Best Speech-to-Text Software in 2026
Updated
From live capture to recorded audio, speech-to-text software turns spoken words into transcripts in different settings. Compared on capture modes and offline transcription, these entries also cover desktop and mobile apps, speaker labels, supported languages, and API access. Free plans and paid-from pricing help put the options in cost context. AssemblyAI, Happy Scribe, and Amazon Transcribe are among the tools shown. Think about where audio is captured, whether transcription must work offline, and how transcripts move into the rest of your workflow; then use language coverage, speaker labeling, and app availability to compare the listed capabilities.
Speech-to-Text Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 15 of 15 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 AssemblyAI API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$0.15/mo
- 02 Happy Scribe API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$8.50/mo
- 03 Amazon Transcribe API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.01/mo
- 04 Gladia API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.20/mo
- 05 Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.02/mo
- 06 Rev AI API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.01/mo
- 07 Speechmatics API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 08 Vosk API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 09 Soniox API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1$19.99/mo
- 10 Transkriptor API yesDOCS 7.0$8.33/mo
- 11 NVIDIA Riva API yesDOCS 6.7
- 12 OpenAI Text-to-Speech API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$0.60/mo
- 13 Picovoice Leopard API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7
- 14 Trint API yesDOCS 6.7
- 15 Sonix API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$10/mo
- 16 MacWhisper FREE yesDOCS 5.9€64/mo
- 17 Notta FREE yesDOCS 5.9$8.17/mo
- 18 Voice In FREE yesDOCS 5.9$5/mo
- 19 Buzz FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 20 Fathom FREE yesDOCS 5.8$15/mo
- 21 Spoke FREE yesDOCS 5.8$10/mo
- 22 TurboScribe FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 23 Tactiq FREE yesDOCS 5.7$8/mo
- 24 tl;dv FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 25 Whisper FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Capture modes | Speaker labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AssemblyAI | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.15/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 2 | Happy Scribe | 7.4 | Free plan | $8.50/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 3 | Amazon Transcribe | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 4 | Gladia | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.20/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 5 | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.02/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 6 | Rev AI | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 7 | Speechmatics | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 8 | Vosk | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 9 | Soniox | 7.1 | Free plan | $19.99/mo | Yes | 19.99 /mo | Yes | |
| 10 | Transkriptor | 7.0 | $8.33/mo | Yes | 9.99 /mo | Yes | ||
| 11 | NVIDIA Riva | 6.7 | Yes | |||||
| 12 | OpenAI Text-to-Speech | 6.7 | No | $0.60/mo | ||||
| 13 | Picovoice Leopard | 6.7 | No | No | Yes | |||
| 14 | Trint | 6.7 | No | Yes | ||||
| 15 | Sonix | 6.6 | No | $10/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 16 | MacWhisper | 5.9 | Free plan | €64/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 | Notta | 5.9 | Free plan | $8.17/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | Voice In | 5.9 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | |||
| 19 | Buzz | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 20 | Fathom | 5.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | both | Yes | |
| 21 | Spoke | 5.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | live | ||
| 22 | TurboScribe | 5.8 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | |||
| 23 | Tactiq | 5.7 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | |||
| 24 | tl;dv | 5.7 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 25 | Whisper | 5.7 | Free plan | Free |
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