# Amberscript vs Whisper

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Amberscript

| Attribute | Amberscript | Whisper |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 61.8 (45% (low)) | 50.9 (21% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2,067 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 107,969 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | Hybrid service combining AI speech recognition with professional transcription experts to produce accurate transcripts, subtitles, and translations with GDPR-compliant data storage in Europe. | An automatic speech recognition model trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual audio data that transcribes and translates speech with high accuracy. It is designed to handle diverse accents, background noise, and technical language across multiple languages with transcription in original languages or translation to English. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":false,"srt_vtt_subtitle_export_formatting":true,"adobe_premiere_final_cut_xml_export":true,"ai_automated_speech_recognition_asr":true,"human_in_loop_expert_review_available":true,"zoom_google_meet_teams_live_captioning":false,"speaker_diarization_and_voice_separation":true,"custom_vocabulary_and_industry_dictionary":true,"interactive_text_to_audio_playback_editor":false,"automated_language_translation_from_transcript":true}` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["NL"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"€19/month for 5 hours","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Custom dictionary support","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export to Word, JSON, TXT, CSV","Subtitle export in SRT, VTT, EBU-STL","ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"5 hours per month of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"5/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"€29/month for 10 hours","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Custom dictionary support","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export to Word, JSON, TXT, CSV","Subtitle export in SRT, VTT, EBU-STL","ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"10 hours per month of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"10/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Power","summary":"€49/month for 25 hours","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Custom dictionary support","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export to Word, JSON, TXT, CSV","Subtitle export in SRT, VTT, EBU-STL","ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"25 hours per month of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"25/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Annual Plan - 60 Hours","summary":"€190/year for 60 hours","features":["All hours available instantly","90+ languages","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export capabilities","ISO certifications","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":190,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"60 hours per year of automatic transcription (17% savings)","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"60/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Annual Plan - 120 Hours","summary":"€290/year for 120 hours","features":["All hours available instantly","90+ languages","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export capabilities","ISO certifications","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":290,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"120 hours per year of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"120/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Annual Plan - 300 Hours","summary":"€490/year for 300 hours","features":["All hours available instantly","90+ languages","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export capabilities","ISO certifications","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":490,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"300 hours per year of automatic transcription (40% savings)","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"300/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","summary":"€10 per hour","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Online editor"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"hour","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Purchase automatic transcription hours individually","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Human Transcription","summary":"From €1.85 per minute","features":["Expert review (>99% accuracy)","18+ languages","Ready in 5 days or 1-day rush option","Multiple speaker distinction","Clean Read and Verbatim transcription","NDA & DPA agreements available"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.85,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Professional transcription reviewed and edited by human experts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional Subtitles","summary":"From €4.40 per minute","features":["Expert review (>99% accuracy)","Multiple video format support","Export to SRT, VTT, EBU-STL, AVID, PREMIERE","SDH subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing","Translated subtitle options"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":4.4,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Expert-reviewed subtitles optimized for video content","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional Translation","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Professional translators (>99% accuracy)","Language and cultural adaptation","Seamless localization"],"description":"Professional translation services for content localization","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Solutions","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Volume discounts (100+ hours)","API integrations","Personalized onboarding","Multiple user accounts","SSO (Single sign-on)","Dedicated project management"],"description":"Customized solutions tailored to enterprise requirements","contactSales":true}],"summary":"€19–€49/month or €190–€490/year for automatic transcription. Human transcription from €1.85/min. Free 10-minute trial for new users.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.amberscript.com/en/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:50:46.338Z","startingPrice":{"amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://openai.com/research/whisper","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:30:05.320Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":19,"currency":"EUR"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 8 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20250625","date":"2025-06-26T01:06:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v20250625"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20240930","date":"2024-09-30T18:21:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v20240930"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20240927","date":"2024-09-27T23:44:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v20240927"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231117","date":"2023-11-17T19:59:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v20231117"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231106","date":"2023-11-06T18:16:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v20231106"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231105","date":"2023-11-06T11:09:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v20231105"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230918","date":"2023-09-19T00:13:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230918"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230314","date":"2023-03-15T07:40:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230314"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230308","date":"2023-03-08T23:49:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230308"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230307","date":"2023-03-08T04:37:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230307"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230306","date":"2023-03-07T02:53:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230306"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230124","date":"2023-01-24T19:12:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230124"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230117","date":"2023-01-18T00:13:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230117"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.2 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=openai-whisper&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Transcription)

| Capability | Amberscript | Whisper |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| AI automated speech recognition asr | ✓ | - |
| Human in loop expert review available | ✓ | - |
| Speaker diarization and voice separation | ✓ | - |
| Interactive text to audio playback editor | ✗ | - |
| Custom vocabulary and industry dictionary | ✓ | - |
| Automated language translation from transcript | ✓ | - |
| Srt vtt subtitle export formatting | ✓ | - |
| Zoom google meet teams live captioning | ✗ | - |
| Adobe premiere final cut xml export | ✓ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✗ | - |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:40:23.337Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*