Amberscript vs Gladia
Amberscript
amberscript.com
Gladia
gladia.ioSide by side
| Figure | Amberscript | Gladia |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €1.85/mo | $0.20/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 7 |
| Spec score · Audio Transcription Software | 7.4 (#28) | 8.9 (#7) |
| Spec score · Transcription Software | 7.3 (#38) | 8.9 (#6) |
| Spec score · AI transcription tools | 7.1 (#40) | 8.8 (#11) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Export formats | Word,JSON,TXT,CSV,SRT,VTT,EBU-STL,AVID,PREMIERE | SRT,VTT |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Rennes, France |
| Speaker identification | Yes | Yes |
| Timestamp support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Amberscript
- Starter€19 a month
- Pro€29 a month
- Power€49 a month
- Credits€10 a month
- Human transcription€1.85 a month
- Human subtitles€4.40 a month
- Translated subtitlesPrice not published
Gladia
- Starter - asynchronous$0.61 a month
- Starter - real-time$0.75 a month
- Growth - asynchronous$0.20 a month
- Growth - real-time$0.25 a month
- StarterFree
- EnterprisePrice not published
- GrowthPriced on request
In their own words
Amberscript
Amberscript has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Gladia
Gladia provides audio infrastructure through an API for recording, transcribing, and enriching audio. It offers asynchronous and real-time transcription, including live streaming, with Starter supporting 100+ languages and automatic language detection and switching. Listed audio tools include speaker diarization, sentiment analysis, PII redaction, entity detection, and audio-to-LLM processing. Developers can use Python or Node.js SDKs, WebSocket streaming, or REST uploads; named integrations include Pipecat, LiveKit, Twilio, Retell, Zapier, Make, and n8n. Transcripts can include speaker labels and timestamps, and SRT and VTT are listed export formats. Starter is listed at free and includes 50€ in one-time credits that do not expire. Flexible pay-as-you-go Starter rates are $0.61 a month for asynchronous transcription and $0.75 a month for real-time transcription. Hourly call and total audio limits vary by tier. Gladia also offers GladiaFlow, a desktop voice dictation app for Mac and Windows; its code is available under the MIT license.