Best Speech-to-Text Software in 2026
28 speech-to-text software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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21free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Happy Scribe Top pick · 8.9 Free plan · $8.50/mo
#2 AssemblyAI Runner-up · 8.5 Free plan · $0.15/mo
#3 Notta Also great · 8.5 Free plan · $8.17/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSmacOSRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$8.50/mofirst paid tier About Happy ScribeVisit site
- Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 99
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.15/mofirst paid tier About AssemblyAIVisit site - Free plan AndroidextensioniOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 58
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$8.17/mofirst paid tier About NottaVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9.99 /mo
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$8.33/mofirst paid tier About TranskriptorVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.02/mofirst paid tier About Google Cloud Speech-to-TextVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 113
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.01/mofirst paid tier About Amazon TranscribeVisit site - Free plan api
- Free plan
- No
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 1
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.01/mofirst paid tier About Rev AIVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Speaker labels
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatformsFree About BuzzVisit site - Free plan AndroidextensioniOSmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 6
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$8.33/mofirst paid tier About Otter.aiVisit site - Free plan macOSiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 100
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms€64/mofirst paid tier About MacWhisperVisit site - Free plan api
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 19.99 /mo
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 60
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$19.99/mofirst paid tier About SonioxVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- API access
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.83/mofirst paid tier About TurboScribeVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About tl;dvVisit site - Free plan WebmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$8/mofirst paid tier About TactiqVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinuxRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About Voice InVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 6 /mo
- Supported languages
- 74
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$6/mofirst paid tier About ElevenLabsVisit site - api
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - api
- Free plan
- No
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- Supported languages
- 54
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About SonixVisit site - WindowsRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Capture modes
- live
- Supported languages
- 99
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- api
- Free plan
- No
- Speaker labels
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan api
- Supported languages
- 57
- API access
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About OpenAI Text-to-SpeechVisit site
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Questions about this list
Which speech-to-text software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Happy Scribe is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 8.9. AssemblyAI is second and Notta third.
How many of these have a free plan?
21 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Transcribe has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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