Otter.ai API
Developer API access to Otter.ai's transcription engine.
Developer API access to Otter.ai's transcription engine.
Best for developers building products on top of Otter's transcription engine with enterprise contract pricing. Pricing: contact sales.
What it is
Otter.ai offers an enterprise-tier API for partners building products on top of Otter's transcription and summarization engine. The API exposes file-upload transcription, live-meeting capture (via the Otter assistant), summarization, and speaker-identification features. The API is available only via direct enterprise sales motion and is positioned for ISVs and large enterprise customers integrating Otter into broader workflows. Pricing is contract-only. The bulk of Otter's revenue comes from the consumer and business product rather than this developer API tier. Pricing and product details listed here were last reviewed by Neugence on 2026-05-12; check the vendor site for current values before quoting.
Watch out for: Limited public information; not self-serve.
Install / use
otter.ai — Contact sales, Enterprise tierFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Otter.ai API vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Otter.ai API | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Transcription APIs | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | contact sales | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | API | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Otter.ai API
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