Best for: Unlimited transcription at a flat price
TurboScribe sells unlimited AI transcription for one person at a flat price: $20 a month, or $10 a month billed yearly ($120). Files can be up to 10 hours long and you can upload 50 at a time. The free plan transcribes 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes each, with a longer wait.
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- Free: Free
- Unlimited: $20/mo ($10/mo ($120 a year) billed yearly)
Prices as of October 23, 2026
Pros
- ✓Unlimited transcription for one flat price
- ✓Files up to 10 hours, 50 at a time
- ✓A real free plan for short episodes
Cons
- ✗One person per plan
- ✗Software only, no human checking
Key Differentiator
The cheapest way to transcribe a large back catalogue.
Best for: Low cost per user
Otter is best known for meeting notes, and it transcribes recordings and uploaded files too. The free Basic plan gives 300 minutes a month with 30 minutes per conversation and 3 file imports in total. Pro is $16.99 a month per user ($8.33 billed yearly) for 1,200 minutes and 10 imports a month.
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- Basic (Free): Free
- Pro: $16.99/mo ($8.33/mo billed yearly)
- Business: $30/mo ($19.99/mo billed yearly)
- Enterprise: Custom pricing
Prices as of October 21, 2026
Pros
- ✓A free plan with 300 minutes a month
- ✓Pro is one of the cheapest paid plans here billed yearly
- ✓Live transcription of calls and meetings
Cons
- ✗File imports are capped (10 a month on Pro)
- ✗Built for meetings more than finished podcast transcripts
Key Differentiator
The meeting-notes leader, useful if you also record calls and interviews.
Best for: AI and human transcripts in one place
Rev offers both AI transcription and transcripts checked by people. The free plan includes 45 AI minutes a month. Essentials is $29.99 a month per seat ($25.49 billed yearly) with 5,000 AI minutes per user a month; Pro is $59.99 ($47.99) with 10,000. Paid plans also get a discount on human transcription.
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- Free: Free
- Essentials: $29.99/mo ($25.49/mo billed yearly)
- Pro: $59.99/mo ($47.99/mo billed yearly)
- Unlimited: Custom pricing
Prices as of October 23, 2026
Pros
- ✓Human transcription when accuracy matters
- ✓Large AI allowances on paid plans
- ✓AI captions included in the monthly minutes
Cons
- ✗Priced per seat
- ✗Human transcription is billed per minute on top
Key Differentiator
The one service here where you can switch between AI and a person per file.
Best for: Transcripts you edit the episode with
Descript transcribes as part of editing: the transcript is the editor, so cutting words in the text cuts them from the audio and video. Hobbyist is $24 a month ($16 billed yearly) with 10 media hours a month; Creator is $35 ($24) with 30 hours. There is a free plan to try it.
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- Free: Free
- Hobbyist: $24/mo ($16/mo billed yearly)
- Creator: $35/mo ($24/mo billed yearly)
- Business: $65/mo ($50/mo billed yearly)
- Enterprise: Custom pricing
Prices as of October 13, 2026
Pros
- ✓The transcript is also your editor
- ✓Removes filler words automatically
- ✓Free plan
Cons
- ✗You pay for an editor even if you only need text
- ✗Media hours are capped each month
Key Differentiator
Best when you want the transcript and the edit from one tool.
Best for: Transcripts of episodes you record there
Riverside records remote interviews and includes unlimited transcriptions on every paid plan, from Pro at $35 a month ($24 billed yearly). There is a 14-day free trial rather than a free plan.
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- Pro: $35/mo ($24/mo billed yearly)
- Grow: $45/mo ($34/mo billed yearly)
- Webinar: $99/mo ($79/mo billed yearly)
- Business: Custom pricing
Prices as of October 13, 2026
Pros
- ✓Unlimited transcriptions included
- ✓Transcripts arrive with the recording
- ✓Text-based editing too
Cons
- ✗Worth it mainly if you record on Riverside
- ✗No free plan
Key Differentiator
Transcription comes free with the recording studio.
Best for: Subtitles and translation
Happy Scribe does AI transcription, subtitles and translation, with human proofreading available. Basic is $17 a month for 120 minutes ($8.50 billed yearly), Pro is $29 for 600 minutes ($19), and Business is $89 for 6,000 minutes ($59). A free trial covers 10 minutes.
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- Basic: $17/mo ($8.50/mo billed yearly)
- Pro: $29/mo ($19/mo billed yearly)
- Business: $89/mo ($59/mo billed yearly)
Prices as of October 23, 2026
Pros
- ✓Subtitles and translation in one tool
- ✓Human proofreading available
- ✓Much cheaper billed yearly (Basic drops from $17 to $8.50)
Cons
- ✗Basic covers only 120 minutes a month
- ✗Free trial is short
Key Differentiator
Strong for shows published in more than one language.
Best for: Paying by the hour
Sonix is automated transcription priced by hours. Pay as you go is $10 an hour; Core is $25 a month for 5 hours, Advanced $50 for 20 hours and Pro $80 for 40 hours, with extra hours at $10. New accounts get 30 free minutes.
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- Core: $25/mo ($275/yr billed yearly)
- Advanced: $50/mo ($550/yr billed yearly)
- Pro: $80/mo ($880/yr billed yearly)
Prices as of October 13, 2026
Pros
- ✓Pay as you go with no subscription
- ✓Clear per-hour price
- ✓30 free minutes to try
Cons
- ✗Monthly hours are modest for the price
- ✗Extra seats cost more
Key Differentiator
The simplest per-hour pricing here.
Best for: Newsroom-style teams
Trint is a transcription and editing workspace built for newsrooms and teams. Pro is $100 a month per seat ($79 billed yearly); Team is $90 per seat ($69 yearly) for 2 to 5 people, with shared drives and live collaborative editing.
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- Pro: $100/mo ($79/mo ($948 a year) billed yearly)
- Team: $90/mo ($69/mo ($828 a year) billed yearly)
- Business: Custom pricing
Prices as of October 21, 2026
Pros
- ✓Built for teams editing transcripts together
- ✓Integrations with broadcast tools
- ✓Free trial
Cons
- ✗The most expensive per seat here
- ✗More than most solo podcasters need
Key Differentiator
A transcript workspace for teams, not just a transcript.
Best for: Human transcripts by the minute
Scribie is a human-verified transcription service priced per minute of audio, starting at $0.80 a minute, so an hour-long episode costs about $48 before any add-ons.
Pros
- ✓Transcripts checked by people
- ✓No subscription
- ✓Simple per-minute pricing
Cons
- ✗Far more per hour than AI tools
- ✗Slower than automatic transcription
Key Differentiator
For episodes where every word must be right.
Best for: Subtitled video clips
VideoText transcribes, subtitles and translates video and audio. The free plan allows 3 video-to-transcript jobs a day; Pro is $14.99 a month or $120 a year ($10 a month) with 30 hours of speech a month and watermark-free exports.
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- Free: Free
- Pro: $14.99/mo ($10/mo ($120 a year) billed yearly)
Prices as of September 6, 2026
Pros
- ✓Free daily allowance
- ✓Subtitles and formatting built in
- ✓Low yearly price
Cons
- ✗Aimed at video more than audio-only shows
- ✗Daily job limits on the free plan
Key Differentiator
Transcripts and subtitles for video podcasts.