

Team size1 seat

For 1 seat: Pro $18/mo

For 1 seat: Business $29/mo

For 1 seat: Pro $16.99/mo

For 1 seat: Business $30/mo

Fireflies Pro is $18 per user per month, or $10 billed annually. Business is $29, or $19. Enterprise is $39 billed annually only. Otter Pro is $16.99, or $8.33 billed annually. Otter Business is $30, or $19.99. A lower introductory Otter figure is not the list rate and is not stored.

Is Otter cheaper than Fireflies?

On Pro, yes. Otter Pro is $16.99 per user per month and Fireflies Pro is $18. On Business, Fireflies is $29 and Otter is $30.

The annual rates keep that split. Otter Pro is $8.33 per user and Fireflies Pro is $10. Otter Business is $19.99 and Fireflies Business is $19. One tier does not win both rows.

Which is cheaper for a team of 5?

It flips. Five Otter Pro seats are $499.80 over 12 months at the annual rate. Five Fireflies Business seats are $1,140, under Otter Business at $1,199.40.

Five Fireflies Pro seats are $600 at $10 times 5 times 12. Ten Fireflies Business seats are $2,280 at the same annual rate. Monthly Business for 5 seats is $1,740 over 12 months at the monthly rate, which is $600 more than the annual-rate total. The step from Fireflies Pro to Business is $108 per seat per year at the annual rates.

Which has the better free plan?

Both are $0. Otter Basic lists 300 transcription minutes a month. Fireflies Free has no stored minute cap.

Fireflies Free is a stored $0 plan. Otter Basic is a stored $0 plan with 300 monthly transcription minutes and 3 lifetime imports. Neither free row is a paid seat.

Fireflies or Otter for Microsoft Teams?

Fireflies lists Microsoft Teams with no extra price. Pro stays $18 per seat. No separate Otter Teams dollar is stored.

The Fireflies pricing page lists Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams on the same plans. It does not add a Teams surcharge. This check did not store a separate Otter price for Teams.

How do Fathom and Read AI compare on price?

No Fathom dollar was read from an official pricing page. No Read AI dollar is stored. Fireflies Pro stays $18 per seat.

Granola is in the same keyword set and also has no stored price. A blank row is not a claim that those products are free. Otter has no affiliate placement on this page.

Seat math for Fireflies alone is on Fireflies AI pricing. The Otter ladder is on Otter pricing.

Team of 5 at the annual per-seat rate times 12
ToolPlan5-seat totalHow it is counted
Otter Pro Standard $499.80Annual rate times 5 seats times 12.
Fireflies Pro Standard $600Annual rate times 5 seats times 12.
Fireflies Business Standard $1,140Annual rate times 5 seats times 12.
Otter Business Standard $1,199.40Annual rate times 5 seats times 12.
Fathom — Plan BlankNo official dollar on this check.
Read AI — Plan BlankNo dollar is stored.

Fireflies

Fireflies stores 4 plans. Pro is $18 per user per month, or $10 billed annually.

Fireflies plans
Tier Monthly Annual Per seat Limits Status Checked
Free Free $0 — checking Not offered Not listed Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked
Free: $0 per month.
Pro Standard $18/seat $10/seat/mo Save $96/yr, 44% $18/seat monthly · $10/seat/mo billed annually · Minimum seats: — checking Not listed Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked
Pro: $18 per month, or $10 per seat per month billed annually.
Pro best price $120/yr per seatTeam of 1 saves $96/yr
  1. List price: $216/yr per seat
  2. Annual billing: $120/yr per seat
Business Standard $29/seat $19/seat/mo Save $120/yr, 34% $29/seat monthly · $19/seat/mo billed annually · Minimum seats: — checking Not listed Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked
Business: $29 per month, or $19 per seat per month billed annually.
Business best price $228/yr per seatTeam of 1 saves $120/yr
  1. List price: $348/yr per seat
  2. Annual billing: $228/yr per seat
Enterprise Enterprise Not offered $39/seat/mo billed annually $39/seat/mo billed annually Not listed Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Fireflies plans

Free Free

$0 — checking Not offered

Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Limits not listed

Free: $0 per month.

