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See the quality before you pay. From $5, minutes never expire.
Try Verbatext free — no credit card. Your first 5 minutes transcribe instantly with summary, chapters and quotes. Unlock the full file only if you're happy, from $5.
Start freeHappy Scribe is a capable, established tool with both AI and human options and broad export support. The catch is the model: plans run $17–89/mo, and once you exceed your included minutes, overage is $0.20/min ($12/hr) — and unused subscription minutes reset.
Verbatext drops the subscription entirely. Same Whisper large-v3 accuracy, under 2¢/min, minutes never expire, and you preview 5 minutes free per file before paying. For anyone with uneven or bursty volume — a backlog one month, nothing the next — pay-as-you-go is simply cheaper.
| Happy Scribe | Verbatext | |
|---|---|---|
| AI price | $0.20/min overage ($12/hr) | under $0.02/min |
| Plans | $17–89/mo | None required |
| Minutes expiry | Reset monthly | Never expire |
| Free trial | 10 min | 5 min free per file, instant |
| Structured output | Transcript + exports | Summary + chapters + quotes + subtitles |
Choose Happy Scribe if you want human transcription or steady monthly volume on a plan.
Choose Verbatext if you want the lowest per-minute price with no subscription and no expiry.
Add an audio or video file, or paste a direct link. Around 20 formats, up to 500MB.
Whisper large-v3 with an AI cleanup pass returns punctuated, readable text, not raw machine output. The first 5 minutes are free, no credit card.
Summary, chapters, key moments, quotes and show notes, plus clickable timestamps. Export to TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, PDF or JSON.
Whisper large-v3 plus an AI cleanup pass for punctuation, capitalization and readable paragraphs.
Auto summary, topics, chapters, key moments and pull quotes, each linked to a timestamp you can jump to.
A GPU pipeline transcribes a 2-hour file in about a minute. Drop up to 50 files at once for a whole backlog.
Pay as you go from $5, or subscribe. The first 5 minutes of any file are free.
Keep exploring: transcribe a file, see pricing, or transcribe an MP3.
For most users, yes. Happy Scribe charges $0.20/min ($12/hr) in overage on $17–89/mo plans; Verbatext is under 2¢/min with no plan required. The first 5 minutes are free.
No. Happy Scribe is subscription-based with minutes that reset; Verbatext is pay as you go and your minutes never expire.
Yes. Transcribe the first 5 minutes of any file free, no credit card, then unlock the full file from $5 if you're happy.
Over 50, via Whisper large-v3 with an AI cleanup pass for readable, punctuated text.
Try Verbatext free — no credit card. Your first 5 minutes transcribe instantly with summary, chapters and quotes. Unlock the full file only if you're happy, from $5.
Start freeLast updated: June 30, 2026