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Cheaper than TurboScribe (1)
Compared at 1,200 minutes a month, same currency.
| Alternative | At 1,200 minutes | Against TurboScribe | States that TurboScribe doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DeepgramNova-3 Monolingual (Growth), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$7.80$0.0065 per minute, 1,200 minutes | $12.20 less | Live meeting transcription, AI summaries and action items, API access, SOC 2 / HIPAA compliance and 4 more | Growth is annual prepaid credits | One-off allowance: Free $200 credit on Pay as you go, roughly 43,000 minutes of Nova-3... |
Other options (7)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 1,200 minutes | Against TurboScribe | States that TurboScribe doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GoTranscriptAI Transcription Subscription 2100 min, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$35$35, includes 2,100 minutes | $15 more | Human proofreading option, API access, SOC 2 / HIPAA compliance, Public API | Not found | Not found |
 TrintTeam, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$90$90 flat, unlimited hours of live transcription per seat per month | $70 more | Live meeting transcription, AI summaries and action items, API access, SSO and 2 more | Monthly or annual subscriptions | Trial: Free trial offered, length not stated |
 DescriptHobbyist, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$24/userHobbyist plan, starting price | Not comparable | API access, SOC 2 / HIPAA compliance, Custom vocabulary, SOC 2 and 3 more | 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 | API access, SOC 2 / HIPAA compliance, SOC 2, SSO and 2 more | Paid subscription can be cancelled at any time | A free version of ChatGPT is available to everyone; its limits are not... |
 SonixCore, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$25/moCore plan, starting price | Not comparable | AI summaries and action items, API access, Zoom, Teams, Meet integrations, SOC 2 / HIPAA compliance and 5 more | Not found | Trial: 30 minutes of free transcription, no credit card required |
 AssemblyAIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.15/hourUsage price | Not comparable | Live meeting transcription, AI summaries and action items, API access, Custom vocabulary and 2 more | no contract on pay-as-you-go | Free tier with no credit card: up to 185 hours of pre-recorded and 333 hours... |
 Speechmaticsread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.24/hourUsage price | Not comparable | Live meeting transcription, AI summaries and action items, API access, SOC 2 / HIPAA compliance and 5 more | Self-serve: standard terms of service; Enterprise: Master Services... | One-off allowance: $100 in credit with no card required; if on the free tier, API access pauses... |
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Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to TurboScribe?
Deepgram, at $7.80 at 1,200 minutes a month, $12.20 less than TurboScribe. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to TurboScribe?
Yes. 3 AI transcription software have a free plan, including Descript, OpenAI Whisper API, AssemblyAI.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from TurboScribe'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 TurboScribe doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on TurboScribe's, which doesn't prove TurboScribe lacks it. How prices are read.