TurboScribe or Otter: which one takes your file
TurboScribe turns a file into text in 98+ languages; Otter.ai is a meeting assistant with 300 free minutes a month.
TurboScribe transcribes a file in 98+ languages; its paid plan is $10 a month paid yearly. Otter.ai is a meeting assistant: $0 gives 300 minutes a month, Pro costs $8.33 a user a month. Transcribsi transcribes files at $10 a month paid yearly.
TurboScribe, Otter.ai and Transcribsi side by side
a transcription service for files, YouTube links and live recordings
a meeting assistant: it records calls and returns summaries and action items
a transcription service with a REST API, an MCP server and plugins for Claude and ChatGPT
$0: 3 transcriptions a day, files up to 30 minutes, lower priority
$0: 300 minutes of transcription a month
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year): unlimited transcriptions for one person
$8.33 a user a month paid yearly, $16.99 a month paid monthly
$10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month paid monthly
files up to 10 hours and 5 GB, up to 50 files at a time, translation to 134+ languages, batch export
10 file imports a month, unlimited storage, an MCP server
no minute limit of audio a month, DOCX export, the REST API and the MCP server
98+, with translation to 134+ languages
not stated on the pages we read
99+ languages, set by you or detected
DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV
notes, summaries and action items rather than export files
TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, DOCX
a file, a YouTube link, a live recording or a meeting
a meeting the bot joins
a file you upload
30 minutes on the free plan, up to 10 hours and 5 GB on the paid plan
10 file imports a month on Pro
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
Two different jobs
Two services with the same price and very different work. TurboScribe takes the recording that already exists and gives you the text; Otter takes the meeting itself and gives you notes, summaries and action items. Every number below was read on a public pricing page on 21 October 2026, and where a page would not answer, the cell says so.
How to choose between a file service and a meeting bot
- 1
Decide where the audio comes from
A file that is already on your disk is a job for TurboScribe or for Transcribsi. A meeting that has to be joined and summarized is Otter's job. Nothing else on this page matters until that is settled.
- 2
Compare the free allowance
Otter gives 300 minutes a month free. TurboScribe gives 3 transcriptions a day with files up to 30 minutes. Our free plan is 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, with no card.
- 3
Count what the paid plan really adds
TurboScribe at $10 a month paid yearly lifts the file limit to 10 hours and 5 GB. Otter's Pro plan, at $8.33 a user a month, adds 10 file imports a month and an MCP server.
- 4
Check the language of the recording
TurboScribe announces 98+ transcription languages and translation to 134+. We support 99+ languages. Otter did not name a number on the pages we read.
Tips
Decide first: a file on disk or a meeting in the calendar.
Minutes a month and files a day are not the same unit.
Read the export list, not the logo.
Ask where the audio is processed before you upload.
Questions this page answers
Which one transcribes a file that is already on my disk?
TurboScribe and Transcribsi both take a file. TurboScribe allows files up to 30 minutes on the free plan and up to 10 hours on the paid one; we allow up to 30 minutes on the free plan.
Does either service sit in the meeting and write the notes?
Otter does: it is a meeting assistant that records calls and returns summaries and action items. TurboScribe records live sessions, but it is not a workspace for the notes of a team.
Is the $10 a month plan the same offer in both?
No. TurboScribe's $10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year) buys unlimited transcriptions for one person and files up to 10 hours. Ours buys no minute limit of audio a month, DOCX export and the API.
What does Otter give that a transcription service cannot?
The meeting itself: a bot that joins Zoom, Meet or Teams, summaries, action items and a search across every meeting. That is why the free plan is measured in minutes a month and not in files.
Which one should a Russian-language team pick?
Wthe recording language is detected automatically. TurboScribe announces 98+ languages but does not name Russian separately in the table we read.
Sources
- TTurboScribe — pricingturboscribe.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- OOtter — pricingotter.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- OOtter — home pageotter.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- TTranscribsi — pricingtranscrib.si · checked 22 October 2026
Reading: 7 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute
Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.