TurboScribe review
7.5/10★★★★★Unlimited Whisper-based file transcription for $10 a month
- Best for
- Students and podcasters with a backlog of recordings who want the lowest cost per hour
- Price
- Freemium · from $10/month
Free: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes each - Platforms
- Web
- Made by
- TurboScribe
What it is
TurboScribe is a web app that transcribes uploaded audio and video files with a Whisper-based engine in 98+ languages. Its Unlimited plan removes minute caps and handles files up to 10 hours long, and transcripts can be translated into 134+ languages.
What the AI does
- Whisper-based transcription in 98+ languages
- Speaker recognition
- Translation into 134+ languages
- Imports from YouTube, Dropbox and Google Drive
Pros and cons
- Unlimited transcription for $10 a month
- Useful free plan with no credit card
- Fast: an hour of audio in minutes
- Handles very long files
- Accuracy drops with background noise and overlapping speakers
- No live transcription or mobile app
How it scores
Unbeatable value for bulk file transcription; noisy audio and multi-speaker separation are weaker, and it is web-only.
Feature checklist · 4 of 9
- Transcribes uploaded audio and video files (yes)
- Records audio in the app or on its own device (no)
- Labels different speakers (yes)
- Transcribes 50+ languages (yes)
- Can transcribe on your device, without uploading audio (no)
- Exports subtitles (SRT or VTT) (no)
- AI summaries or Ask AI about recordings (no)
- Translates transcripts into other languages (yes)
- Optional human-checked transcripts (no)
Alternatives
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- MacWhisper 8.1/10Mac users who transcribe a lot of files and want privacy and a one-time price
- Happy Scribe 7.8/10Video teams and researchers who need accurate transcripts and subtitles in many languages
- Rev 7.8/10Journalists, lawyers and researchers who sometimes need a guaranteed-accurate transcript
- Plaud 7.7/10People who record in-person meetings, lectures and phone calls and want a dedicated recorder