Amazon Transcribe
Automatic speech recognition service that converts spoken audio into written text
- 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.
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.
From $0.006/minute for batch transcription. Free tier: 60 minutes/month for 12 months.
Streaming Transcription
Real-time audio transcription
- Real-time transcription
- 100+ language support
- Custom vocabulary
- Speaker diarization
- Automatic punctuation
- Word-level confidence scores
Batch Transcription
Recorded audio file transcription
- Batch audio processing
- Recorded file support
- 100+ language support
- Custom vocabulary
- Automatic language detection
- Vocabulary filtering
Call Analytics
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
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Transcribe alternatives
Other speech to text we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- SpeechmaticsMultilingual speech-to-text and text-to-speech APIs deployable in cloud, on-premises, or on-device environmentsmedium · 55%
- AssemblyAIAPIs for converting audio to text and building voice-driven applications with real-time and recorded processingmedium · 60%
- whisper.cpplow · 24%
- DeepgramConversation-aware voice AI for transcription and synthesis at scalelow · 43%
- faster-whisperlow · 28%
- Vosklow · 28%
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 15 | 0.07 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
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Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-19 · 75% |