Compare All AI Transcription APIs Software 2026
Side-by-side comparison of 12 ai transcription apis tools. Find the right fit for your team and budget.
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AI Transcription APIs software uses a mix of pricing models in 2026 — per-user, usage-based, and custom enterprise contracts — so each tool below shows its verified range in its own billing unit. 8 of 12 tools offer free tiers.
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| Product | Starting Price | Popular Tier | Enterprise | Free Tier | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain Transcription API | Free /seat/month | Free /seat/month | $19 /seat/month | Yes | - |
| Rev AI | $0.00 /minute | $0.01 /minute | $0.03 /minute | No | Developers and startups needing the lowest cost for high-volume batch transcription without real-time streaming |
| Whisper (OpenAI) | $0.00 /minute | $0.01 /minute | $0.01 /minute | Yes | Cost-sensitive applications needing basic transcription at the lowest per-minute rate in OpenAI's lineup |
| AWS Transcribe | Free /minute | $0.02 /minute | $0.03 /minute | Yes | New AWS accounts evaluating Amazon Transcribe with low-volume test workloads in the first year |
| Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Free /minute | $0.04 /minute | $0.08 /minute | Yes | Speech-to-Text V2 standard recognition workloads up to 500,000 processed minutes per month |
| AssemblyAI | Free /hour | $0.10 /hour | $0.21 /hour | Yes | Developers prototyping applications or processing small volumes of audio for testing |
| Speechmatics Flow | Free /minutes per month | $0.24 /minutes per month | $0.24 /minutes per month | Yes | - |
| Gladia | $0.61 /hr | $0.61 /hr | $0.61 /hr | No | - |
| ElevenLabs Scribe | Free /per month | $99 /per month | $990 /per month | Yes | - |
| Sonix | $10 /hr | $550 /hr | $880 /hr | No | - |
| Deepgram | Free /minute | $2K /minute | $4K /minute | No | Developers and startups needing real-time streaming transcription with ultra-low latency and flexible usage |
Category Summary
12
Products
8
Free Tiers