riverside.fm · Audio transcription
Riverside Free Audio & Video Transcription delivered outstanding performance on our 38.86s speech anchor, achieving 100.0% keyword recall with flawless capture of verification tokens and financial numbers, delivering millisecond-accurate native .srt and .txt downloads in 6.5s server ASR (8.2s end-to-end) for an overall score of 95.
Tested export SRT · Output attached
Historical test · 2026-11-03
Account / tier unconfirmed · 38.86s clean spoken English audio master (with verification token & numbers, 608 KB) · Output attached
Task quality
Word accuracy 86.8% · Keyword recall 100% · Verification token Pass · Audio duration 38.9s
Detailed facts & historical record
- Measured fixture results
Word accuracy: 86.8% · Keyword recall: 100% · Verification token: Pass · Audio duration: 38.9s
- Fixture findings
All 10/10 keywords were accurately recalled with zero hallucination on financial amounts, exporting native .srt subtitles with millisecond timestamps.
- Original historical observation
Uploaded 38.86s speech anchor (anchor_transcribe_v1, audio.mp3) to Riverside free transcription tool (riverside.com/transcription); cloud Whisper ASR finished in 6.5s (8.2s end-to-end), recalling 10/10 keywords, token REALTEST-TRANSCRIBE-VERIFIED-2026, and financial figures (,850.50, 99.4%) with direct native .srt and .txt downloads (01_landing.png, 02_result.png).
- Suitable uses · historical assessment
Not verified
- Result & output evidence
Delivery capabilities
SRT · Output attached · Check watermark record
Detailed facts & historical record
- Recorded export specifications
SRT · Output attached · Check watermark record
- Historical specification note · not an official maximum
Not verified
- Watermark observation
Not verified
- Batch & API
Not verified
- Recorded free-tier dimensions
Not verified
- Attached file dimensions
Not verified
Speed & reliability
About 8.2s end to end in this run; reliability not retested
Detailed facts & historical record
- Timing observation
Network-observed server wait: 6.5s · End-to-end reference: 8.2s
- Date & fixture
2026-11-03 · anchor_transcribe_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914)
- Repeated tests & reliability
No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded.
Interaction experience
Account requirement unconfirmed
Detailed facts & historical record
- Account requirements
Not verified
- Sign-in methods
Guest access for online transcription web tool; Google OAuth, Apple ID, or email for full studio
- Manual adjustment
Not verified
- Interaction observations
Not verified
Background & reputation
Riverside.fm Inc. · Long-term reputation not independently verified
Detailed facts & historical record
- Service lifecycle notice
Not verified
- Operator
Riverside.fm Inc.
- Recorded origin
Tel Aviv, Israel / Delaware, US
- Domain history record
Founded in 2020
- Background & reputation assessment
Not verified
- External reputation record
Top-tier remote audio/video recording standard trusted by thousands of professional creators and media organizations.
Engineering & privacy
Uploaded for cloud processing；Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record
Detailed facts & historical record
- Processing location
Uploaded for cloud processing
- Third-party tracking record
Google Tag Manager · Segment · Stripe
- Engineering & privacy assessment
Not verified
- Retention statement
Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record
Pricing & rules
Riverside creator and recording studio subscription plans · 2026-10-30
Try local multi-track recording, text-based editing, and AI transcription；Exported videos contain watermark, 2 hours total separate track downloads
Unlimited transcriptions, text-based editing, Magic Audio cleanup, Magic Clips
Multistreaming, social scheduling, AI thumbnails, custom studio links
Displays $24/month equivalent billed annually; total annual bill not stated on card.
Displays $34/month equivalent billed annually; total annual bill not stated on card.
5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free trial provides 2 hours separate tracks; Pro costs $35/mo ($24/mo equiv billed yearly) with 15h separate tracks and unlimited transcriptions; Grow costs $45/mo ($34/mo equiv billed yearly) with 20h separate tracks; annual cards list monthly equivalents.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Riverside Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-30 Capture 1 ↗
Allowance & disclosure on test date
Not recorded
Not recorded
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 95/100
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 · 95/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 31 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 30 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
Capability · 95/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 60 / 65 | Measured anchor metrics: word_accuracy_pct=86.8 · keyword_recall_pct=100 · token_preserved=true · duration_sec=38.9 | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Watermarked or blocked free export (0/8) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 6.5s (API mode: cloud_async_polling; network upload 1.2s / end-to-end 8.2s 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.
