Purku

What it does

Purku is a fast, more cost effective way to get a good transcription for your audio content. Ideal for hobbyist podcasters, church websites and academics who don't want to spend $60 (on average) for manual human transcription services.

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  HarkuFeb 2026 · harku.io · ▲3

  Hi HN! I'm the founder of Harku (https://harku.io ), a video/audio transcription tool I've been working on for the past few months. The backstory: I was frustrated with existing transcription services - they either required expensive subscriptions upfront, had poor accuracy for non-English content, or forced you to create accounts just to try them. As someone who frequently works with meeting recordings and content in multiple languages, I needed something better. Technical approach: - Built on OpenAI's Whisper V3 (latest model) for 98.5% accuracy - GPU-optimized processing…

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