Speechmatics today
Starts at
$0.24/hour
- Contract
- Self-serve: standard terms of service; Enterprise: Master Services Agreement
- Free plan
- One-off allowance: $100 in credit with no card required; if on the free tier, API access pauses once...
Free plan, which Speechmatics doesn't show (4)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | At 1,200 minutes | Against Speechmatics | States that Speechmatics doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TurboScribeTurboScribe Unlimited, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20$20 flat, unlimited minutes | Not comparable | Export and subtitle formats | Cancel any time; access continues to end of billing period | 3 free transcripts per day, files up to 30 minutes, lower priority... |
 DescriptHobbyist, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$24/userHobbyist plan, starting price | Not comparable | Export and subtitle formats, MCP server | Not found | Free plan with 60 minutes (1 hr) of media per month and 100 one-time AI... |
 OpenAI Whisper APIBusiness Standard seat, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$25/moBusiness Standard seat plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Paid subscription can be cancelled at any time | A free version of ChatGPT is available to everyone; its limits are not... |
 AssemblyAIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.15/hourUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | no contract on pay-as-you-go | Free tier with no credit card: up to 185 hours of pre-recorded and 333 hours... |
Flat tiers (2)
Priced in tiers, where Speechmatics charges by use.
| Alternative | At 1,200 minutes | Against Speechmatics | States that Speechmatics doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GoTranscriptAI Transcription Subscription 2100 min, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$35$35, includes 2,100 minutes | Not comparable | Human proofreading option, Export and subtitle formats | Not found | Not found |
 SonixCore, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$25/moCore plan, starting price | Not comparable | Zoom, Teams, Meet integrations, Export and subtitle formats | Not found | Trial: 30 minutes of free transcription, no credit card required |
Other options (2)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 1,200 minutes | Against Speechmatics | States that Speechmatics doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DeepgramNova-3 Monolingual (Growth), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$7.80$0.0065 per minute, 1,200 minutes | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Growth is annual prepaid credits | One-off allowance: Free $200 credit on Pay as you go, roughly 43,000 minutes of Nova-3... |
 TrintTeam, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$90$90 flat, unlimited hours of live transcription per seat per month | Not comparable | Export and subtitle formats, MCP server | Monthly or annual subscriptions | Trial: Free trial offered, length not stated |
No price found, or contact sales (3)
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Speechmatics?
Yes. 4 AI transcription software have a free plan, including TurboScribe, Descript, OpenAI Whisper API, AssemblyAI.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Speechmatics's own category, AI transcription software. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Speechmatics doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Speechmatics's, which doesn't prove Speechmatics lacks it. How prices are read.