Subscription Allowance
The $20 monthly subscription includes 21,600 core transcription minutes, equal to 15 days of audio. The allowance resets monthly, and unused minutes do not roll over.
Speech-to-Text API Pricing Without Guesswork
Pay $20 per month for 21,600 minutes, or start pay as you go with $0 in upfront service charges and pay $0.002 per audio minute. Optional add-ons are billed separately.
Choose the Plan That Fits Your Workload
Use the subscription for steady volume or pay as you go when usage is smaller or less predictable.
best value
Subscription
15 days of audio transcriptions
$ 20
per month- 21,600 minutes of audio
- less than $0.001 per minute
- or less than $0.06 per hour
- 50% off all add-ons
Pay-as-you-go
transcribe at your own pace
$ 0
to start- no upfront costs
- $0.002 per minute
- or $0.12 per hour
- add-ons available
How Billing Works
Every price below is in US dollars and tied to audio duration, not processing time.
Subscription Overage
After the included allowance, core transcription continues at $0.000926 per audio minute. Overage appears on the monthly invoice instead of stopping active workloads.
Pay-as-You-Go Usage
Pay as you go has no prepaid minimum or included balance. Checkout collects a payment method, then core transcription is billed at $0.002 per audio minute, equivalent to $0.12 per hour.
Optional Add-ons
Add-ons are charged only for the audio minutes on jobs where you enable them. They are separate from core transcription, and each subscriber rate is 50% below its pay-as-you-go rate.
Add-on Pricing
Add speaker labels, word timing, audio labels, or edge processing only when a job needs them.
| Add-on | Subscriber | Pay as You Go |
|---|---|---|
| Parse Speakers Identify who said what from each speaker's voice. | $0.001 / audio minute | $0.002 / audio minute |
| Word-Level Timestamps Add a start and end time to each word in the transcript. | $0.0005 / audio minute | $0.001 / audio minute |
| Label Audio Label transcript segments as speech, music, silence, and other audio types. | $0.0001 / audio minute | $0.0002 / audio minute |
| Edge Transcribe Use faster edge transcription for supported short-audio workflows. | $0.002 / audio minute | $0.004 / audio minute |
| Edge Word-Level Timestamps Add word timing to supported edge transcription jobs. | $0.001 / audio minute | $0.002 / audio minute |
Core Transcription Cost Examples
These examples exclude optional add-ons and show the published per-minute rates.
1 Hours
$0.12
Pay-as-you-go core transcription for 60 audio minutes.
10 Hours
$1.20
Pay-as-you-go core transcription for 600 audio minutes.
100 Hours
$12.00
Pay-as-you-go core transcription for 6,000 audio minutes.
When the Subscription Costs Less
At the published core rates, $20 equals 21,600 included minutes, while the same $20 buys 10,000 pay-as-you-go minutes. The subscription also halves every listed add-on rate. Choose it when that monthly allowance and lower add-on pricing fit your workload.
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Pricing Questions
Is Pay as You Go a Free Tier?
No. Pay as You Go has $0 in upfront service charges, but transcription and optional add-ons are billed as you use them. Checkout collects a payment method before issuing API credentials.
How Is Transcription Usage Measured?
Core transcription and add-ons are priced per audio minute. The listed hourly prices are the equivalent of 60 audio minutes, not an additional hourly charge.
What Happens after I Use the Included Subscription Minutes?
The subscription includes 21,600 core transcription minutes per month. Additional core transcription is billed at $0.000926 per audio minute on the monthly invoice.
Do Unused Subscription Minutes Roll Over?
No. The included subscription allowance resets each month, and unused minutes do not roll over. Pay as You Go has no included minute balance to expire.
Are Add-ons Included in the Base Price?
No. Add-ons are optional and billed separately for the audio minutes on jobs where they are enabled. Subscriber add-on rates are half the corresponding pay-as-you-go rates.
Can I Use a Promotion Code?
Limited promotions may appear on the homepage from time to time. If a code is available, enter it during hosted checkout; its terms determine the discount or credit.
Choose a Pricing Plan
Checkout collects a payment method and creates your API credentials after payment setup succeeds.