Pricing
Transcription pricing
Start free. Pay $5 for 240 minutes when you need more, with no subscription, or subscribe to Plus for 1,200 minutes a month. Every plan includes timestamps, the editor and all export formats; free exports start with a RocketScribe line.
$0
no card required
For trying it out and the occasional file.
- 3 files a day
- 120 minutes a month
- Timestamps and synced player
- AI prompt export and translation
- Transcripts kept for 30 days
$6/ month
billed $72 yearly
For people who transcribe every week.
- 1,200 minutes of transcription a month
- Speaker identification included
- Files up to 300 minutes and 5 GB
- Upload 20 files at once
- Up to 5 files processed in parallel
- Priority processing
$10/ month
billed $120 yearly
For heavy users and small teams.
- Unlimited transcription*
- Speaker identification, 2,400 minutes a month
- Files up to 600 minutes and 5 GB
- Upload 50 files at once
- Up to 5 files processed in parallel
- Priority processing
Minute Packs
One-timefrom $1 per 60 minutes- Plus limits on Free: longer files, batch uploads
- Speaker identification
- No RocketScribe line in your exports
- Valid 12 months, packs stack
Top up any plan. Stackable and valid for 12 months. A pack's minutes are one shared pool for whatever your plan doesn't cover: transcription on Free and Plus, speaker identification (and transcription past fair use) on Unlimited. On Free, a pack also unlocks Plus limits, with transcription and speaker identification both drawn from it.
* Fair use: 12,000 minutes a month. Beyond that, uploads pause until the next cycle or a Minute Pack. Prices in USD.
What an hour of audio costs
Cost per hour if you use all the minutes you pay for. Use fewer and the real rate goes up, which is why a Minute Pack suits occasional use better than a subscription.
| Option | Price | Minutes | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 120 min a month, 3 files a day; exports carry a RocketScribe line | $0 |
| Minute Pack, small | $5 once | 240 min, valid 12 months | $1.25 |
| Minute Pack | $10 once | 600 min, valid 12 months | $1.00 |
| Plus, monthly | $10 a month | 1,200 min a month | $0.50 |
| Plus, yearly | $72 a year | 1,200 min a month | $0.30 |
| Unlimited, monthly | $20 a month | Fair use 12,000 min a month | $0.10 at the cap |
| Unlimited, yearly | $120 a year | Fair use 12,000 min a month | $0.05 at the cap |
How that compares
Prices of other products checked in October 2026 on their own websites. They change often; check the vendor's site before you buy.
| Tool | Price | Per hour | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter.ai Pro | $16.99 a month, or $8.33 a month billed yearly | $0.85, or $0.42 yearly | 1,200 min a month, 10 file imports a month |
| Rev AI transcription | $0.25 a minute, pay as you go | $15.00 | Human transcription is $1.99 a minute ($119.40 an hour) |
| TurboScribe Unlimited | $20 a month, or $120 a year | No stated cap | One paid plan; the free plan has no step in between |
| Sonix | $10 an hour, pay as you go | $10.00 | Subscriptions from $25 a month |
| Happy Scribe Basic | $17 a month for 120 min | $8.50 | Top-ups $0.20 a minute ($12 an hour) |
More detail on the comparison pages.
Pricing questions
How much does it cost to transcribe an hour of audio?+
On RocketScribe, $1.00 with a Minute Pack and no subscription, $0.50 on Plus billed monthly, or $0.30 on Plus billed yearly, if you use the minutes you pay for. Elsewhere, AI transcription runs from about $0.20 an hour on large yearly team plans to $15 an hour pay as you go, and human transcription costs around $120 an hour.
Is there a free plan?+
Yes. Free gives 120 minutes a month and up to 3 files a day, with timestamps, the editor and every export format. No card is needed. Transcripts on Free are kept for 30 days.
What is a Minute Pack?+
A one-time purchase of minutes: $5 for 240 minutes or $10 for 600. A pack stays valid for 12 months, packs stack, and they work on any plan. On a Free account a pack also unlocks Plus limits: longer and larger files, speaker identification and batch uploads. Any pack removes the RocketScribe line from your exports.
Which plan should I pick?+
If you transcribe a few hours now and then, a Minute Pack is cheapest. If you transcribe every week, Plus covers up to 20 hours a month. Unlimited is for people who transcribe more than that, or need very long files.
Is speaker identification extra?+
No. It is included on Plus, included up to 2,400 minutes a month on Unlimited, and drawn from your pack minutes when you use a Minute Pack.
Do you offer human transcription?+
No. RocketScribe is AI transcription only. If you need a transcript checked by a person, Rev and Happy Scribe sell that for around $2 a minute.