Otter.ai vs Granola: pricing and usage limits (Oct 2026)

Otter.ai is the cheaper way in: Pro costs $8.33/mo billed yearly against $14/mo for Granola Business, $5.67/mo or $68.04 a year less. The ladders top out at $8.33/mo billed yearly (Otter.ai Pro) and $35/mo (Granola Enterprise). Both have a free plan.

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The short answer

Verdict from the data
Cheaper to start
Otter.ai. Otter.ai Pro is $8.33/mo billed yearly; the cheapest Granola plan, Granola Business, is $14/mo ($5.67 more).
Free plan
Both have one. What each includes is quoted under Free plans below.
Top of the ladder
Otter.ai Pro at $8.33/mo billed yearly vs Granola Enterprise at $35/mo.

Short verdict: pick Otter.ai if you want the cheaper paid start: Pro at $8.33/mo billed yearly against $14/mo for Granola Business; pick Granola if you expect to outgrow the mid tiers: its ladder goes up to Enterprise at $35/mo, while Otter.ai stops at $8.33/mo billed yearly.

Otter.ai vs Granola: the price gap at each tier

TierOtter.aiGranolaGap
EntryPro · $8.33/mo billed yearly
Allowance: monthly
Business · $14/moOtter.ai $5.67/mo cheaper ($68.04 a year, 40% less)

At the entry tier, Otter.ai Pro ($8.33/mo billed yearly) undercuts Granola Business ($14/mo) by $5.67 a month, 40%. Running both entry plans side by side, Otter.ai Pro plus Granola Business, comes to $22.33/mo.

Otter.ai lists 1 individual paid plan and Granola lists 2; tiers follow the shorter ladder, matched by rank; team plans left out. Prices are per month billed yearly where offered, because one vendor publishes only yearly prices.

Who should pick Otter.ai, who should pick Granola

Head to head

FactOtter.aiGranola
Free planFree tierFree tier
Cheapest planPro · $8.33/mo billed yearlyBusiness · $14/mo
Top planPro · $8.33/mo billed yearlyEnterprise · $35/mo
Plans tracked22
Yearly discountYearly prices onlyNone shown
Allowance periodsMonthlyNot stated
Latest changeNone loggedNone logged
Last checked

One vendor only publishes billed-yearly prices, so this page compares per-month prices billed yearly where offered.

$8.33/mo billed yearlyOtter.ai Pro · cheapest plan
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$14/moGranola Business · cheapest plan
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Closest price match: Otter.ai Pro vs Granola Business

Pro

$8.33/mo billed yearly
Annual: $8.33/user/month billed annually
Limits 1,200 minutes per user/month; 10 monthly audio/video file imports.Source: otter.ai (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-16

Business

$14/mo
Limits Per user. Unlimited meeting notes and history.Source: granola.ai (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-22
Uncertain: Page shows '$14 per user per month' with no monthly/annual toggle; billing period not stated.

Every plan side by side

ToolPlanPriceLimits as stated & source
Otter.ai2 plansPro $8.33/mo billed yearly · Business $19.99/mo billed yearly
Stated limits and a source for every Otter.ai plan: Otter.ai pricing page.
GranolaBusiness$14/mo
Per user. Unlimited meeting notes and history. uncertain
Source: granola.ai (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-22
GranolaEnterprise$35/mo
Per user. uncertain
Source: granola.ai (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-22

Free plans

ToolFree?What you get for $0 & source
Otter.aiFree tier
Basic (Free): 300 monthly transcription minutes per user (no rollover).
Source: otter.ai (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-16
GranolaFree tier
Basic $0: AI meeting notes; meeting history limited to 30 days.
Source: granola.ai (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-22

Recent price and limit changes

No price, limit or free-tier change logged for Otter.ai or Granola yet. We check both vendors' pages daily.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, Otter.ai or Granola?

Otter.ai is cheaper to start: Otter.ai Pro costs $8.33/mo billed yearly, against $14/mo for Granola Business. At the top end, Otter.ai Pro is $8.33/mo billed yearly and Granola Enterprise is $35/mo.

Is Otter.ai or Granola free?

Both have a free plan. Otter.ai has a free plan and Granola has a free plan; after that the cheapest paid plans are Otter.ai Pro at $8.33/mo billed yearly and Granola Business at $14/mo. What each free plan includes, word for word from the vendor, is in the Free plans table above.

How do Otter.ai Pro and Granola Business compare?

They are the closest in price: $8.33/mo billed yearly against $14/mo (Otter.ai $5.67/mo cheaper ($68.04 a year, 40% less)). Otter.ai states a monthly allowance on that plan; Granola states no reset period.

When did Otter.ai and Granola last change their pricing?

No change is logged for either since we started tracking. Prices were last checked 2026-10-16.

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