Pro Standard

$18/seat $10/seat/mo Save $96/yr, 44% $18/seat monthly · $10/seat/mo billed annually · Minimum seats: — checking

Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Limits not listed

Pro: $18 per month, or $10 per seat per month billed annually.

Pro best price $120/yr per seatTeam of 1 saves $96/yr
  1. List price: $216/yr per seat
  2. Annual billing: $120/yr per seat

Business Standard

$29/seat $19/seat/mo Save $120/yr, 34% $29/seat monthly · $19/seat/mo billed annually · Minimum seats: — checking

Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Limits not listed

Business: $29 per month, or $19 per seat per month billed annually.

Business best price $228/yr per seatTeam of 1 saves $120/yr
  1. List price: $348/yr per seat
  2. Annual billing: $228/yr per seat

Enterprise Enterprise

Not offered $39/seat/mo billed annually $39/seat/mo billed annually

Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Limits not listed

Otter

Otter stores 4 plans. Pro is $16.99 per user per month, or $8.33 billed annually.

Otter plans
Tier Monthly Annual Per seat Limits Status Checked
Basic Standard $0 — checking Not offered
Limits
  • Basic: 300 monthly transcription minutes
  • Basic: Live transcription · 3 lifetime imports
Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked
Pro Standard $16.99/user $8.33/user/mo Save $103.92/yr, 51% $16.99/user monthly · $8.33/user/mo billed annually · 1 users minimum
Limits
  • Pro: 1,200 in-app recording minutes
  • Pro: Up to 90 minutes per meeting · 10 monthly imports
Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked
Pro best price $99.96/yr per userTeam of 1 saves $103.92/yr
  1. List price: $203.88/yr per user
  2. Annual billing: $99.96/yr per user
Business Standard $30/user $19.99/user/mo Save $120.12/yr, 33% $30/user monthly · $19.99/user/mo billed annually · Minimum seats: — checking Not listed Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked
Business best price $239.88/yr per userTeam of 1 saves $120.12/yr
  1. List price: $360/yr per user
  2. Annual billing: $239.88/yr per user
Enterprise Enterprise — checking — checking Not offered
Limits
  • Enterprise: SSO · SCIM · HIPAA add-on
Checking Checked

Otter plans

Basic Standard

$0 — checking Not offered

Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Limits
  • Basic: 300 monthly transcription minutes
  • Basic: Live transcription · 3 lifetime imports

Pro Standard

$16.99/user $8.33/user/mo Save $103.92/yr, 51% $16.99/user monthly · $8.33/user/mo billed annually · 1 users minimum

Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Limits
  • Pro: 1,200 in-app recording minutes
  • Pro: Up to 90 minutes per meeting · 10 monthly imports
Pro best price $99.96/yr per userTeam of 1 saves $103.92/yr
  1. List price: $203.88/yr per user
  2. Annual billing: $99.96/yr per user

Business Standard

$30/user $19.99/user/mo Save $120.12/yr, 33% $30/user monthly · $19.99/user/mo billed annually · Minimum seats: — checking

Verified Oct 21, 2026 Checked

Limits not listed

Business best price $239.88/yr per userTeam of 1 saves $120.12/yr
  1. List price: $360/yr per user
  2. Annual billing: $239.88/yr per user

Enterprise Enterprise

— checking — checking Not offered

Checking Checked

Limits
  • Enterprise: SSO · SCIM · HIPAA add-on

What changed

No published change is on file for this page. A clear daily-check update is written here when it is published. Unclear checks stay in the review queue.

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Questions

3 questions on this page, last checked Oct 20, 2026.

Which tool is cheaper for 5 people on Business?
Fireflies. Five seats at the annual rate times 12 are $1,140. Otter Business is $1,199.40 on the same math.
Which tool is cheaper for 5 people on Pro?
Otter. Five seats at the annual rate times 12 are $499.80. Fireflies Pro is $600.
Is the Enterprise Fireflies price monthly?
No. Enterprise is $39 per seat per month billed annually only.

Sources

3 sources for Fireflies vs Otter AI Pricing for Teams · TierFacts, last checked Oct 20, 2026.

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