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24 alternatives to CheapTranscription

Super-fast transcription for 10 cents a minute

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CheapTranscription launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Transcriber▲221

   Transcribe any audio/video to text in minutes

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2CT
   Cheap Transcription offers the cheapest and fastest transcription▲10

   2019 · cheaptranscription.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Auto Transcription by Media.io▲65

   Online transcribe audio and video to text

   2022 · media.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   EasyTranscribe▲93

   Generate transcripts, SRT, VTT & captioned videos

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MacWhisper▲123

   High quality text transcription with OpenAI's whisper on Mac

   2023 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Steno▲129

   Record and get transcripts in real-time

   2017 · blueshiftdevelopment.com · its alternatives →

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   Transcripto▲66

   Cheap and minimalistic speech to text transcriber.

   2020 · transcripto.io · its alternatives →

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   Whisper Snapper for Mac▲139

   Local transcripts with speaker labels, timestamps, + export

   Dec 2025 · whispersnapper.com · its alternatives →

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   TurboScribe▲105

   Convert audio and video to accurate text in seconds with AI

   2024 · turboscribe.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    WaveCaption▲11

    Easy podcast transcriptions

    2025 · wavecaption.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Simon Says▲111

    Accurate transcription and translation for video pros

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Transcriptmate.com▲107

    Audio-to-text content, no subscriptions, starts at $6/file

    2023 · transcriptmate.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Transcri.pt▲69

    Affordable Human mp3 Transcription

    2016 · transcri.pt · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Salad Transcription API▲15

    The lowest priced transcription API (from $0.10/hr)

    2024 · salad.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Transcribe Ninja▲65

    Create AI-generated transcripts in minutes.

    2021 · transcribeninja.com · its alternatives →

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    TranscribeText.com▲6

    - 2-hr video → text in 2 min — lightning-fast transcripts

    2025 · transcribetext.com · its alternatives →

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    Blazing Fast Transcription▲20

    The fastest local transcription tool for vibe coders

    Apr 2026 · blazingfasttranscription.com · its alternatives →

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    RapidTranscribe.com▲11

    Unlimited AI-based audio & video transcription service

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Hear2Text — Transcribe Audio▲6

    Instant transcripts for YouTube, meetings, and voice notes

    Dec 2025 · heartotext.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FastScribe▲10

    Free audio to text converter

    Nov 2025 · fastscribe.org · its alternatives →

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    Video To Text AI - Cheap Transcriptions▲4

    Cheap, Fast, Accurate Transcriptions for Audio and Youtube

    2023 · videototextai.com · its alternatives →

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    Typist▲7

    Lightning-fast AI Audio & Video Transcription

    2025 · iamtypist.dev · its alternatives →

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    Speech Transcription▲7

    Time speech transcription

    2025 · transcribe-audio.net · its alternatives →

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    Free OSS transcription app I made and found it's faster than wispr flow▲6

    title doesn't let nuance, ofc it's not the app that's faster but the way you can use it with Groq inference for example.

    May 2026 · mumbli.app · its alternatives →

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