Is Unlimited worth it?
If you transcribe 4 or more recordings a month, yes: at $20 it costs the same as paying $5 per file, or less. For one or two recordings, paying per file is cheaper.
Which WhoScribe plan should I choose?
Count your recordings. One recording: pay $5 once. A few: the 3-file pack for $10. 4 or more a month: Unlimited at $20 a month costs the same or less.
Short recordings: the free plan
If your recording is under 15 minutes, a free account transcribes all of it, up to 3 files a day. You do not need to pay at all.
One long recording: pay once
$5 per file, paid once, the same price at any length up to 10 hours. Best for a single interview, lecture, meeting or YouTube video. Nothing renews.
Two or three recordings: the pack
- 3 files for $10.
- Started with one file? Within 7 days, $5 adds 2 more, so you never pay twice for the same pack.
Every week: Unlimited
- $20 a month: unlimited files, each up to 10 hours and 10 GB, up to 50 at once.
- $120 a year ($10 a month) if you transcribe all year.
- From 4 files a month, Unlimited costs the same as paying per file or less.
- Cancel any time; access lasts until the end of the paid period.
The short rule
- Under 15 minutes: free.
- 1 recording: $5.
- 2 to 3 recordings: $10.
- 4 or more a month: Unlimited.
FAQ
Questions before you upload
Can I pay for just one recording?
Yes. $5 per file, paid once, the same price at any length up to 10 hours, with no subscription.
Can I switch from a single file to the pack?
Yes. Within 7 days of paying for one file, $5 adds 2 more files.
Transcribe a YouTube video
Paste the link. The first 5 minutes are free without an account, 15 with a free account. The whole file is $5, a one-time payment.
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