Stop defaulting to Elicit. Otter handles the part you hate.

I'm too busy to babysit another app. This is the honest version.

People call Elicit the safe pick. In practice it's research, not a general chatbot Otter, by contrast, transcribes meetings live with speaker labels.

What Elicit does best: finds and summarizes academic papers for you

The catch on Elicit: it's research, not a general chatbot And Otter? the auto-summary is hit or miss

If I had to keep one, it's Elicit — finds and summarizes academic papers for you. But Otter earns its spot the moment transcribes meetings live with speaker labels. Neither is dead weight; they just aren't the same tool.