Pepys vs Transcript.so

Pepys converts uploaded audio, video, links, cloud recordings, and podcast feeds into searchable, timestamped transcripts. It transcribes in 99 or more languages with automatic language detection. Each transcript may include an AI summary, key moments or chapters, translation, and chat answers linked to timestamps. Supported inputs include MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, and MOV, plus links from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and podcast RSS. Exports cover TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, and JSON, with timestamps retained in subtitle files. Integrations include Google Drive, OneDrive, Zoom, Telegram, Chrome, ChatGPT, and Claude; Pepys also offers a direct API and MCP server. API and integration use consume transcription credits without per-seat fees, subscriptions, or credit expiration. The Forever Free plan includes signup and demo minutes, while pay-as-you-go costs $0.85, paid once purchase. Source media is automatically purged after 30 days, while transcripts and exports remain.

Transcript.so converts uploaded audio and video into searchable text. It detects languages automatically, labels speakers, lets users click a sentence to replay that moment, and exports transcripts as TXT, DOCX, PDF, CSV, SRT, or VTT. The service supports more than 90 languages and accepts formats including MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, WMA, AIFF, MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, MPEG, and AVI. Users can search saved transcripts for topics. The maker says Whisper handles most files and another diarization engine is selected for multi-speaker or long recordings. The free plan allows three transcriptions daily, with files up to 30 minutes or 50MB. Unlimited costs $10.00 per month billed yearly ($120). Accuracy may drop with names, jargon, crosstalk, strong accents, or noise. Files remain until deleted and are encrypted, private, and not used to train models.