AI Transcription Services

AI Transcription Services at a glance

5 AI Transcription Services tools are tracked in this index. 3 of them ship a free plan (Rev, Descript, Riverside). and 2 offer a trial instead (Sonix, Trint). The lowest published entry price in the category is $0.25/min AI (or Pro subscription) (Rev). Across the 5 scored AI Transcription Services entries, the index average is 4.2/5, led by Rev at 4.5/5. Most common tags on this page: Freemium (2 tools), Podcast (2 tools), Translation (2 tools), API (1 tool). Pricing figures behind these entries were last checked between 2026-09-22; every tool page carries its own check date.

Tools tracked

5

Free plans

3

Trial only

2

Lowest entry price

$0.25/min AI (or Pro subscription)

Highest rated

Rev 4.5/5

Index average

4.2/5 across 5

AI Transcription Services pricing compared

The full set of AI Transcription Services entries, with the plan shape each vendor actually publishes:

• Rev Free plan · $0.25/min AI (or Pro subscription) 4.5/5
• Descript Free plan · $16/mo (Hobbyist, annual) 4.3/5
• Sonix Free trial (limited) · $10/hr pay-as-you-go 4.2/5
• Riverside Free plan · $24/mo (Pro, annual) 4.1/5
• Trint Free trial available · $52/mo annual (Starter) 4.0/5

Every price point above is copied from the vendor's own pricing page and carries the date it was checked on the individual tool page — we do not fill gaps from third-party roundups. Where a figure could not be verified against an official source, the tool page says so instead of guessing.

How to compare AI Transcription Services tools

When you compare AI Transcription Services tools, the fields that decide the outcome are the ones this index actually stores: whether a free plan exists and what it limits, the published entry price and how it bills (per seat, per month, per workspace), what the trial covers, which of the six index dimensions the tool scores on, when each figure was last checked against the official page, and which alternatives sit in the same category. Each tool page prints those fields with its own verification date, the AI Transcription Services comparison pages put two products side by side on the same fields, and the list pages rank the category against the rest of the index — so you can move from a shortlist to a decision without opening a vendor's sales page.

• Rev — Rev is the pay-per-minute transcription service — AI at $0.25/min and 99% human at $1.99/min, plus a free 45-minute/month tier and Rev Pro subscription Tags: Pay-per-minute, Human + AI, Captions, API. Free plan · $0.25/min AI (or Pro subscription). Index rating 4.5/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-22.
• Descript — Descript is text-based audio/video editing with transcription built in — free plan, Hobbyist $16/mo annual, editing the transcript edits the media Tags: Text-based editing, Podcast, Video, Freemium. Free plan · $16/mo (Hobbyist, annual). Index rating 4.3/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-22.
• Sonix — Sonix is fast multilingual transcription by the hour — $10/hr pay-as-you-go or Core $25/mo annual including 5 hours, with 50+ language translation Tags: Multilingual, Per-hour, Translation, Subtitles. Free trial (limited) · $10/hr pay-as-you-go. Index rating 4.2/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-22.
• Trint — Trint is the premium journalism transcription editor — Starter $80/mo (7 files) or Advanced $100/mo unlimited, with Story Builder and 54-language translation Tags: Journalism, Per-seat, Editor, Translation. Free trial available · $52/mo annual (Starter). Index rating 4.0/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-22.
• Riverside — Riverside is studio recording with separate-track transcription — free 2 hours to try, Pro $24/mo annual, unlimited separate audio/video transcripts on paid plans Tags: Recording, Separate tracks, Podcast, Freemium. Free plan · $24/mo (Pro, annual). Index rating 4.1/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-22.

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