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Transcription cost calculator

See what your recordings would cost to transcribe, and roughly how many words they hold. Pick the files or type the length. Nothing is uploaded.

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The first 5 minutes are free, with speaker labels and timestamps. No account.

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Questions

Are my files uploaded to calculate this?

No. Your browser reads only the length of each file; nothing is uploaded.

How is the price worked out?

Each file costs 10¢ a minute with a $3 minimum, or you can buy credit packs (1 credit = 1 minute) and spend them across files. The calculator shows whichever is cheaper.

How many words is an hour of audio?

Conversation usually runs at 130–160 words a minute, so an hour is roughly 8,000–9,500 words. The estimate here uses 140.

What does human transcription cost?

Typical public prices for human transcription are about $1 to $2.50 a minute ($60–150 an hour), with a turnaround of hours to days.