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Flow vs Otter.ai

Flow types what you say into any app, in real time, as you speak. Otter records meetings and produces transcripts after the fact. Most people who try one need the other.

Feature comparison

Feature Flow Otter.ai
Primary use Real-time dictation into apps Meeting transcription + summary
When you use it While typing During / after meetings
Output destination Whatever app you're in Otter web app / export
Latency Sub-second Near-real-time transcript + AI summary
Price $13.99/mo Pro $8.33-20/mo depending on plan
Free tier 2,000 words/week 300 monthly transcription minutes
Calendar integration ✓ (auto-joins meetings)
AI summary On dictated text (Summarize mode) On meeting transcripts

When Flow makes more sense

  • You can't dictate into Gmail/Slack/Word with Otter — that's not what it does
  • Real-time response in any application
  • AI cleanup adapts to the tone of the message you're writing

When Otter.ai makes more sense

  • Joins Zoom/Meet/Teams automatically and transcribes — Flow doesn't do meetings
  • Searchable archive of past meetings
  • Multi-speaker speaker labels

Verdict

Get both if budget allows — Otter for meetings, Flow for everything else you'd type. If you only have budget for one, Flow if you spend more time writing than meeting; Otter if you spend more time meeting than writing.

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