Side-by-side, with the numbers.
Pricing, features, and trade-offs across the most-used transcription services. AI and human, pay-per-use and subscription.
We compare pricing transparency, supported languages, turnaround time, export formats, file privacy, and refund policies — so the cheapest option is easy to find for your use case.
Founder · Building TranscribeCat since 2024 · Last updated May 2, 2026
Real cost example: transcribing 8 hours of lecture recordings
A common scenario for students, researchers, and journalists — you have several hours of recordings and need them transcribed once. Here's what each service would cost:
TranscribeCat
$16
一度きり
TurboScribe
$10-20
/月
Otter.ai
$19.99
/月
GoTranscript
~$379
一度きり
TranscribeCheap
~$283
一度きり
機能ごとの比較
| 機能 | TranscribeCat現在地 | TurboScribe | Otter.ai | GoTranscript | TranscribeCheap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 料金 | $2/hr | $10-20/mo | $0-19.99/mo | From ~$0.79/min | From $0.59/min |
| 料金モデル | Pay per use | Monthly subscription | Monthly subscription | Per minute | Per minute |
| 月額料金 | None | $10/mo (yearly) or $20/mo | Free basic / $19.99/mo Business | None | None |
| 1 時間の費用 | $2 | $10-20 (subscription) | $0-19.99 (subscription) | ~$47 | ~$35 |
| 8 時間の費用 | $16 | $10-20 | $19.99 | ~$379 | ~$283 |
| 無料オプション | No | 3 files/day (30 min max) | Yes (limited minutes) | No | No |
| サブスク必須 | |||||
| チーム課金 | One shared card, unlimited members | Per-seat (Team plan) | Per-seat (~$20/seat/mo) | Per file (no team-wide billing model) | Per file (no team-wide billing model) |
| 話者ラベル | |||||
| 言語 | Auto-detected (100+) | 98+ | Multiple | 140+ | English primarily |
| 最大ファイル長 | 10 hours | 10 hours | 4 hours (Business) | No limit | Varies |
| 対応形式 | MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, FLAC, OGG, WebM, Opus | MP3, M4A, MP4, WAV, OGG, MOV, + more | Most audio/video formats | All common formats | WAV, MP3, MP4, WMA, DSS, + more |
| 速度 | Minutes | Seconds to minutes | Real-time + minutes | 1-3 business days | Same day to 3 days |
| 精度 | AI (OpenAI) | AI (Whisper) | AI (proprietary) | Human (99.4%) | Human (97%+) |
| エクスポート形式 | Copy, TXT, SRT, Word | PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV | TXT, SRT, PDF | DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTT | DOCX, TXT |
| 返金ポリシー | Automatic refund on failure | Not specified | Not specified | Case-by-case | Not specified |
| ファイルのプライバシー | You choose: instant to 1 year (90 days default) | Stored encrypted | Stored in cloud | Per retention policy | Not specified |
| 最適な用途 | Solo, occasional, and team transcription | Heavy users who transcribe regularly | Teams with recurring live meetings | Legal, medical, or critical-accuracy needs | Budget human transcription |
Which service should you choose?
次の場合は TranscribeCat を選びましょう...
- You need to transcribe occasionally, not every day
- You don't want to pay for a subscription you'll forget to cancel
- You want the lowest possible cost for one-time use
- You're a student, journalist, or researcher with files to transcribe
- You care about privacy — you set retention (delete on completion to 1 year)
次の場合は TurboScribe を選びましょう...
- •You transcribe large volumes every single month
- •You need unlimited transcriptions and are OK with a monthly fee
- •You need subtitle export (SRT/VTT) for video content
次の場合は Otter.ai を選びましょう...
- •You need a live meeting assistant for Zoom/Teams/Meet
- •Your team needs collaborative note-taking and CRM integration
- •You want AI summaries and action items from meetings
次の場合は GoTranscript を選びましょう...
- •You need human-level accuracy for legal or medical content
- •You need HIPAA compliance or NDA protection
- •Budget is less important than guaranteed accuracy
詳しい比較
TranscribeCat vs Otter.ai
会議 AI 議事録 vs 従量課金
TranscribeCat vs TurboScribe
無制限サブスク vs 従量課金
TranscribeCat vs GoTranscript
人間 vs AI 文字起こし
TranscribeCat vs Rev
人間 + AI 文字起こしの巨人
TranscribeCat vs Sonix
翻訳機能つき従量課金の競合
TranscribeCat vs Trint
報道向けエディタ + 文字起こし
TranscribeCat vs Descript
動画・ポッドキャストエディタ + 文字起こし
TranscribeCat vs Happy Scribe
欧州の AI + 人間文字起こし
Enterprise transcription services cost comparison
For teams transcribing at volume, pricing models diverge sharply. Per-seat subscriptions (Otter, Trint) scale linearly with headcount; per-minute services (Rev, GoTranscript) scale linearly with hours; flat-rate AI (TranscribeCat) scales with neither. The numbers below show the gap.
| サービス | 100 時間/月 | 1,000 時間/月 | 備考 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TranscribeCat | $200 | $2,000 | 定額 $2/時間、上限なし |
| Sonix | $1,000 | $10,000 | AI、$10/時間 |
| Rev (AI) | $1,500 | $15,000 | AI、$0.25/分 |
| GoTranscript | $4,740 | $47,400 | 人間、Rev より速い |
| Rev (Human) | $9,000 | $90,000 | 最高精度、$1.50/分 |
| Otter (Business) | ~$20/seat | シート数に応じて増加 | サブスク、シート上限あり |
| TurboScribe (Unlimited) | $20 (capped) | $20 (capped) | ボリュームが増えると 1 日あたりのファイル上限 |
For teams that need contracts, SLAs, BAAs, or invoicing instead of credit-card billing, TranscribeCat supports organization billing where one admin pays for the whole team's usage. There's no minimum spend, no contract, and no per-seat fee.
Closed captioning service costs
Closed captions are SRT or VTT subtitle files with speaker labels and timestamps. TranscribeCat exports both formats at the same $2/hr base rate as plain transcription. Other services charge separately for captioning, often at a per-minute premium.
| サービス | 字幕作成料金 | 時間あたり換算 |
|---|---|---|
| TranscribeCat | $2/時間に含まれる | $2.00 |
| Rev (AI captions) | $0.25/min | $15.00 |
| Rev (human captions) | $1.50/min | $90.00 |
| 3Play Media | $2.50/min | $150.00 |
| Otter | SRT としてエクスポート不可 | — |
If you need closed captions for accessibility compliance (WCAG, ADA, Section 508), an SRT file with speaker labels at $2/hr is the cheapest mainstream option in 2026. Burn-in subtitles aren't included; render the SRT into the video using a separate editor like Descript or DaVinci Resolve.
The subscription trap: when pay-per-use saves you money
Most transcription services push monthly subscriptions because they profit when you don't use them. If you transcribe 2 hours per month, a $20/month subscription costs you $10 per hour of actual use. With TranscribeCat, those same 2 hours cost $4 total.
Subscriptions only make sense if you consistently transcribe more than 10 hours every single month. For most students, journalists, researchers, and freelancers, that's not the case — you have bursts of work followed by weeks or months of no transcription at all.
With pay-per-use pricing, you never pay for what you don't use. No forgotten subscriptions quietly charging your card. No "minutes left this month" pressure. Just upload when you need it, pay, and get your transcript.
Ready to try the simplest option?
Upload your audio or video, pay $2 per hour, and get your transcript in minutes. No subscription, no commitment.
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