Best AI transcription tools
8 tools for speech to text for recordings, compared side by side.
The ranked list
Transcribes meetings in real time and generates automated summaries and action items. Free Basic plan includes 300 monthly transcription minutes; available on web, desktop, mobile and browser.
Known mainly for voice generation, including text to speech, music and sound effects. Also includes speech to text transcription with speaker diarization, and a free plan with 10k monthly credits.
Records, edits, transcribes and shares audio entirely in a web app. Transcription is listed as one of its features and as a secondary task.
Descript: edit video by changing its transcript, with transcription, AI tools and publishing, for creators, podcasters and teams making video.
Reads documents and web pages aloud and offers voice typing in any app. Includes an AI meeting note taker and transcription; the free plan offers 10 voices and speeds up to 1.5x.
Transcribes and summarizes Zoom, Google Meet and Teams meetings, and lets users search down to a specific sentence or timestamp. Pro plan starts at USD 10 per user per month billed annually.
Records and edits podcast and video content, with transcription as a secondary capability. Offers a text-based editor, AI clip generation and a free plan with multi-track recording.
Combines noise cancellation with an AI meeting note taker that produces multilingual transcripts in 16 languages. Custom vocabulary supports up to 750 workspace terms, and accent conversion is also offered.
