Zoom AI Companion vs Otter.ai
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Zoom AI Companion
Zoom's meeting AI — split 2026 into free Zoom AI + paid ZoomMate
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Otter.ai
Meeting transcription and AI notes
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.5 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Value for money | — | |
| Ease of use | — | |
| ASEAN readiness | — | |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | Core Zoom AI (summaries, smart recording, chat drafting) included with paid Workplace plans | 300 minutes per month transcription, 3 lifetime audio/video file imports (permanent cap, not monthly), 30-minute cap per conversation |
| Paid from | ZoomMate add-on from $20/user/mo; Workplace with AI from $14.16/user/mo | $16.99/month (Pro) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✗ |
| Users | 4M+ accounts enabled (57% of Fortune 500) | 35m+ users |
| Founded | 2011 | 2016 |
| Maker | Eric Yuan | Sam Liang, Yun Fu |
| Verdict | Zoom spent 2026 renaming its AI, and the split is the thing to understand. The core features people actually use — meeting summaries, smart recording highlights, transcription in 30+ languages, chat drafting — are now ju... |
Otter.ai remains the most recognizable AI meeting-assistant, with OtterPilot joining Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet calls to transcribe, diarize speakers, and generate summaries and action items. Real-time English transcri... |
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