# An Otter AI alternative for recordings you already have Otter is built around live meetings. When you need an Otter AI alternative for files you have already recorded, Kotosay transcribes uploads in 90+ languages, and a free account covers the first 5 minutes of 3 files a day. ## Side by side | | Kotosay | Otter | |---|---|---| | File uploads on the free plan | 3 a day | 3 imports in total per user | | Length on the free plan | First 5 minutes of each file | 30 minutes per conversation | | Free minutes a month | 3 files a day | 300 per user | | File uploads on the paid plan | Files up to 10 hours, 3 at once | Pro: 10 imports a month | | Joins live meetings | Works on the recording afterwards | AI Meeting Agent for Zoom, Teams and Meet | | Summaries and action items | Full transcript to write your own | Automatic | Otter figures from otter.ai/pricing and otter.ai, read on November 9, 2026. ## Built for people who speak more than English at home. Every page, button and help text exists in Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesian, French, Italian, German, Turkish, Arabic and Japanese. Written for each language, not run through a translator. ### Short captions for vertical video One tap gives you punchy one-line subtitles for Reels and TikTok. ### Converters that stay on your device MP4 to MP3 and audio conversion run in your browser, free. ### Your files, your call Delete any file the moment you are done with it. ## What you get for recorded files ### Any recording Zoom and Teams files, phone recordings, interviews, lectures and podcasts. ### Editor Fix any word with a click, and the timestamps stay in place. ### Exports TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT with Unlimited. ### Long files Up to 10 hours per file, 3 files at once. ## What each Kotosay option includes | | No account | Free account | Unlimited | |---|---|---|---| | Price | Free | Free | $9.99 a month, or $119 paid once a year | | Files | Your first file | 3 a day | 3 at once | | Transcribed per file | First 5 minutes | First 5 minutes | Up to 10 hours | | Read, edit and copy | Yes | Yes | Yes | | TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT | No | No | Yes | | Translation | No | No | Yes | Uploads on Unlimited have no import count. The plan covers 3 devices and stops in one click. Single file opens one whole file for $4.99, paid once. ## What happens to your file Uploads are transcribed on secure servers, and the audio is deleted automatically 24 hours later. Transcripts stay in your account until you delete them, file by file or all at once. ## Tools - [Zoom transcription from a recording](https://kotosay.com/meeting-transcription) - [TurboScribe alternative](https://kotosay.com/turboscribe-alternative) - [transcribe audio to text free](https://kotosay.com/free-transcription) - [Unlimited plan pricing](https://kotosay.com/pricing) ## Pricing ### Free: $0 To try Kotosay on your own recordings. - 3 files per day - First 5 minutes of each file - One file at a time - Read and copy in the browser - Free converters in your browser ### Unlimited: $9.99 a month, $119 a year, pay once a year For long files, exports and translation. - Unlimited minutes - Files up to 10 hours - 3 files at once - Translation - TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT - Use on 3 devices - [Pricing](https://kotosay.com/pricing) ## An Otter AI alternative for files, and when Otter fits better ### The short answer Otter's AI Meeting Agent joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet calls and writes notes while people talk. Kotosay works on the recording after the call, or on any audio and video file you already have. If most of your work is files, Kotosay fits that. If you mainly need live notes during meetings, Otter is built for it. When you compare Otter.ai alternatives, decide first whether you need a bot in the call or a transcript of a file. ### What to check before you switch A file tool and a meeting assistant solve different problems. Run through these points with your own month in mind. - How many recordings you upload in a typical week, and how long they run. - Whether you need the text during the meeting or after it. - Which exports you hand on, such as DOCX for a report or SRT for a video. - Where the files are stored and when they are deleted. ### Formats and length for recorded files Audio files such as MP3, M4A, WAV and OGG upload directly, and so do videos in MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV and AVI. For a video, your browser normally sends only the sound. A free account transcribes the first 5 minutes of each file, and Unlimited takes files up to 10 hours, 3 at once. ### File imports on Otter's free plan On November 9, 2026, Otter's pricing page listed 3 file imports in total per user on its free Basic plan, with 30 minutes per conversation and 300 minutes a month. Otter Pro listed 10 imports a month and 1,200 minutes. On Kotosay, a free account transcribes the first 5 minutes of 3 files every day, and Unlimited takes files up to 10 hours. On November 10, 2026, the same