What is TurboScribe?
TurboScribe is an online AI transcription service, powered by OpenAI's Whisper model, that converts audio and video files into text in more than 98 languages. It targets students, journalists, podcasters and researchers, and its paid plan offers unlimited transcription for a flat fee.
Transcription services often charge by the minute, which gets expensive for long interviews, lectures or podcast archives. This service charges a flat subscription for unlimited transcription and keeps a small free daily allowance for occasional use. It adds speaker labels, translation and exports to common document and subtitle formats, so a transcript can go straight into Word or a video editor.
Main Features
- Transcribes audio and video in more than 98 languages using Whisper.
- Labels speakers to show who said what in interviews, meetings and podcasts.
- Translates transcripts or subtitles into more than 134 languages.
- Exports to PDF, DOCX, SRT and VTT subtitles, CSV and TXT, with bulk export.
- Accepts files up to 10 hours long and 5 GB on the paid plan.
- Encrypts files at rest with AES-256 and states it does not train AI on your uploads.
How to Get Started with TurboScribe
- Create a free account at turboscribe.ai.
- Upload an audio or video file and choose its language.
- Turn on speaker recognition if the recording has several people.
- Download the transcript as DOCX, PDF, TXT or subtitles, or upgrade for longer files.
TurboScribe Pricing
The free tier transcribes 3 files per day, each up to 30 minutes, one upload at a time. TurboScribe Unlimited costs $20 per month or $120 per year and removes those limits.
Who Should Use It?
- Students transcribing recorded lectures and seminars.
- Journalists and researchers turning interviews into searchable text.
- Podcasters and YouTubers creating transcripts and SRT subtitles.
- Multilingual teams transcribing and translating recordings.
- Anyone with a large backlog of audio who wants flat-rate pricing.
TurboScribe Alternatives
- Scribewave AI: similar file transcription with a pay-per-use option
- MeetGeek AI: records and summarizes live meetings automatically
- TalkNotes AI: turns voice memos into structured notes and tasks
Frequently Asked Questions
Is TurboScribe free?
There is a free tier that transcribes 3 files a day, each up to 30 minutes long. For longer recordings, batch uploads and no daily cap, the Unlimited plan is $20 per month or $120 billed yearly.
What formats can I export?
Transcripts download as PDF, DOCX, TXT or CSV, and as SRT or VTT subtitle files for video. You can export several files at once with bulk actions.
Is TurboScribe private?
The service says files and transcripts are encrypted at rest with AES-256, every connection uses HTTPS, and your uploads are never used to train AI models.