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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | riverside.fm | turboscribe.ai | Switch / compare |
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| Audio transcription | 95/100 SRT · Output attached | 72/100 TXT · Output attached | Active task |
| Subtitle generator | Not tested in topic | 66/100 SRT · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Riverside Audio transcription 95/100 Seven-aspect task score 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 | TurboScribe Audio transcription 72/100 Seven-aspect task score 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. Tested export TXT · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-05 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Riverside creator and recording studio subscription plans · 2026-10-30 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free Trial2026-10-30 ↗ Free Free Free 2 hours of separate track downloads, up to 720p video recording Try local multi-track recording, text-based editing, and AI transcription；Exported videos contain watermark, 2 hours total separate track downloads Pro (Monthly)2026-10-30 ↗ USD 35/month — Monthly 15 hrs of separate track downloads/month, up to 4K video, 48kHz audio, no watermark Unlimited transcriptions, text-based editing, Magic Audio cleanup, Magic Clips Grow (Monthly)2026-10-30 ↗ USD 45/month — Monthly 20 hrs separate track downloads/month, 2 studios, 1080p live multistreaming Multistreaming, social scheduling, AI thumbnails, custom studio links Pro (Annual Equivalent)2026-10-30 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual Card displays $24/month billed yearly, 15 hrs separate tracks/mo, ~20% savings Displays $24/month equivalent billed annually; total annual bill not stated on card. Grow (Annual Equivalent)2026-10-30 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual Card displays $34/month billed yearly, 20 hrs separate tracks/mo, ~20% savings 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 recordCancellation and refund terms unverified Riverside Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-30 Capture 1 ↗ | TurboScribe sitewide transcription and subtitle generator; daily free quota and unlimited plans · 2026-10-29 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Daily Free2026-10-29 ↗ Free Free Free 3 free transcriptions per day, up to 30 min per file, exports to DOCX, TXT, PDF, SRT, no credit card required Unlimited Annual2026-10-29 ↗ — USD 120/year Annual $120 billed yearly ($10/mo equivalent, save 50%), unlimited audio and video transcription, up to 10 hours or 5GB per file, speaker identification, priority GPU queue Unlimited Monthly2026-10-29 ↗ USD 20/month — Monthly $20 per month, unlimited audio and video transcription, up to 10 hours or 5GB per file, speaker identification, priority GPU queue 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 recordCancellation and refund terms unverified TurboScribe official homepage and unlimited pricing structure ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Not verified | 3 free transcriptions per day, up to 30 minutes per file, no credit card required |
| Cancellation & refunds | Not verified | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Not verified | Left sidebar displays real-time daily free usage counter (1 of 3 daily transcriptions used) |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Word accuracy: 86.8% · Keyword recall: 100% · Verification token: Pass · Audio duration: 38.9s | Word accuracy: 52.9% · Keyword recall: 90% · Verification token: Fail · 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. | On the 38.86s English financial and technical speech master, spoken sentences and numbers (2026-0814, $14,850.50, 99.4%) achieve 90.0% keyword recall (9/10), while the 9-word free-tier attribution lines injected at the top and bottom of the .txt export inflate word count from 68 to 82 words, yielding 52.9% raw file-level word accuracy (36.5/65). |
| 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). | 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. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Not verified | Not verified |
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| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | SRT · Output attached · Check watermark record | TXT · Output attached · Check watermark record |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | Not verified | Native TXT / DOCX / PDF / SRT / VTT / CSV Multi-format Export (0.6 KB, 82 words) |
| Watermark observation | Not verified | Free tier injects '(Transcribed by TurboScribe. Go Unlimited to remove this message.)' at top and bottom of exported text |
| Batch & API | Not verified | Not verified |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | 0.6 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 6.5s · End-to-end reference: 8.2s | Network-observed server wait: 22.31s · End-to-end reference: 23.51s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-11-03 · anchor_transcribe_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-05 · anchor_transcribe_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | Not verified | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Guest access for online transcription web tool; Google OAuth, Apple ID, or email for full studio | Supports Google OAuth and email/password sign-in |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Not verified | Not verified |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Riverside.fm Inc. | TurboScribe LLC |
| Recorded origin | Tel Aviv, Israel / Delaware, US | Independent US AI speech technology company (founded in 2022) |
| Domain history record | Founded in 2020 | 2022–Present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Not verified | Not verified |
| External reputation record | Top-tier remote audio/video recording standard trusted by thousands of professional creators and media organizations. | Popular commercial Whisper GPU transcription platform with over 56 million hours transcribed. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Processing location unconfirmed |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Tag Manager · Segment · Stripe | Cloudflare · Stripe Checkout |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
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| Task quality | 60 / 65 Measured anchor metrics: word_accuracy_pct=86.8 · keyword_recall_pct=100 · token_preserved=true · duration_sec=38.9 | 36.5 / 65 Measured anchor metrics: word_accuracy_pct=52.9 · keyword_recall_pct=90 · token_preserved=false · duration_sec=38.9 |
| 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) | |
| 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) | 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) |
