TurboScribe · Audio transcription
TurboScribe offers 3 free daily transcriptions (up to 30 min/file, no credit card; Unlimited from $10/mo billed yearly) and its highest-accuracy Whale (Whisper Large-v2) mode transcribes the 38.86s audio anchor in 22.31s (90% keyword recall) with native TXT/DOCX/PDF/SRT/VTT/CSV exports, though free exports include header/footer attribution banners.
US-West (California, AS2914)
TXT · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
TurboScribe sitewide transcription and subtitle generator; daily free quota and unlimited plans · 2026-10-29
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free tier grants 3 transcriptions/day (max 30 min/file, no credit card needed); Unlimited tier offers unmetered transcription (up to 10 hrs or 5GB/file), priced at $120/year ($10/mo equivalent, 50% off) or $20 monthly; taxes excluded.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
TurboScribe official homepage and unlimited pricing structure ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-11-05
3 Free/day (≤30 min/file); Unlimited $10/mo billed yearly ($120/yr), or $20/mo monthly
Daily free quota + Unlimited monthly/annual subscription
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Native multi-format export (.txt / .docx / .pdf / .srt / .vtt / .csv, 625 B)
- Watermark
- Free tier injects '(Transcribed by TurboScribe. Go Unlimited to remove this message.)' at top and bottom of exported text
- Free allowance
- 3 free transcriptions per day, up to 30 minutes per file, no credit card required
- Account requirements
- Supports Google OAuth and email/password sign-in
- Maximum specification record
- Native TXT / DOCX / PDF / SRT / VTT / CSV Multi-format Export (0.6 KB, 82 words)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Not recorded or not verified
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Signed in via Google OAuth to the TurboScribe dashboard (https://turboscribe.ai/dashboard), uploaded the 38.86s English speech master (anchor_transcribe_v1/audio.mp3), and completed Whale-mode transcription in 22.31s (02_result.png). Body sentences and financial numbers (Invoice 2026-0814, $14,850.50, 99.4%) were transcribed accurately (90.0% keyword recall), while the native .txt export (625 B) includes free-tier attribution lines at the top and bottom.
- Fixture
- anchor_transcribe_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 22.31 s
- End-to-end reference
- 23.51 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Left sidebar displays real-time daily free usage counter (1 of 3 daily transcriptions used)
- Interaction
- Not recorded or not verified
- Entity record
- TurboScribe LLC
- Origin
- Independent US AI speech technology company (founded in 2022)
- Domain history record
- 2022–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Cloudflare · Stripe Checkout
- External information
- Popular commercial Whisper GPU transcription platform with over 56 million hours transcribed.
- Processing
- Not recorded or not verified
- Retention statement
- Files are stored in the user's private dashboard with one-click Delete File support
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_transcribe_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
TurboScribe official homepage and unlimited pricing structure (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 71.5/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_transcribe_v1
Honesty & reputation · 90/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 34 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 25 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
Capability · 63.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 36.5 / 65 | Measured anchor metrics: word_accuracy_pct=52.9 · keyword_recall_pct=90 · token_preserved=false · duration_sec=38.9 | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 16 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: Native TXT / DOCX / PDF / SRT / VTT / CSV Multi-format Export (0.6 KB, 82 words) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 11 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 22.31s (API mode: async_poll_verified; network upload 1.2s / end-to-end 23.51s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-11-04
Initial unauthenticated guest workflow encountered sign-up modal and Cloudflare Turnstile gate. - 2026-11-05
Completed authenticated end-to-end benchmark via Google OAuth: 22.31s Whale-mode transcription with native 625 B .txt export (90.0% keyword recall, header/footer free-tier attribution lines), promoted to auto_approved.