Rev — AI and human transcription for audio and video

• Rev

  This page

  Pricing

  • Free monthly AI minutes
  • Paid seats with more minutes
  • Or pay-as-you-go

• Otter.ai

  Pricing

  • Free monthly minute cap
  • Paid per-seat raises cap

• Descript

  Pricing

  • Free monthly allowance
  • Paid raises limits/exports

1. Rev — official site
2. Rev — pricing
3. Rev AI — speech-to-text API
4. Otter.ai — official site
5. Descript — official site

Free tier

Yes

Pricing summary

Rev stacks three pricing shapes on one account. A free tier covers a limited monthly allowance of AI transcription minutes. Paid subscription tiers raise the AI minute allowance per seat and include a discount on human-verified work. Pay-as-you-go is also available, where machine transcription is billed per audio minute at a low rate and human-verified transcription, captions, and subtitles are billed per minute at a substantially higher one because a person reviews the output. Legal-formatted transcripts are priced by the page and sit outside subscriptions. Per-minute rates change, so confirm current tiers and allowances on the official pricing page—this page does not list currency amounts.

Reviewed on 13 September 2026 · Rev — pricing

• AI transcription

  Upload audio or video and receive a text transcript in minutes, with the publisher citing 96%+ accuracy and automatic punctuation and capitalization.

• Human transcription

  Order a transcript reviewed by a person when accuracy cannot be negotiated, with a standard turnaround measured in hours and timestamping included.

• Captions and subtitles

  Generate caption and subtitle files for video, including non-English captioning and burned-in options, in the caption formats publishing platforms accept.

• Interactive transcript editor

  Correct wording, adjust timing, and rename speakers while the audio or video plays alongside the text so edits stay anchored to the source.

• Order add-ons

  Timestamping, verbatim output, rush turnaround, and legal-formatting options can be added per order, each with its own per-minute or per-page rate.

• Rev AI speech-to-text API

  An asynchronous batch API for pre-recorded files and a streaming API for real-time transcription, with speaker separation, language identification, and JSON, SRT, or VTT output.

• Security and compliance posture

  Rev states that uploads are encrypted, data is not sold or used to train third-party LLMs, and compliance options span HIPAA, CJIS, and SOC 2 Type II depending on plan.

• Mobile recording

  Record from the phone app and let the transcript generate automatically, which suits interviews and field notes captured away from a desk.

1. 1

   Decide machine or human first

   Machine transcription suits volume work where a transcript is a working document; order human review when the transcript is itself the deliverable or has to survive scrutiny.

2. 2

   Upload or record

   Submit audio or video files on the web, or record directly in the mobile app when the source is a live interview or meeting.

3. 3

   Add only the options you need

   Timestamping, verbatim, rush, and legal formatting are per-order add-ons, so costs track the specific requirement instead of a blanket upgrade.

4. 4

   Clean up in the editor

   Fix names and jargon in the transcript editor with playback synced to the text, then export the transcript or move the captions into your video pipeline.

5. 5

   Wire it into your app when it repeats

   If transcription is a recurring step in software rather than a one-off order, call the speech-to-text API and receive results through webhooks instead of handling files by hand.

• Video and content teams

  Produce accessibility captions and subtitle files without a separate captioning subscription.

• Podcast and interview producers

  Turn recorded conversation into transcripts, show notes, and quotes, and reach for human review only on the episodes that need it.

• Developers adding speech features

  Use the batch or streaming speech-to-text API for recorded archives, in-product captions, or bulk processing with webhook callbacks.

• Legal, investigative, and newsroom teams

  Rev’s strongest current focus: evidence review, legal-formatted transcripts, and transcription of recordings where accuracy and confidentiality are the point.

Two accuracy lanes, one account

Machine and human transcription are separate services with different speeds and per-minute rates rather than quality settings on a single one.

Turnaround expectations

AI transcripts arrive within minutes, while human-verified transcription and captions are quoted on a 12-hour standard turnaround, with rush available as a paid add-on.

Human work carries a minimum

Human transcription is billed with a per-order minimum, so very short clips are never the economical path to human review.

Legal output is priced and routed separately

Legal-formatted transcripts are produced by legal-trained transcriptionists, priced per page, and are not part of a subscription.

API and product are distinct surfaces

Rev AI offers asynchronous and streaming speech-to-text with official SDKs, while the main Rev app is built around file upload, recording, and the transcript editor.

Positioning has broadened

Rev’s homepage currently leads with an investigative and legal platform, so expect the surrounding marketing to be framed around evidence review even though general transcription and captions remain core services.