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Gladia vs Otter.ai

The verdict
  • Otter.ai has a free tier to start; Gladia does not.
ComparedGladiaOtter.ai
Starting price$0.61/hr$16.99/mo
Free tierYes
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Feature by feature

FeatureGladiaOtter.ai
Languages100+English-focused (6)
APIYes (core product)Yes
Real-timeYesYes
Speaker labelsYes (diarization)Yes
Export formatsJSON, SRT, VTTTXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT
Human optionNoNo

Gladia

Developers who need cheap, high-volume speech-to-text with real-time streaming and diarization in a single API.

  • +Very low per-hour cost, especially at committed volume
  • +100+ languages with automatic language detection
  • +Async and real-time streaming in one API
  • +10 free hours every month

Otter.ai

Teams that want live meeting notes and summaries inside Zoom, Meet, and Teams.

  • +Live real-time transcription during meetings
  • +OtterPilot auto-joins and summarizes calls
  • +Auto-captures action items and slides
  • +Generous free tier for individuals

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