page listed 90 minutes per conversation on Pro and 4 hours on Business, where file imports were unlimited. ### Taking your recordings out of Otter On November 10, 2026, Otter's pricing page listed mp3 and txt exports on the free Basic plan, and mp3, txt, pdf, docx and srt on Pro. That means you can download the sound of a conversation as an MP3 and upload it here, even when the original recording lives only in Otter. Export Otter's text as well if you want its version next to the new transcript. Keep both in one folder per meeting or project. ### Trying Kotosay on an Otter recording - Export one conversation from Otter as MP3. - Upload the MP3 on Kotosay. The first 5 minutes show without an account. - To read the whole conversation, open that file with Single file for $4.99, paid once. - Read both transcripts at the same timestamps and compare names, figures and the passages where people talk over each other. ### An Otter AI alternative free for uploaded files People who look for free Otter AI minutes for uploads usually have a stack of recordings. Kotosay's free account suits that: 3 files a day, read, edit and copy every transcript, with no card. Exports and translation come with Unlimited. ### Your recording, uploaded after the call Record the call with Zoom, Teams, Meet or your phone, then upload the file. Nothing joins the meeting, and the people in it see only the recording you started. Laws on recording calls differ by country and state, so tell everyone before you record. ### Where Otter is the better fit - Live transcription while the meeting runs. - An AI Meeting Agent that joins your calendar meetings on its own. - Automatic summaries, decisions and action items after each meeting. ### Using both tools side by side You can keep Otter for live calls and send interviews, lectures and older recordings to Kotosay. The two never get in each other's way, because Kotosay never joins a meeting. It only sees the files you upload. ## Switching questions ### What is a lower-cost alternative to Otter.ai for files? For recorded files, Kotosay is one to compare. Unlimited costs $9.99 a month, or $119 paid once a year, takes files up to 10 hours and has no import count. Check Otter Pro's current price on otter.ai/pricing, because its offers change, and compare the import limits too. ### Is there a free Otter.ai alternative? Yes, for uploaded files. Kotosay's free account transcribes the first 5 minutes of 3 files a day, with no card. Otter's free Basic plan lists 3 file imports in total per user. Your first Kotosay file needs no account at all and shows 5 minutes. ### Does the alternative work for recorded files, not only meetings? Yes. Kotosay is made for recorded files: Zoom and Teams recordings, phone calls, interviews, lectures, podcasts and voice memos. Audio and video both upload directly, and your browser normally sends only the sound of a video, so long files stay light to upload. ### How does pricing compare with Otter Pro? Otter Pro is priced per user on otter.ai/pricing, and on November 9, 2026 it listed 10 file imports and 1,200 minutes a month. Kotosay Unlimited is $9.99 a month, or $119 paid once a year, for files up to 10 hours. Check Otter's page on the day you compare, as offers change. ### Can I import Otter recordings? If you have the original audio or video file, upload it to Kotosay and transcribe it again. For recordings that live only inside Otter, check Otter's own export options first and download what you want to keep. Then upload the files here like any other recording. ### How many files can I import on Otter's free plan? Otter's pricing page lists 3 file imports in total per user on the free Basic plan, with up to 30 minutes per conversation. On Kotosay, a free account transcribes 3 files every day, with the first 5 minutes of each, and the count starts again each day. ### Does Kotosay join my Zoom or Teams meetings? Kotosay works on the recording after the meeting. Record the call in Zoom or Teams, or with your phone, then upload the file here. The people in the call see only the recording you started yourself, and you tell them before you begin. ### Can I upload a Zoom recording? Yes. Zoom saves local recordings as MP4, and cloud recordings can be downloaded from the Zoom web portal. Upload the file, and Kotosay transcribes the audio with a timestamp on every line. Fix names in the editor, and with Unlimited export the call as DOCX or PDF to read back later. ### Can I get meeting summaries? Kotosay gives you the full transcript with a timestamp on every line. Write your summary from it: decisions, owners and dates are easy to find when you can search the text and find each moment in your recording. Otter makes summaries automatically, so it fits better if that is your main need. ### Can I export to Word and SRT? Yes, with Unlimited. Download the transcript as DOCX for Word or Google Docs, as SRT or VTT for video, or as TXT or PDF. On the free plan, copy the text from the editor into any document. The timestamps stay in place when you fix words. - [Kotosay](https://kotosay.com/otter-alternative)