By task AI tools for meeting notes
An AI meeting notes tool records the conversation, writes out who said what and gives you a summary. Otter's free Basic plan transcribes 300 minutes a month, with a cap of 30 minutes per conversation. That's enough to find out whether you'd use it. Longer meetings need a paid plan.
- Free minutes on Otter
- 300 a month
- Free cap per meeting
- 30 minutes
- Cost to start
- Free
How these tools work
You start a recording, or let the tool join your online meeting. It listens, writes a transcript and then writes a summary from the transcript. Afterward you can search the meeting or ask questions about it.
The summary is the part people use. The transcript is there for when you need to check what was said.
What Otter's free plan covers
From Otter's pricing page:
| Limit on the free Basic plan | Amount |
|---|---|
| Transcription per month | 300 minutes |
| Longest single conversation | 30 minutes |
| Imported files | 3, for the lifetime of the account |
| Questions to Otter AI Chat | 20 a month, 3 per conversation |
| History | 25 most recent conversations |
Checked Nov 11, 2026.
The free way with a chat assistant
If you already have notes or a transcript, you don't need a separate tool. Paste the text into a chat assistant and ask:
- "List the decisions we made."
- "List action items with the person responsible."
- "What questions were left open?"
The free plans of ChatGPT and Claude both handle this. The difference is that a chat assistant doesn't record anything. You bring the text.
Ask for action items as a table with a name and a date for each. It's easier to paste into an email.
Which to pick
- You want it recorded and written up for you: a meeting notes tool. Try Otter on the free plan with a short meeting first.
- You already take notes and want them cleaned up: a chat assistant on a free plan.
- Your meetings run past 30 minutes: Otter's free plan will stop short, so look at its Pro plan. The pricing page listed Pro at $8.33 a month billed annually or $16.99 month to month.
Before you record
Say so at the start of the meeting. People speak more freely when they aren't surprised later, and the rules on recording depend on where you are, so check yours if you're unsure.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free AI tool that takes meeting notes?
Yes. Otter's Basic plan is listed as free forever, with 300 transcription minutes a month and a 30-minute limit per conversation.
Can a chat assistant summarize a meeting?
Yes, if you have the transcript or your own notes as text. Paste them in and ask for decisions, action items and open questions. The chat assistant doesn't record the meeting for you.
Do I have to tell people I'm recording?
Tell them, every time. People speak more freely when they aren't surprised later. If you're unsure what the rules are where you live or work, check before you record.
How do we know this?
We check every plan, price and limit on this page against the company's own pages, and re-check on a schedule. Spot something out of date? Tell us.