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Amazon Transcribe

Convert spoken audio and video into text using cloud-based automatic speech recognition

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Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Also known as
amazon-transcribe

Available worldwide

What is Amazon Transcribe?

A fully managed API service that converts speech to text using advanced AI, supporting over 100 languages with features like speaker identification, custom vocabularies, and content filtering.

Independently observed

Amazon Transcribe pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $0.01/minuteUsage-basedFree tier

From $0.006/minute for batch transcription. Free tier: 60 minutes/month for 12 months.

Streaming Transcription

$0.01/minute

Real-time audio transcription

  • Real-time transcription
  • 100+ language support
  • Custom vocabulary
  • Speaker diarization
  • Automatic punctuation
  • Word-level confidence scores

Batch Transcription

$0.006/minute

Recorded audio file transcription

  • Batch audio processing
  • Recorded file support
  • 100+ language support
  • Custom vocabulary
  • Automatic language detection
  • Vocabulary filtering

Call Analytics

$0.03/minute (Tier 1, up to 250k minutes)

Advanced call transcription with conversation insights

  • Sentiment analysis
  • Call categorization
  • Call characteristics tracking
  • Speaker identification
  • Compliance monitoring
  • Automatic summaries

Add-ons

  • Automatic Content Redaction
  • Custom Language Models
  • Generative Call Summarization$0.00 per minute

What Amazon Transcribe does

The capabilities that matter for speech to text, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Real time streaming
✓
Speaker diarization
✓
Custom vocabulary
✓
Fine tuning
✓
Word timestamps
-
Punctuation formatting
✓
Pii redaction
✓
Vertical model
✓
Offline on device
-
Open source
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Amazon Transcribe FAQ

Common questions about Amazon Transcribe, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Amazon Transcribe?

A fully managed API service that converts speech to text using advanced AI, supporting over 100 languages with features like speaker identification, custom vocabularies, and content filtering. It is indexed under Speech To Text.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/transcribe/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=3

Is Amazon Transcribe free?

Amazon Transcribe offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.01. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/transcribe/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=3

Can Amazon Transcribe be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon Transcribe, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/transcribe/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=3

What security certifications does Amazon Transcribe have?

We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon Transcribe. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon Transcribe not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/trust-center/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_trc

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Balanced composite 50 / 100
low · 45%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security posture300.123.7✓
Price level800.043.3✓
Capabilities870.043.3✓
Pricing transparency450.052.4✓
Reliability00.070.0-
Integrations00.040.0-

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq4 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesFine tuning, Pii redaction, Vertical model, Custom vocabulary, Real time streaming, Speaker diarization, Punctuation formattingmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 50%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 0.006 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60%
TransparentNomediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
FedrampYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
PciYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
Trust centerhttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmpmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
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