AudioTranscribr vs Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe sells automatic and human transcription plus a subtitle editor, metered in minutes per month.
Figures for Happy Scribe are from their public pricing and current reviews as of October 2026; they change, so check theirs. Ours come from the same file that runs our billing.
Happy Scribe (October 2026)
- Free: 10 minutes on a single file, without export.
- Basic around $17 a month for 120 minutes, Pro around $29 a month for 300 minutes; yearly billing is cheaper.
- Business around $89 a month with a large AI allowance and $0.20 a minute overage. Human transcription from about $2 a minute.
AudioTranscribr
- 10 hours for $9 a month: roughly ten times the audio of their entry plan for half the price.
- Free account you can actually use: first transcription free, downloads included.
- Files up to 5 GB, speaker labels on every plan, an API and an MCP server.
Pick Happy Scribe if…
You need a subtitle editor with styling and burn-in, translation workflows, or human-made transcripts in many languages.
Pick AudioTranscribr if…
You want accurate transcripts and SRT/VTT files at a price that does not punish a two-hour recording.
Our plans
Free account: your first transcription is free whatever its length, then 5 minutes a month, no card. Starter $9 a month for 10 hours ($0.90 an hour) · Pro $29 a month for 40 hours ($0.72 an hour) · Scale $99 a month for 150 hours ($0.66 an hour). Overage on paid plans is billed per second. Details →