Best for transcribing recordings: pay per minute or subscribe
Services and apps for interviews, lectures and recordings you already have, with the per-minute price where there is one, the cheapest plan, subtitle exports and what happens to your files.
Sonix
$10 per audio hour with no monthly fee, or Core at $22.92 a month billed yearly for 5 hours. Exports TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT, and says it doesn't train on your files.
All Sonix facts- Cheapest paid option
- $22.92/month, billed yearly
- Price per minute
- $0.17 AI
- Subtitle files (SRT)
- YesYes
TurboScribe
Unlimited is $10 a month billed yearly or $20 month to month, for files up to 10 hours. The free plan does 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes each. It says it doesn't train on your files.
All TurboScribe facts- Cheapest paid option
- $10/month per seat, billed yearly
- Price per minute
- None stated
- Subtitle files (SRT)
- YesYes
Rev
AI transcription at $0.25 a minute, or human transcription at $1.99 a minute within 12 hours, with no subscription needed. By default your files train Rev's own speech models; only Enterprise customers can ask to opt out.
All Rev facts- Cheapest paid option
- $25.49/month per seat, billed yearly
- Price per minute
- $0.25 AI, $1.99 human
- Subtitle files (SRT)
- YesYes
HappyScribe
Human-made transcripts from $2.00 a minute without a subscription, 150+ languages and dialects, and data kept in the EU on every plan, with training off unless an admin opts in. AI plans start at $8.50 a month billed yearly for 120 minutes.
All HappyScribe facts- Cheapest paid option
- $8.50/month, billed yearly
- Price per minute
- $0.20 AI, $2 human
- Subtitle files (SRT)
- YesYes
MacWhisper
For files that shouldn't leave your computer: it transcribes on your Mac, with a free edition and a €64 one-time Pro licence.
All MacWhisper facts- Cheapest paid option
- €64 once
- Price per minute
- None stated
- Subtitle files (SRT)
- YesYes
Every app that could fit, checked
33 apps, grouped by how they listen. Picks are outlined.
| App | Cheapest paid option | Price per minute | Subtitle files (SRT) | AI training on recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A bot joins the call | ||||
 Avoma | $19/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Fellow | $7/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Fireflies.ai | $10/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Grain | $15/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Krisp | $8/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Leexi | €12/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 MeetGeek | $9.99/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Only if you opt inOnly if you opt in |
 Notta | €7/month, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Not statedNot stated |
 Otter | $8.33/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | YesYes |
 Read AI | $15/month per seat, billed yearly | $0.04 AI | Not stated | Only if you opt inOnly if you opt in |
 Sembly | $10/month, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Yes, unless you opt outYes, unless you opt out |
 tl;dv | €18/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
| Records on your computer | ||||
 Bluedot | $14/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Circleback | $15/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Hedy | $8.25/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Meetily | $10/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Supernormal | €20/month, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Not statedNot stated |
 Tactiq | €6.67/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Not statedNot stated |
| Upload a file | ||||
 Descript | $16/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Only if you opt inOnly if you opt in |
| HappyScribe | $8.50/month, billed yearly | $0.20 AI, $2 human | Yes | Only if you opt inOnly if you opt in |
| Rev | $25.49/month per seat, billed yearly | $0.25 AI, $1.99 human | Yes | YesYes |
| Sonix | $22.92/month, billed yearly | $0.17 AI | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Transkriptor | $8.33/month, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Trint | €59/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
| TurboScribe | $10/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
| Only on your device | ||||
 Aiko | $24 once | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
| MacWhisper | €64 once | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Superwhisper | $7.08/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Whisper Notes | $14 once | None stated | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
| A pocket recorder | ||||
 HiDock | $16.58/month, billed yearly | $0.0108 AI | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 Plaud | $8.33/month per seat, billed yearly | $0.0217 AI | Yes | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
 TicNote | $16.58/month, billed yearly | None stated | No | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
| Built into your meeting app | ||||
 Notion AI Meeting Notes | $20/month per seat, billed yearly | None stated | Not stated | Says it doesn't train on themSays it doesn't train on them |
Worth knowing. Paying per minute suits the odd interview; past a few hours a month a flat plan costs less. Sonix's $10 an hour already matches TurboScribe's yearly Unlimited price at one hour a month.
