Otter.ai vs Google Flow Music
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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- Free access
- Otter.ai: Free access
- Google Flow Music: Free access
- Paid from
- Otter.ai: USD 8.33 per user per month
- Google Flow Music: USD 8 per month
- Plans listed
- Otter.ai: 4
- Google Flow Music: 4
- Public API
- Otter.ai: Not confirmed
- Google Flow Music: Yes
Where Otter.ai and Google Flow Music differ
On the listed facts these two look alike. The plans, limits and screenshots below show where the details part ways.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Otter.ai | Fact | Google Flow Music |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableBasic · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 8.33 per user per monthPro · billed annually · USD 16.99 billed monthly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 8 per monthStarter · billed monthly · or $6 per month billed yearly |
| Free plan; paid Pro and Business | Pricing model | Free with daily top-up credits; paid from $8/month |
| 4 | Plans listedSame | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Meeting transcripts, summaries and action items | Built for | Prompted songs you edit section by section |
| Audio & voice | CategorySame | Audio & voice |
| Platforms |
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| Works with |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 26, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 21, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Otter.ai
Prices confirmed · Sep 26, 2026- BasicUSD 0free with no end date
- ProUSD 8.33 per user per monthbilled annually · USD 16.99 billed monthly
- BusinessUSD 19.99 per user per monthbilled annually · USD 30 billed monthly
- EnterpriseContact sales
Google Flow Music
Prices confirmed · Oct 21, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- StarterUSD 8 per monthbilled monthly · or $6 per month billed yearly
- PlusUSD 24 per monthbilled monthly · or $18 per month billed yearly
- MemberUSD 64 per monthbilled monthly · or $48 per month billed yearly
Strengths and limits
Otter.ai
Strengths
- Free plan without an end date: Basic costs nothing, has no time limit and still includes the meeting notetaker, live transcription and 300 minutes a month.
- Works on the main meeting platforms: The notetaker joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, and the desktop app records calls without a bot joining.
- Downgrades archive rather than delete: Cancelling or downgrading archives older conversations instead of removing them, and archived conversations can still be exported.
Limits to plan around
- 30-minute cap on the free plan: Basic shows only the first 30 minutes of each conversation or import until you upgrade to a paid plan.
- Six transcription languages: Only English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified) are transcribed.
- Subscriptions are non-refundable: Cancellation stops the next renewal only, and Otter asks for it at least 24 hours before the billing date.
Google Flow Music
Strengths
- Downloads on the free plan: The comparison table ticks mp3, wav, m4a and stem downloads for Free as well as for the paid tiers.
- Plain ownership wording: Google Terms say Google will not claim ownership of content you generate, and the Believe announcement repeats this for Flow Music.
- Included with Google AI plans: Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra members get the Starter, Plus and Member benefits without a separate Flow Music subscription.
Limits to plan around
- Free credit amount not published: The pricing page lists daily top-up credits for Free but gives no number, so the free allowance cannot be planned in advance.
- Strict eligibility: Users must be 18 or older, pass age verification, sign in with a Google Account and be in a supported region.
- No commercial licence text on the plan pages: The pricing page and help articles read do not describe distribution or commercial licence terms; only the general Google Terms apply.
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