Upload a file, read the first 5 minutes free, then pay only for what you use. Speaker labels and timestamps included.
Protected by a quick check against bots. We never use your audio to train AI.
Interviews, lectures, Zoom calls, podcasts. Long files are fine.
Check the speaker labels and accuracy before you pay anything.
Pay with your email, no account. Get Word, TXT or subtitle files in minutes.
Most transcription sites want an account and a monthly plan before you see a single line. We do it the other way round.
Your first 5 minutes are free, with speakers and timestamps. If it's not good enough, you've lost nothing.
You buy credits once. Nothing renews and nothing charges you next month.
Each speaker is labelled, every paragraph is timestamped, and you can rename "Speaker 1" to a real name before you download.
Files are deleted 7 days after your transcript is ready, or right away when you click Delete. We never use them to train AI.
Upload recordings up to 5 hours. An hour-long interview is usually ready in a few minutes.
If we can't transcribe your file, the credits go straight back to your balance. You don't have to ask.
Compared with the usual ways to get a transcript.
| AllNote Transcribe | Subscription apps | Human transcription | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price for 1 hour | $4–6, once | $10–20 every month | $60–150 |
| Account needed | No | Yes | Yes |
| Try before paying | First 5 minutes free | Free tier or trial, often with a card | No |
| Something to cancel | Nothing | Yes, before it renews | No |
| Ready in | Minutes | Minutes | 12 hours to 5 days |
Typical public prices for AI and human transcription services, October 2026.
Speech recognition by Microsoft Azure. Pick your language when you upload, or let us detect it.
1 credit = 1 minute of audio. No subscription.
One or two interviews
A small research project
A thesis or a podcast season
Pay for that file only: 10¢ a minute, $3 minimum. Shown before you pay.
Students and researchers: buy a pack with your university email and get 20% extra credits.
No. You only give an email when you pay, so we can send your transcript link and receipt.
Your audio and transcript are deleted 7 days after the transcript is ready, or sooner if you click Delete. Unpaid uploads are deleted after 24 hours. We never use your files to train AI.
The credits go back to your balance automatically, and we email you.
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and many more. The free preview lets you check the quality in your language before you pay.
Each file is transcribed in one main language. For the best result, choose that language when you upload. If the speakers switch languages often, parts in the other language may be less accurate.
Word (DOCX), plain text (TXT) and subtitles (SRT and VTT). You can also copy the text.
Clear recordings with one person speaking at a time come out very well. Background noise, crosstalk and strong accents lower accuracy. That's why the first 5 minutes are free: you see the real result before you pay.
No. Leftover credits stay on your email. Sign in with a one-time link from "My credits" to use them on another file.