Pick Descript if
podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours.
Read the Descript pageDescript vs Otter.ai
Our take
Pick Descript if you're podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours. Pick Otter.ai if you're on a sales and CS team who want notes without a dedicated notetaker. Skip Descript if you're people who need a text-to-video model (Runway, Kling AI) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs). Skip Otter.ai if you're people who only need noise cancel (Krisp) or a self-hosted transcriber
Best for
Descript Edit footage by editing words
Otter.ai A written record of a Zoom / Meet / Teams call
Free plan
Descript $0 · 60 minutes (1 hr) of media / month; 720p export with a watermark on the comparison table
Otter.ai No free plan
Lowest paid
Descript Hobbyist $16/mo yearly
Otter.ai Student / teacher (.edu) $6.67/mo
Next step up
Descript Creator $24/mo yearly
Otter.ai Pro $16.99
Watch out
Descript Media hours and AI credits are the meter
Otter.ai Minutes do not roll over
Last checked
Descript 2026-10-20 · descript.com/pricing
Otter.ai 2026-10-26 · otter.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Otter.ai if
sales and CS teams who want notes without a dedicated notetaker.
Read the Otter.ai page