Notta vs tl;dv Comparison 2026
Notta transcribes and summarizes audio by the minute, with a free tier capped at 120 minutes and 10 AI summaries a month, then Pro at $8.17 a month billed annually for 1,800 minutes. tl;dv records and transcribes Zoom, Meet and Teams calls with no cap at all, even on the free plan, and meters only the AI notes layer: ten meetings a month before Pro at $18 a seat billed annually removes that ceiling. Notta is for any audio, priced by the minute. tl;dv is for meetings, and the recording itself never runs out.
Transcription and AI summaries by the minute
Recordings and notes from every call, free to start
At a glance
- Notta starts cheaper, at $8.17.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Notta | tl;dv | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $8.17 | From $18 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Yes |
Notta
Transcription and AI summaries by the minute
Notta records or ingests audio, transcribes it in over a hundred languages, and produces a summary with action items attached. Bilingual transcription and translation are what it is picked for over the English-first tools. The free tier's 120 minutes a month is one long interview, and everything above that is measured in minutes rather than in files.
Only on this side
- Covers captions & subtitles
- Works with Podcast
tl;dv
Recordings and notes from every call, free to start
tl;dv records Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, transcribes them in more than thirty languages and writes the notes, with the recording and the transcription uncapped even on the free plan. What the free plan meters is the AI on top: ten meetings of notes and ten questions. Paying removes that ceiling and adds templates, action items and a search across every transcript. This is aimed at calls rather than at published audio, so a podcaster wants a transcription service instead.
Our note
Why people weigh these two
- tl;dv instead of Notta
- tl;dv records and takes notes on every call for free to start, built around recurring meetings rather than the bilingual interview transcripts Notta is picked for.
- Notta instead of tl;dv
- Notta bills transcription and summaries by the minute from $8 with a free tier.
Which one should you pick
Choose Notta if you transcribe things that are not meetings: interviews, podcasts, uploaded files, in over a hundred languages with bilingual translation built in. The free tier gives 120 minutes and 10 AI summaries a month, and Pro raises that to 1,800 minutes for $8.17 a month billed annually, cheaper than tl;dv's entry paid seat. It has no calendar integration and nothing built specifically for Zoom, Meet or Teams.
Choose tl;dv if your work is a lot of calls and you want the recording and transcript uncapped from day one: free carries unlimited recordings and transcription in more than thirty languages, metering only the AI notes at ten meetings a month. Pro removes that ceiling for $18 a seat a month billed annually and adds a search across every transcript. A podcaster recording for publication should use a proper recording tool instead, since this is built around meetings and it shows.
Common questions
- Which has the more generous free plan?
- It depends what runs out first. tl;dv's free plan never caps recording or transcription, only the AI notes at ten meetings a month. Notta's free plan caps the transcription itself at 120 minutes a month, about two hours, regardless of how the AI layer is used.
- Is tl;dv cheaper than Notta?
- No, at the entry paid tier Notta is cheaper: $8.17 a month billed annually against tl;dv's $18 a seat billed annually. The two meter different things, though, since Notta caps transcription minutes and tl;dv caps only AI notes on top of unlimited recording.
- Does Notta integrate with a calendar to catch meetings automatically?
- No, Notta is built around uploading or recording audio directly rather than around calendar-linked meeting capture. tl;dv connects to a calendar and joins Zoom, Meet and Teams calls on its own, which is its whole reason for existing.
- Which one is better for transcribing a podcast interview?
- Notta, since it handles bilingual transcription and translation from any recording or upload, not just video calls. tl;dv is built around Zoom, Meet and Teams meetings, and a podcaster recording for publication should use a dedicated recording tool instead.
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