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Same instant-preview workflow, lower price, more structure on every transcript.
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 freePodtext focuses on podcast transcription and show notes. Verbatext covers that same podcaster workflow — paste a podcast link or RSS feed, get a transcript with summary, chapters and quotable moments — and goes wider: any audio or video, in 50+ languages, with batch upload for your whole back-catalog.
The combination that's hard to beat: podcast-ready output, under 2¢/min, no subscription, and a free 5-minute preview on every file so you confirm quality before paying.
| Podtext | Verbatext | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Podcasts | Any audio or video |
| Price | Varies | under 2¢/min, pay as you go |
| Free preview | Limited | 5 min free per file, instant |
| Output | Transcript / show notes | Summary + chapters + quotes + subtitles |
| Languages | — | 50+ |
| Batch | Limited | Up to 50 files |
Choose Podtext if you want a podcast-only tool.
Choose Verbatext if you want the same podcast output plus the flexibility to transcribe anything, cheaply.
Add a file or paste a direct link. No migration, no setup. Bring whatever you already have.
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 a podcast.
Verbatext is under 2¢/min, pay as you go, with the first 5 minutes of every file free — and no subscription. You confirm quality before paying a cent.
Yes. Paste a podcast link or RSS feed and get a transcript with summary, chapters and quotable moments — the same podcaster workflow, plus subtitles and show notes.
Yes. Any audio or video, in 50+ languages, with batch upload for your whole back-catalog — not just podcasts.
No. Pay as you go from $5, billed by the minute, and 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 freeLast updated: June 30, 2026