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Live Transcription

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Drop any audio or video file to get a transcript. Choose plain text, timestamps or subtitles, pick your language (or leave auto-detect on), and turn on speaker diarization if you need labeled turns. Cost is based on clip length; nothing runs until you confirm the token estimate.

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OpenAI Whisper, 99 languages, high accuracy.
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What people transcribe with Rewind.ai

Interviews + podcasts

Diarization labels every speaker. Export SRT straight into your video editor, or plain text for an article writeup.

Auto captions + subtitles

Upload a YouTube upload or TikTok, pick SRT or WebVTT, and burn the subtitles on with /video/subtitle/. One-stop caption workflow.

Meeting notes

Upload a Zoom/Teams recording: get transcript + speaker labels. Pair with /write/summarize/ for bullet-point minutes.

Lectures + lessons

Transcribe a 90-minute lecture, then use /study/flashcards/ or /write/summarize/ to turn it into study material.

Foreign-language audio

Whisper auto-detects 99 languages. Transcribe in the original, then send the text through /translate/ to jump languages.

Legal + medical

Timestamps, speaker labels, JSON export with every word's start/end time: accurate court-reporter or clinical-note prep.

How Rewind.ai transcription compares

What you getRewind.aiOtter.aiDescriptRev.com
Free daily usage5K+ tokens/day300 minutes/mo1 hr/month—
EngineWhisper large-v3, ParakeetProprietaryProprietaryHuman + AI
Languages99English-focused2230+
Speaker diarization
SRT / VTT exportPaidPaid
Public APILimitedLimited
Live streaming STT (free) Paid——
Sign-up requiredNoYesYesYes
Competitor figures reflect publicly listed free tiers as of 2026. Check each provider for current plans.
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How to Use Live Transcription

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Add your file

Upload audio or video. Nothing to install, no account to start.

2
Run it

Whisper transcribes it in seconds. Choose plain text or timestamps.

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Export

Copy the transcript or save it as a text or SRT file.

Use this tool via API

Wire this tool into your own code through our REST API. It mirrors the OpenAI request format and authenticates with a bearer token, so existing SDKs need no changes. Per-token pricing is identical to the web app.

API DocumentationGet API Key
curl -X POST https://api.rewind.ai/v1/stt/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-rewind-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"file": "@audio.mp3", "language": "auto"}'

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Live Transcription FAQ

Live Transcription on Rewind.ai is a free AI tool. There's no charge and no sign up needed to start.

Yes. You get 2,500 free tokens per day to use Live Transcription and every other tool on Rewind.ai. A free account raises that to 5,000 tokens/day. You can buy more starting at $1.

Live Transcription runs open-source AI models on our GPU servers. Send your request and the result comes back in seconds.

No. You can use Live Transcription right away without signing up. A free account doubles your daily usage to 5,000 tokens and saves your history.

Anonymous users get 2,500 tokens/day. Free accounts get 5,000 tokens/day. Tokens reset every 24 hours. Each generation costs ~100-5,000 tokens depending on the operation.

Your data is processed on our servers and isn't stored permanently unless you choose to save it. We don't sell or share it.

Yes. Content from Live Transcription is yours to use for personal or commercial work. The AI models we run are commercially licensed.

Live Transcription matches the quality of paid services because it runs the latest open-source AI models. The difference is you don't pay per use.

Live Transcription runs open-source AI models including Qwen 2.5, FLUX and Whisper. We update to newer models as they ship.

Yes. Live Transcription works in any mobile browser, and the layout adapts to your screen size.

Sign up for a free account to get 5,000 tokens/day, double the anonymous limit. Or buy token packs starting at $5 for 200,000 tokens. See /pricing/ for all options.

Yes. After you generate content, you can download it, copy it, or share it via a unique link. Signed-in users can also view their generation history.

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