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Open-source speech recognition
OpenAI's free, open-source ASR model supporting 90+ languages — the backbone of most captioning tools.
#Open Source#90+ Languages#ASR
Transcription & Captions AI tools for video creators
13 13 tools6 with a free tier0 hands-on tested
Speech-to-text, subtitle generation and translation. The most reliable AI category in this directory — accuracy on clear English audio routinely exceeds 95%, and open-source options are competitive with paid ones.
What actually matters
- Word error rate on accented speech and technical vocabulary
- Speaker diarisation quality for multi-person recordings
- Export formats — SRT, VTT and burned-in styling are not interchangeable
- Whether translation is machine-only or reviewed, which matters for published subtitles
This is the category where a free, self-hosted option is genuinely competitive with paid services.
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All 13 Transcription & Captions tools
- Paid
Amberscript
Transcription & Captions$10/hrPrice checkedTranscription & captioning services
GDPR-compliant machine and human transcription with strong accuracy in European languages.
#GDPR#European Languages#Human Option - Freemium
AssemblyAI
Transcription & Captions$0.12/hrPrice checkedSpeech AI models via API
Universal-2 speech-to-text with sentiment, chapters, and PII redaction for building media features.
#API#Chapters#Sentiment - Paid
Checksub
Transcription & Captions$12.5/moPrice checkedAI subtitles & dubbing
Generate, translate, and style subtitles in 200+ languages with an AI dubbing option.
#Subtitles#200+ Languages#Dubbing - Freemium
Deepgram
Transcription & Captions$0.0043/minPrice checkedSpeech-to-text API for developers
Nova-3 delivers the fastest, most accurate STT API for building voice features into creator tools.
#API#Nova-3#Real-time - Paid
Happy Scribe
Transcription & Captions$17/moPrice checkedTranscription & subtitle platform
Machine and human-made transcripts and subtitles in 120+ languages with a professional subtitle editor.
#120+ Languages#Subtitle Editor#Human Option - Freemium
MacWhisper
Transcription & Captions€59 one-timePrice checkedLocal Whisper transcription for Mac
Drag-and-drop local transcription on macOS — private, fast, one-time purchase, no subscription.
#Mac#Local#Privacy - Freemium
Otter.ai
Transcription & Captions$16.99/moPrice checkedAI meeting & interview notes
Real-time transcription with speaker ID, summaries, and action items — great for interview-based content.
#Meetings#Speaker ID#Summaries - Paid
Rev
Transcription & Captions$0.25/minPrice checkedHuman + AI transcription
Industry-standard transcription with both AI (fast) and human (99% accurate) options plus captions and subtitles.
#Human Option#99% Accuracy#Captions - Paid
Sonix
Transcription & Captions$10/hrPrice checkedAutomated multilingual transcripts
Fast automated transcription in 50+ languages with in-browser editor, subtitles, and AI summaries.
#50+ Languages#Browser Editor#Subtitles - Freemium
Zeemo
Transcription & Captions$12.9/moPrice checkedAuto captions in 95+ languages
Caption videos automatically with 98% accuracy, translate subtitles, and style them for social — mobile-first.
#Auto Captions#95+ Languages#Mobile - Paid
Zubtitle
Transcription & Captions$19/moPrice checkedCaptions & social video optimizer
Add captions, headlines, and progress bars to social videos with automatic resizing per platform.
#Captions#Headlines#Resize - Paid
Trint
Transcription & Captions$52/moListedTranscription for storytellers
Newsroom-grade transcription and collaborative story building in 40+ languages — used by AP and Vice.
#Newsrooms#Collaboration#40+ Languages