AI podcast transcription

Editorial picks for "transcribe podcast ai".

12 tools

AssemblyAI

Speech-to-text API with diarisation, summarisation, and topic detection.

Freemium· Pre-recorded Speech-to-Text API: $0.21 /hr · Universal-2: $0.15 /hr · Realtime Speech-to-Text API: $0.45 /hr · Universal-Streaming: $0.15 /hr · Universal-Streaming Multilingual: $0.15 /hrtranscriptiondiarisation

Whisper

Audio · Whisper large-v3

8.6

OpenAI's open-source speech-to-text — the de-facto baseline.

Free· Free open weights; $0.006/min via OpenAI APItranscriptionself-hosted

Wispr Flow

Audio

8.0

System-wide voice-to-text dictation that auto-edits filler words and learns your jargon.

Freemium· Pro Monthly Plan: $15.00 · Pro Annual Plan: null · Monthly Student Plan: $7.49 · Pro Weekly Plan: $4.49 · Annual Student Plan: nulldictationvoice-to-text

Deepgram

Audio · Nova, Flux, Speak (proprietary)

7.9

Production-grade speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice-agent APIs for real-time and batch audio.

Freemium· Free credits on signup; usage-based pricing; enterprise contracts availablespeech-to-texttext-to-speech

Vibe

Audio · OpenAI Whisper (via whisper.cpp)

7.2

Offline desktop transcription app powered by Whisper, with diarization, batch processing, and an HTTP API.

Free· Free and open-source (MIT)transcriptionsubtitles

Transgate

Audio · Multi-model speech-to-text

6.9

Pay-as-you-go AI transcription and translation with summaries, highlights, and chat over your audio.

Freemium· PAY AS YOU GO: $2 · PREMIUM: $40 · BUSINESS: $60transcriptiontranslation

WhisperAPI

Audio · OpenAI Whisper

6.9

Hosted OpenAI Whisper transcription with a pay-as-you-go API and drop-in web dashboard.

Paid· 20 API Credits: $5 · 100 API Credits: $20 · 200 API Credits: $30 · Custom: $100.00audio-transcriptionvideo-subtitles

AInterview

Audio

6.8

AI host that interviews you and turns the conversation into a finished podcast.

Freemium· Free 10 min/mo; Premium $19/mo (2 hrs); pay-as-you-go $0.13-$0.20/minai-podcast-hostsolo-podcasting

EKHOS AI

Audio · Proprietary local models

6.8

Offline Windows transcription app with speaker diarization, GPU acceleration, and 98-language support.

Freemium· Premium: $9transcriptionspeaker-diarization

Otter.ai

Audio · Proprietary speech + LLM stack

6.8

AI meeting notetaker that transcribes calls, summarizes them, and pulls out action items in real time.

Freemium· Basic: $20 · Pro: $50 · Enterprise: Contact salesmeeting-transcriptionmeeting-summaries

Descript

Video · Undisclosed in-house and third-party models for transcription, voice synthesis, and generative video

AI video and podcast editor that lets you edit media like a text document

Freemium· Free: $0 · Hobbyist: $16 · Creator: $24 · Business: $50 · Enterprise: CustomPodcast editingYouTube talking-head videos

VoxAI

Audio · Bring-your-own via MCP (Claude, GPT, or other MCP-compatible clients)

Local macOS conversation recorder with live AI copilot and speaker-labelled transcripts

Paid· FREE TRIAL: US$0 · EARLY BIRD · REGULAR: US$19.90Real-time meeting transcription with speaker labelsLive AI copilot during sales calls and negotiations