Otter.ai Expands Multilingual Transcription, Moving Toward 31-Language Support
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On November 10, 2026, Otter.ai announced an expansion of its multilingual capabilities, launching a new feature that can automatically detect when speakers switch languages during meetings and continue transcribing without users adjusting any settings. This expansion adds 27 new languages, Otter's largest language expansion to date, bringing the total to 31 languages once complete. The report notes that 13 languages, including Mandarin, Korean, and German, are already live, with the remaining 14 coming soon. The new language capabilities were built on Otter's proprietary speech model. As of now, the company has not announced a specific rollout timeline for the remaining languages.
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Otter.ai announced on Tuesday an expansion of its multilingual capabilities, adding multilingual transcription that automatically detects language switching between speakers in meetings and continues transcribing without adjusting settings. The addition of 27 languages is its largest language expansion to date; once fully rolled out it will support 31 languages, with 13 such as Mandarin, Korean and German already live and the remaining 14 coming soon. The new languages are built on Otter's proprietary speech model.
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